My teen years were a bit unkind and left me with a few lovely silvery stripes in various places. From the moment that pregnancy test was positive I was straight to Boots racking up the points (they come in handy when your SMP kicks in!) on Stretchmark potions.
Again these are my own purchases and personal recommendations.
A friend recommended the Bounce Back Body Butter by Sanctuary Spa Mum To Be.
Oh. My. Word.
Delightful.
It smells great, absorbs well and leaves your skin silky smooth. I still use it now in hope the ‘Bounce Back’ will blitz my uh-hum baby (easter egg) fat. Psst it’s also on offer for £6.99 at the mo instead of £10.49 so if you’re pregnant I highly recommend stocking up. I used to order online and go and pick up in bulk at the Boots Pharmacy in Blyth.
Another product I invested in (it’s a bit steep in price at £69.95 but I was obsessed and sucked in by these things) is Secret Saviours.
You get a day cream to lather on and then wear a fancy bump band that has suction pads on to hold your skin in place. This band was a god send to me as it provides under bump and lower back support. I’ve got a bit of a shitty back with me being so lanky. Plus a physio once told me I have weak back muscles. I clearly didn’t take heed to this advice and do enough exercises to support my own body, let alone grow a small human.
Team that with the sexy Maternity Belt from Jojo Maman Bebe and big Primarni knickers I was a treat for anyone with a warped Pregnancy S&M fetish.
Image from Jojo Maman Bebe website
Hot stuff. I’m so pleased I was pregnant over the autumn and winter months so I could hide all that crap.
Secret Saviours also comes with a night time lotion that smells of lavender, which you can lovingly massage onto your bump (or quickly rub in after you’ve rolled into bed).
I bought this at the beginning of December when I was about twenty five weeks pregnant and the bottles lasted me for about ten weeks. I didn’t bother buying any more as I got towards the end (you can buy the bottles separately) and just relied on Bounce Back Body Butter.
I also went through the odd bottle of Bio Oil as well as Mummy and Me cream from Boots too.
I’m not saying these are miracle workers but all of them combined seemed to be my weapons in the stretchmark battle – touch wood I’ve escaped thus far.
Either that or it was just massaging Aldi’s Lacura Dry Body lotion (about a quid a bottle) into my stomach for the past five years.
Can’t beat a bit of Aldi – image from their website
Seriously – that was my stretchmark prevention warm up. Clearly bonkers.
Love Missuswolf xxx
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