JulieD,

For my first pregnancy, by the time I was 10 weeks, my breasts looked liked I'd been attached by a tiger, the stretch marks were so bad!

I have fair skin and get marks very easily, but my mother never did (sister does though).

Later in the pregnancy I also got them on my hips, thighs and down the back of my legs all the way to the back of my knees, very upsetting!

I used the butter oil/cream from Body Shop and it did nothing.

I am currently using the Bio Oil this time round, and it's FANTASTIC! It fades any marks you currently have and stops the others from starting, or they aren't as dark anyway.

I have no new marks on my breasts, and some darkening up from the first pregnancy on my hips, but they are minute. I didn't personally know it had vitamin A in it, but it does say that you can use this in pregnancy and gives directions. In Australia you shouldn't take vitamin A (that's why Elevit in Oz is different than US), but in creams/oils I think it's OK??

I'll try and remember to ask my Obs tomorrow morning when I next see him and post if it's not OK.