| It's a common question on every pregnant | | | | When your body is dehydrated, so is your skin. I |
| woman's mind... | | | | shouldn't have to explain that dehydrated skin is |
| "What to do to prevent stretch marks?" | | | | more likely to tear when it stretches. So drink at |
| I know it might sounds a little bit vain to some, | | | | least 8 glasses of water through the day. Put |
| but who wants to lose their smooth, healthy | | | | notes around the house if you need to, but make |
| looking skin, right? The stark reality of the matter | | | | sure you do it! |
| is that many women find it next very tough to | | | | 3. Moisturize regularly with a good cream |
| prevent stretch marks during pregnancy. But - | | | | There are plenty of good "anti stretch mark" |
| there ARE some things you can do that will | | | | creams on the market that will help keep your |
| drastically improve your chances in the fight to | | | | skin strong and healthy, and improve it's elasticity. |
| prevent stretch marks. Here they are: | | | | You'll want to get one of these creams and apply |
| 1. Eat a healthy balanced diet | | | | 2-3 times per day in all the areas on your body |
| This one should go without saying, but many | | | | that are going to stretch. As a bonus, when you |
| women are left in the dark when it comes to diet. | | | | apply the cream, you'll be stimulating your blood |
| Like they say, common sense isn't always | | | | flow to the area, which is great for your skin. |
| common practice. Eating a healthy diet will help | | | | 4. Go for prenatal massages (or get massages |
| you avoid stretch marks in 2 ways. First, it will | | | | from your partner) |
| help regulate the speed of your weight gain. The | | | | Prenatal massages are great not only because |
| quicker your body expands, the harder it is to | | | | they're relaxing for you and your baby, but they |
| prevent stretch marks. Second, eating the right | | | | help increase blood circulation to you skin cells, |
| foods will keep your skin strong, elastic, and | | | | allowing them to regenerate easier to adapt to |
| healthy. Specifically, you skin loves foods rich in | | | | their changing environment. |
| vitamins A and C, zinc, and protein, so stock up | | | | So there you go...what to do to prevent stretch |
| now, and eat right... | | | | marks. Easy, right? Right. The key to remember |
| 2. Stay hydrated | | | | is to be proactive - start early and make it into a |
| Once again, not rocket science, but it's vital to | | | | habit, and you'll stand a much greater chance of |
| keeping your body and skin in peak condition. | | | | preventing those stretch marks. Good luck! |