Is It Medical or Am I Just over Reacting

If your mind isn't eased, by all means get a professional medical opinion. I had tons of hair loss until about 5-6 months after my son was born. I had the same experience you are having in the shower!

My doc and midwife said the loss was hormonal because you grow extra hair while pregnant (hair is supposed to be thicker and shinier during pregnancy--partly from vitamins and partly from hormones). The extra hair sheds after pregnancy since there aren't hormones to support it.

I found that I lost a little more hair than I thought I grew during the pregnancy. When it finally stopped falling out, I found lots of short 1" hairs growing back in. After that, I was back to normal.

Get your thyroid checked. I was constantly tired, my hair was always falling out, and my skin was dry. If that is your problem you will be on thyroid meds for the rest of your life. Good Luck.

Hi B.,
My hair finally stopped falling out when my son was between 6 & 7 months old. Now that he's 10 mos, I only have a little amount fall out (the normal amount according to my stylist). It seems that it fell out more with my son than with my daughter. Sorry, I know how horrible it feels. I would call my Dr. if the hairloss doesn't get better after a couple of months. As far as the spotting goes, I would call your Dr. It can't hurt. Good luck!

Well I can't tell you anything about the bleeding but as for the hair lose....totally normal. I lost tons and I mean tons of hair after baby #1 and #2. My second baby is 5 months old and I'm still losing lots of hair. I even have a really thin spot at the side of my head by my ear. I don't mind it too much though cause after a while it stops and I have such thick hair that I kinda enjoy losing the hair cause then my hair is a lot thinner and easier to take care of.

I also had the tubal ligation after my c-section and I never had any problems from either. I would suggest that you call your doctor and have him do an ultrasound or something. If you still have problems with the tremendous amount of hairloss I would get probiotics from the health food store. I just remembered that your thyroid also controls hair growth and loss.

My hair loss after having my baby was the same way. I swore I was going BALD! It continued until my baby was about 6 months old. Then it stopped, and honestly, I dont know if it would have continued longer than that because I got pregnant again around that time, so hormones changed again lol. I wouldn't worry about it - it DOES grow back in. In a few months you will have lots of annoying little baby hairs coming in, especially in the front, but hey, I'd rather have annoying baby hairs coming in than NO hair coming back in at all! Good luck!

hey you are worried about it so go to your doc. if everything is normal you will find out and if not you will find out. win win in my book. peace of mind is awesome. :)

Go to the doc. It could just be hormones still out of whack, but my sister & sister-in-law both had that problem (the hair falling out) & both have non-working thyroids. As for the spotting, I'm not sure, but I know I spotted after my babies off & on for a while, especially after I started my birth control after each one. If it concerns you, it's worth mentioning, even if the doc tells you it's normal.

Definitely see your doc and request a T3 and T4 thyroid test. My hair falling out was my first indicator that something was wrong. I found out it's very common for women to have thyroid issues after having a baby and it's treatable and most often doesn't last long-term. Good luck!

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I think that the hair is totally normal. Mine is still falling out and my son is 14 months. Unless you notice that your hair is thinning (by that I mean thinner than when you got pregnant), I wouldn't worry about that. As far as the bleeding, it can't hurt to ask your doctor. After birth, I bled for 12 weeks, and I was told it was normal, but if you are seeing him anyway, why not? You can also mention your hair too to help ease your worries.

I'd say, just to be on the safe side to run it by your doc. It could be from something else going on in your body. My hunch, though, is that its from having a child. I lost a TON of hair after I had my daughter and would have a good handful come out in the shower every day. I had all of these new growth hairs sticking up all over the place. I continued to have increased hair loss until my daughter was almost 9 months so it went on for a while. Make sure that you are still taking your prenatal to also give your body some extra nutrition. If you are not happy with your prenatal or would like to give your body some extra nutrition, I took a liquid, whole food vitamin and it really helped me feel better postpartum. Now that my hormones have adjusted back, my hair grows so fast, which is great on my head, but I curse it sometimes because my body hair is also growing fast and I have to shave more often! Still, I wouldn't miss a day taking it. If you are interested, you can email me at ____@____.com care!

I remember losing my hair and it seemed like it was TONS of hair and I was SURE I was going bald. It didn't even start falling out until 12-weeks post-partum and didn't stop falling out until my baby was 9-months old. And I'm not bald, in fact, my hair is thicker now after having kids. It's completely normal, unless you start seeing bald spots or it comes out in large clumps.

As for the bleeding, that I don't have any advice other than to call your doctors office and speak with him or a nurse.

K.

I know my hair falls out at two times. After having a baby and when my thyroid is out of whack. Hope that helps.

I pulled out at least a handful of hair every time I showered until my daughter was 2! My midwife said it's hormonal.