Losing my Hair!?

have two girls....my youngest is 4 mths old. After each baby my hair just seems to fall out by the hand fulls! Daily! My hair is thin anyway but now it is super thin and it is so depressing. Anyone go thru this? Can you offer any helpful solutions?

Losing my Hair!?

its what happens after you give birth. your hormones while pregnant cause normal shedding to not occur, so when your hormones begin to fluctuate back to normal all that hair falls out! i know its awful...i have a 5 month old and i finally cut my long long hair off a month ago because shower time was scaring me (i was losing handfuls of hair)! there's not much you can do...just another thing that we all have to live through!

Losing my Hair!?

i went through this too. i just keeped on taking my prenatal and it helped out a little, and honestly i stopped brushing my hair. i just used my fingers to run through it after showers and while styling. i know that might sound wierd but it helped too.

good luck

Losing my Hair!?

I had my baby three months ago, and now my hair is starting to fall out. Is this normal?

Many new moms are surprised to find themselves shedding more hair than usual in the first few months after giving birth, but it's perfectly normal. And there's no need to panic: You won't go bald. In fact, your hair should be back to normal by your baby's first birthday.

Here's what's going on. Normally, about 85 to 95 percent of the hair on your head is growing and the other 5 to 15 percent is in a resting stage. After the resting period, this hair falls out 閳?often while you're brushing or shampooing it 閳?and is replaced by new growth. An average woman sheds about 100 hairs a day.

During pregnancy, increased levels of estrogen prolong the growing stage. There are fewer hairs in the resting stage and fewer falling out each day, so you have thicker, more luxuriant tresses.

After you give birth, your estrogen levels take a tumble and a lot more hair follicles enter the resting stage. Soon you'll have more hair coming out in the shower or on the brush. This unusual shedding will taper off and your hair will be back to its pre-pregnancy thickness about six to 12 months after you give birth.

By the way, not all women notice dramatic changes in their hair during pregnancy or the postpartum period. Among those who do, it tends to be more obvious among women with longer hair.

What can I do about it?

You won't be able to stop the hair from falling out, but you can experiment with different hairstyles or products (such as hair thickeners or mousse) to give your hair a fuller look during this transition period.

Many moms, tired of scooping hair out of shower drains or sweeping strands off the bathroom floor, find that now is a good time to go for a short cut. Plus, a short, wash-and-go hairstyle can be easier to take care of when you have a new baby in the house and you're strapped for time.

A note to new moms with long hair: Strands of hair can end up tightly wrapped around your baby's tiny appendages, including his fingers, toes, wrists, ankles, and penis. This is called a hair tourniquet, and it can be quite painful for your little one. If you find him crying for no apparent reason, check carefully for tight bands of hair.

Losing my Hair!?

I'm so sorry you are going through this. I had the same problem after delivering my son. I talked to my hair dresser about this and she said it was normal. She told me the best thing to do was continue taking prenatal vitamins so when it grew back it would be healthier. I hope this helps.

Losing my Hair!?

It's normal to lose hair after giving birth. All your pre-natal vitamins and hormones make your hair grow in nice and thick and then it just falls out. If you really feel it's thinner than before you started having kids, I'd look in to Nioxin Shampoo and hair products. They are supposed to be really good. You could ask your hairdresser.

Losing my Hair!?

It's normal.

We normally lose about 100 hairs a day anyway, but when you're pregnant, the hormones don't let this old dead hair fall out, which is why hair seems thicker during pregnancy. The hair that should have fallen out each day during you pregnancy therefore all comes out in the months following birth.

All you can do is wait it out. You won't go bald, but it's a normal part of the the post-natal period :)

Losing my Hair!?

This is very normal. Nothing you can really do, just make sure you take care of your hair and because your hair is thin you could get a special conditioner for thin hair.

Losing my Hair!?

Oh yes, I've had this happen after each baby. It finally stopped about 6-9mnths after each. Annoying but nothing you can do about it. It will pass.

Losing my Hair!?

I feel your pain. My hair also seemed to fall out pretty bad during and after my pregnancy for awhile it kept coming out. I have a 6 mo old baby boy. I know that stress may have alot to do with it, so try not to let things really eat at you. I know it easier said than done. It took me a long time to learn to do it too. Keep taking your prenatals (especially if nursing) or your regular vitamins daily. Massage your scalp several times a day and when you wash your hair do it with cool water as both of these are good for the follicles, sometimes our follicles just need rebooting. Go to this website:www.hairenergizer.com it might be a help to read and give you more suggestions. I hope this has helped you.

Losing my Hair!?

I am going through this right now [good thing I have thick hair] My son is 3 months old and it is just falling right out. I don't know what to do about it. I have heard it happens because you have a boost of hormones during pregnancy which makes your hair thicker and then after you have your baby, your hair falls out because your hormone levels go down..

Losing my Hair!?

This is very common but that bad news is there isn't much you can do about it.

Normally, your hair is in a cycle of growing, resting and shedding. At any given time, you could be losing as many as 200 hairs per day. This is not a problem when you consider that there could be 100,000 or more hairs actively growing.

When you are pregnant, however, estrogen prolongs growth and those 200 hairs you'd be losing are put into the growth phase and very little hair is resting or shedding. This is why so many women who are pregnant have that thick, gorgeous mane.

After giving birth, your estrogen levels start to return to normal and so you start losing hair again. All that "extra" hair that was growing goes into the resting phase for a few months and then suddenly you are shedding all those hairs.

You can try taking your prenatal vitamins - it may help a little. Also wash your hair only every other day and try to comb it as little as possible.

The same thing happened to me and it was really bad for about three months. I ended up cutting my hair a little shorter and that seemed to help a little.

Good luck - I hope it gets better soon.

Losing my Hair!?

Happened to me also with my 2nd son, my hair is very thin now, was coming out by the handfuls, and my natural hair is very thick. My little one is 18 months. i gave him nothing but breastmilk for 7 months, i am naturally thin was around 125 lbs prepregnancy. I was very sick for the 1st 3 months, and went down to 115lbs in 2 weeks.By my 8th month I was 154lbs, but after delivery, I went down to 110lbs in 3 months.Breastfeeding makes you lose weight fast. I was so hungry all the time the 7 months after my 2nd son's birth. I used to eat a whole loaf of bread w/ peanut butter %26amp; whip cream, at times.that was my craving, but I still stayed 110lbs. My lactation specialist told me this would happen. I am now 112lbs, by choice. My baby is 18 months and is still nursing, he doesn't want to stop, nursing as I'm typing in fact, so I make sure I eat healthy. I continue to take my prenatal vitamins and a hair skin and nails vitamin in addition. The little ones take alot of nutrients from our bodies when nursing. Eat alot of proteins and veggies and continue taking your prenatal vitamins, especially if nursing. losing weight is good, but when you lose weight this way it robs your body of alot of nutrients.

Losing my Hair!?

Yeah almost every woman goes through this, but it's pretty bad when you start getting bald spots!! I already have thin hair to begin with also, and after my second pregnancy my bald spots are barely filling in a year after he was born! Sorry, such is life!

Losing my Hair!?

Mine did the same thing. It is all hormones. It will go back to normal soon.