Hair Thinning: Preschooler
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Losing Hair
Asked by N.G. from Charleston
on August 30, 2006
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My hair has always been thick but when I was pregnant it was great. Now, 4 1/2 months later my hair is coming out in clumps. Can anybody help me or do I just keep cl...
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- Hi N., You can relax. My hairdresser told me (and my OB confirmed) that this is totally normal. You do not lose hair (like you normally do) while you are pregnant. ...
- I was freaking out too about my hair loss a few months after my son's birth. It was falling out a lot in the front around my hairline. My son is now almost 8 months ...
- hey my name is N. too i do hair Q#1 are you stressed that is the number one reason peoples hair starts falling out or any new kind of medication and the fact you had y...
3 Year Old Hair Loss (Help)
Asked by C.R. from Dallas
on October 30, 2010
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My sweet baby is losing her hair. She's seen a dermatolgist who said it was alospesia. The first spot was on the side of her head and is about the size of a quarter an...
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- I'm so sorry! My step-sister was diagnosed with Alopecia when she was about 11: just in time for middle school. There is a national support group for this conditi...
- I would bring up all you questions & concerns to the Dr treating her... Then I would also make an appt. to see her pediatrcian & get some lab work done on her there c...
- I lost my hair in college. It started out pea size & grew to grapefruit size. I finally got the injections. They hurt soooooooo bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Due to the size of ...
Hair Loss After Baby
Asked by S.M. from Philadelphia
on August 26, 2009
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Here I go again....my hair is falling out. My son is 5 months old (breastfed)and my hair is falling out, and I mean a lot. After the birth of my other son (who is ju...
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- Hi S., Contact your local La Leche League Consultant at www.llli.org. Hope this helps. Good luck. D.
- I worked full time as a hairdresser for many years - and many women had the same problem - I guess it's just hormones.
- Hi S.~ I just wanted to let you know that you are DEFINITELY not alone. Shortly after having my now 3 1/2 year old son who was also breastfed, I lost a TON of hair....
Post Baby Hair Loss
Asked by J.P. from Oklahoma City
on September 2, 2009
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Okay, so I had the usual hair loss after my baby was born. It probably started shedding about 5 or 6 months post baby. The problem is that it hasn't stopped and my d...
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- I have a 3 year-old and an 18 month-old, and since the birth of my first child, my hair still sheds so much more than it ever did pre-pregnancy. I wouldn't be too con...
- I agree about getting your thyroid checked. Your body is definately stressed during pregnancy (okay, and for the next 18 plus years... *grin*), but your hair shouldn...
- Thyroid issues will also make your hair fall out. I also had some friends when they would lose weight would lose their hair. I suggest you talk with your doctor.
Sudden Hair Loss in 3 Year Old -- HELP!!!!
Asked by F.T. from Detroit
on July 2, 2008
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Hi Moms,
Two nites ago I was brushing my 3 year old daughter's hair and noticed a nice sized bald patch at the nape of her neck. Her hair has always been extremely...
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- I think it would be helpful to look at the info. from the Weston A. Price Foundation- I have found their nutritional info. to be very helpful. You may just need to gi...
- my african american daughter actually had a few hair issues (I am caucasion and not familiar so some is my inability too) anyway we had ringworm from a foster child th...
- Sorry to hear this. My daughter also experienced this. She also had a history of eczema, so the pediatrician initially said that it was seborrhea dermatitis. After a...
4 Year Old Girl's Long Hair Care
Asked by R.A. from New York
on April 29, 2009
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Hi,
I have a four year old daughter whose hair is very long (it touches her hips). I wash her hair once a week and have lately noticed that her hair falls when I c...
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- Most people lose up to a hundred a day. I am not sure about the difference in children. My daughter's hair is midlength and I do notice a little loss when she brushes ...
- I'm no expert, but the stylist once told me that if you pull your hair back when its wet, it promotes hair loss and breakage. She said that your hair shrinks when it d...
- hi, you gots lots of good stuff, dont want to repeat, i just want to mention that whatever ponytail holders or clips or whatnot that you use can be contributing to the...
2 Year Old Hair Loss
Asked by T.R. from Chicago
on March 14, 2010
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Hi moms! I'm posting this for a friend of mine who has a 2 1/2 year old daughter. Over the past several months, her daughter's hair has noticeably thinned out. It d...
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- I too have the personal experience of thinning hair when I was a toddler. My mother reports that my hair actually, thinned and fell out twice in the first 3 years of m...
- I've also been told that my hair thinned when I was a toddler and then it grew back thicker later. I wouldn't be concerned since the pediatrician has checked her for ...
- does she look like she is malnourished? she may have celiacs or another food allergy preventing her from absorbing nutrients. tell that mama to listen to her mama inst...
Could Tubal Ligation Have Caused My Hair to Shed??
Asked by M.B. from Chicago
on April 11, 2008
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Hello, I have a dilema. My hair has been suffering lately...really shedding, dry, lacks moisture/luster...won't hold moisture. After I had both of my children, my hair...
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- I looked up on my files and found this from a nutritionist who is also a Shaklee distributor like myself. She is referring to Shaklee supplements (there is a differen...
- Have you checked into your thyroid? I know I had some trouble with my hair after the birth of our girls and then found out my thyroid was under active. Both our gir...
- I'm gonna have to share this question with you. I've had long, luxurious thick hair almost all of my 40 years until I had that tubal. I had been blaming the horrible s...
My 4 Year Old Has Eczema on Her Eye
Asked by S.S. from New York
on November 7, 2009
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My 4 year old has eczema on her eye and I cannot get it to go away. I have tried Vaseline, cortisone 10, aquaphore, Eucerine, and even my Mary Kay Eye Cream. Nothin...
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- That is exactly where I got my eczema the first time. Nothing helped it and it hurt a lot. I think your best bet is to stick with the cortisone. I definately wouldn'...
- My nephew has this same problem. He is 2 1/2 and has been battling if since he was about 8 months old. The pediatrician tried several different creams. He also went...
- S., Since the eczema is on and/or near her eye, I would definitely stop using over-the-counter medications to treat it. Not only is it not very likely that they...
Skin Rashes/ecema
Asked by S.T. from Portland
on May 26, 2010
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My two year old son has had ecema since birth. It typically isn't bad but we do have to keep on top of it or he starts to strach himself to the point where he bleeds....
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- I also have had exzema since birth. My mother took me to dozens of doctors and I had all kinds of strange and painful tests and weird treatments. I was 6 years old whe...
- I didn't read all the responses, but my daughter has eczema and I use the Arbonne ABC baby oil on her right after she gets out of the bath. It works wonders and it's ...
- You might want to see if you can get a referral from your doctor to a dermatologist. My son had "eczema" on his face. It was so bad that every time he smiled or crie...
