Can scratching my stomach cause stretch marks?
I had the same thing! It was my 2nd pregnancy and I really dont think that stretchmarks can be prevented since in the last months your skin is forced to stretch at a rapid rate, however I do believe you can slow it down. It was real hard to not scratch, but what I did, everytime I had an itch, was to apply and softly rub stretchmark creams and lotions until I was satisfied enough with my itching. I also took vitamin E along with my prenatal vitamins. After you have baby, keep using lotions until your body goes back to normal or close to. You can get stretchmark creams and lotions almost anywhere. I used coacoa butters, vitamin E lotions, ect. If you find that after your pregnancy you have unsightly stretchmarks, you can do what I did. I had mine lasered off. What they do is laser the marked areas, it’s a light burn, then the skin heals itself. Depending on the severity of the stretchmark, you may have to go more than once til you’re happy. I only had to go once.
