Having your baby placed on your tummy after just giving birth is a priceless precious moment, but often the lead up to that moment is not smooth sailing. Pregnancy brings with it frequent trips to the bathroom, backache, swollen ankles, sickness and of course stretchmarks. The stretch marks are perhaps the worst of it as they stay with you even after birth. It is something women come to expect; that if you are pregnant you will be faced with stretch marks.

There are several places that they can appear, the stomach of course but also thighs, hips, legs, arms and other places. It is a problem faced by 60-90 per cent of pregnant women. They happen because of the weight gain that occurs. When the skin gets stretched beyond its natural elasticity stretch marks appear. When the skin reverts back after pregnancy the marks look like scars that are flattened.

It is now known that dry skin is more likely to give uglier and worse stretch marks so it is therefore important to develop a good skin care regime during pregnancy. Either you or your partner should rub in lotion or cream into the key areas such as the stomach, arms and buttocks, or ideally all over the body. Good creams are ones that have Vitamin E as this is great for the skin and will help fade the marks. Home remedies that are reported to be effective are cocoa butter, aloe vera gel or olive oil.

Other things you can do is avoid overeating foods that have Vitamin A and make sure you drink lots of water. This will help flush out toxins and keeps your body and skin hydrated. How you eat is also very important. As well as eating healthy you also need to try and control your weight gain so that you do not gain a lot all at once. Stretch marks are particularly bad in women who gain a lot of weight at one time, so make sure you gain it steadily. Your doctor will monitor this with you.

A top cream for dealing with stretch marks is by Revitol. They are a leading company in the skin care market and have a reputation amongst consumers for releasing products that do as they claim. Their stretch mark cream does not cost a fortune and they are so confidant that you will love it they even offer a money back guarantee.

Visit our early pregnancy test blog and find out how much can stretch marks be prevented in pregnancy!