During pregnancy, the woman's body experiences great physiological and hormonal changes that affect almost all parts of her body, also her skin. From the second trimester scars may appear on the surface of the skin, to avoid it you have to try Prevent stretch marks in pregnancy From the first moment.
We have to keep in mind that the skin has a great capacity to distend, it can stretch up to ten times during pregnancy. This means that the skin that normally covers a centimeter in pregnancy can cover up to ten centimeters.
Knowing this data is essential to take measures so that the skin is elastic, hydrated, and that when stretched its fibers do not break. Stretch marks occur when the elastic fibers of the dermis break leaving a scar in the form of whitish or bruised sinuous lines.
They appear before the sudden increase or loss of weight, by an increase in estrogen production at puberty or in pregnancy, or by diseases that affect the normal formation of collagen. It must also be said that each type of skin is different and that the hereditary factor is also a condition of its appearance.
In Babies and moreThe 19 best anti-stretch creams that will take care of your skin during pregnancyThe increase in the volume of the belly, added to the fact that the skin becomes more dry during pregnancy, causes that towards the second half of the pregnancy, and especially in the third trimester that the gut increases its size rapidly, the undesirable stretch marks appear. Undesirable for some women, for others, they are natural brands of look like an award.
According to one study, nine out of 10 women have stretch marks between the 22nd and 32nd week of gestation, and the most frequent sites of appearance are the abdomen (60%), thighs (25%), hips (20%) and breasts (10 %).
For those who want Prevent stretch marks in pregnancy There are some basic recommendations that you should follow from the beginning of pregnancy and until a few months after delivery, a period that many women overlook.
Weight control in pregnancy
A excessive weight gain in pregnancy (increase more than 15 kilos), in addition to being detrimental to the health of the mother and the baby, is a risk factor for the skin to spread too much and the breakage of the fibers of the dermis.
A sudden weight gain, and weight loss after childbirth leads to the appearance of stretch marks, irreparable skin lesions.
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To keep the skin hydrated it is important to drink plenty of water, increase the consumption of foods rich in vitamins and nutrients, as well as apply anti-stretch creams from the first trimester of pregnancy.
Food to prevent stretch marks
You don't usually think about food, but you can be great allies in preventing stretch marks. Especially the foods rich in vitamins A (dairy products, carrots, apricots, medlars), AND (vegetable oils, cereals, vegetables) and C (citrus, potatoes, lettuce, tomato) and in magnesium, indispensable for the synthesis of collagen.
The essential fatty acids, present in vegetables, vegetable oils and fish, provide elasticity to the skin and favor the production of collagen. Among the fruits, those that are rich in vitamin C, especially kiwi, which favors the regeneration of connective tissue and healing.
Anti-stretch creams
We need a cream that hydrate, revitalize and restore the skin. Among the components of the creams, we have to look for those that contain centella asiatica (which acts as a biostimulant), yo-yoba and borage oils, vitamin E and musqueta oil (of reparative effects).
Rosehip oil contains high levels of polyunsaturated essential fatty acids (linoleic, oleic and linolenic) with an important power to regenerate skin tissues.
In Babies and more, these are the cosmetics you should avoid if you are pregnantWhen choosing an anti-stretch cream we have many brands in the market. On some occasion we have talked about the ones we find most easily, whose prices range between 12 and 25 euros. For me, the one that worked best for me is the Trofolastín de Carreras, antiestrías and postpartum.
You have to apply the cream twice a day, in the morning and at night, so that the skin stays hydrated and protected throughout the day. They are applied with circular massages that stimulate the cutaneous circulation and favor the penetration of the active principles.
I hope with these tips for Prevent stretch marks in pregnancy get, as far as possible, reduce its appearance. Anyway, they are a bit like wrinkles, they try to prevent but they are part of a process, in the case of stretch marks, which has allowed us to have our babies with us.
