Hair Loss - La Crescenta,CA

My hair did this with my first baby. It finally stopped falling out when I stopped falling out around a year and at 14 months or so my hair started growing back. I had a lions mane for a while. It was awful.

Good Luck,
D.

totally normal. will grow back. make sure you are not taking too much vitamin A, as it contributes to hair loss. My dermatologist told me to always take pre-natals instead of regular multi-vitamins because pre-natals have less vitamin A.

This happened to me to. I think the worst of it was over by 6 months, then the hair really started growing back quickly around 9 months. Now at 11 months it's in an awkward stage and length, but luckily my hairdresser works her magic and blends it in pretty well! My hairdresser told me she sees it all the time and that it almost always grows back to what it was before the pregnancy.

Hi G.. I know how you feel. My son is 7 and a half months and my hair finally stopped coming out in handfuls a couple of weeks ago. Between that and him pulling my hair (ouch!) I felt like I was going bald! I was growing my hair long one last time before I'm too old (I'm an "older" mom too... at least that's what they tell me ;)), but I'm off to get it cut this afternoon, as I can't take how thin it feels. I've heard so many women say they experience this, so I try not to worry. Have you tried getting a trim? Maybe if the ends are more even your hair will look thicker? Good luck, and I think we will eventually feel like ourselves again. I've just started to.

You are not actually losing hair. Your hair doesn't fall out when you're pregnant...you probably noticed it getting thicker. Now it's finally shedding. It will probably stop around 6 or 7 months post partum. I am 37 and have a 7 month old and am hoping I will feel like myself again soon too!

Nioxin shampoos and conditioners (system 3 is what i used) work great. You have to get it from beauty supply so they're kinda expensive but worth it. My sister in law kept telling me to get it but I didn't listen to her, so she got it for me after I guess she noticed I was losing a loooooot of hair and looking depressed about myself. I cant' thank her enough :-)

I experienced the same thing.A little bit of hairloss is normal after pregnancy ,as your body reujusts.If you are noticing alot more than you think is normal then I would get your thyroid checked.That was one of the major symptoms for me.I found out I had hypoactive thyroid,which is common after child birth.Hopefully it's just your body reujusting itself.Goodluck!

Hi. The same thing happened to me but it all grew back (it took a while though). Once it started to happen I started taking extra vitamins. A few of my friends kept taking prenatal vitamins even after their babies were born to prevent this from happening.

Good Luck,
S.

Hi G.,

Yes, this is normal. This happened to me post-pregnancy for both my kids. And yes, the hair grows back! This time around, I got bangs. It works out well because the bangs hide the baby hairs that are growing out!