After pregnancy, in addition to looking forward to seeing the baby as soon as possible, many expectant mothers also have to face many changes in the body, body shape, skin deterioration, long stretch marks, etc., many of which can be slowly recovered after childbirth, but the stretch marks on the belly and limbs are a long immortal, difficult to remove.
Many expectant mothers pay special attention to stretch marks at the beginning of pregnancy, not every pregnant mother will appear stretch marks, some people care carefully but still have stretch marks on the stomach, some people do not do anything but a stripe is not long, so what are stretch marks? How to prevent stretch marks?
Stretch marks during pregnancy are irregular cracks that slowly appear pink or purple or silvery white after a pregnant woman is five or six months pregnant, because the abdomen is rapidly bulging, the elastic fibers of the skin are broken, and the surface of the abdomen slowly appears pink or purple or silvery white.
How to prevent stretch marks?
1. Reasonable weight control
Pregnant women gain too much weight during pregnancy, the subcutaneous tissue will be stretched too much, and the collagen elastin fibers in the skin will break, resulting in stretch marks, which is the reason why most pregnant mothers have stretch marks. Especially after 6 months of pregnancy, it is more pronounced.
2. Exercise appropriately
Before pregnancy, the main purpose is to improve skin elasticity, exercise regularly, and pay attention to collagen intake in the diet. After pregnancy, you can also do some gymnastics exercises for pregnant women to maintain balanced nutrition to enhance the elasticity of the skin.
3. Do a good job of skin care
After bathing every day, apply high-quality and moisturizing skin care oil, gently massage until the skin is fully absorbed, and stick to it to prevent stretch marks to a certain extent.
4. Use a braceital band
For expectant mothers with multiple births or excessively large pregnancies, the abdominal belt of pregnant women is useful, and the abdominal belt can help support the enlarged uterus, relieve the pain caused by the stretching of the enlarged uterus on the various ligaments of the uterus, and relieve the pressure on the spine and abdomen, but it needs to be used correctly under the guidance of a doctor.
5. Physique
Physique is an important factor affecting stretch marks, some people carefully care but still have a stomach stretch marks, some people do not do anything but a stripe is not long, this is an uncontrollable factor, we have no choice.
6. Age
In general, women are over 35 years old, and at this time, whether it is physical function or skin metabolism, elasticity and recovery ability, they are incomparable with young people, so they are also more likely to appear stretch marks.