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Home remedies for pregnancy stretch marks

Keep your skin moisturised to improve your skin's elasticity (Photo: Shutterstock)

It’s always so exciting to know that you will soon be a mom to a beautiful baby or beautiful babies, if you’re expecting multiples. For a while you’ll be on cloud nine until the reality of the changes your body goes through set in. The weight gain starts, morning sickness becomes a regular thing and the pregnancy stretch marks begin to form.

Getting the stretch marks can be a shock especially if you’ve always had smooth flawless skin. A huge percentage of pregnant women get them and it’s all due to the stretching of the layer of the skin when you gain pregnancy weight.

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