After my first stretch mark appeared I shared my disappointment of how my belly butter wasn’t working to my mom. She mentioned I try jojoba oil.

After doing a little research I found out all the great benefits of using jojoba. Actually, jojoba oil is not really an oil but rather a wax ester. You can find it in your local health food stores and in the naturals sections of grocery stores. Refined jojoba oil is a colorless and odorless oil and doesn’t leave an oily residue like other oils do. It’s ideal because it’s inexpensive, easy to find, and has many practicle uses. Jojoba oil can be used as a body oil, moisturizer, hair treatment to prevent dandruff, make-up remover, lip balm and much more. Who knew!?! I wish I had heard about jojoba long ago.

I easily found it at my local health food store and it was even on sale for $5.99 for a 4FL bottle. I am excited to see if this natural topical will help moisturize my growing belly and help reduce the chance of future stretch marks.

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My husband and I went camping in our local mountains over Labor Day weekend with a small group of people from our church. I was a little worried that it would be too hot to function, being 6 months pregnant and all, but it actually ended up being a beautiful weekend up in the Laguna Mountains. The clouds and gentle breeze helped keep us moderately cool and the company was cool so I guess that helped too. We enjoyed hanging out, reading, talking with our friends, eating, resting, munching on smores, playing card games and taking in the nature around us. Overall, it was a great time.

Sleeping was a completely different situation. Sleeping on the ground, even with an air mattress was painful for me. By Sunday I was so ready to go home and sleep in my own bed. My recommendation for women who are 6-9 months pregnant, think twice about tent camping. If you’re a trooper and don’t mind sleeping on the ground and roughing it some, then by all means go for it. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy camping very much, but I think I’ll pass on the next camping trip until my son is born and is at least 8-12 months old to try the whole camping experience once again.