I used the normal Palmers Cocoa Butter. The stretch mrk one smelt funny and the smell was off-putting especially when I had m/s. I didnt get any stretch marks at all... but I do think that if youre going to get them, you will and theres not much you can do to stop them altogteher, although you can reduce their severity with these skin products

Lol about growing the beard though I had some hormonal hair growth on my chin when pregnant!! I used to joke I was growing a beard!