Hair falling out?

michellelcl

I am 4 months pp and notice my hair is falling out. Anyone else is experiencing this? Is this normal?

TheAnalyticalMommy

YES!

WHEN DOES IT STOP?

OMG, i almost posted about this too. It's normal and I had this with my first too but it's really annoying. The hair is EVERYWHERE. I mean, really everywhere. It's gross lol

hammysmommy

Must be normal, I've seen other posts about it.  It's happening so bad, I creeped out my DSD the other day bc the hair just kept coming out as she was playing hairsalon...

flcl

Totally normal... it makes sense in that my hair NEVER fell out the entire pregnancy.  I guess my body is just catching up.  So gross... there's hair everywhere!

lizrn1975

Mine started around 3 months postpartum and it's still going strong at almost 6 months.......

Sscarolynedvx

Same boat here, hair everywhere all the time, very annoying.

Avion22

Yep.

I was a shedder before pregnancy, then it completely stopped while I was pregnant.  It's only slightly worse now than it was before, but I really really really liked not having to deal with shedding.   Yuck.   

P.S.  I tell people we got a Dyson Animal because of the cat, but it was at least partly because I shed so much hair.  I AM THE ANIMAL.  lol

smiller5308

Same here! Been falling out since DS was about 3 months. Starting to get better and he is 5 months now. My Iron was a bit low and Dr. said that can also cause hair loss along with the PP hormones.

Hays0770

does anyone have experience with how long this lasts?!

my shower/sink drains hate me...

Hays0770

does anyone have experience with how long this lasts?!

my shower/sink drains hate me...

lizrn1975

Over this past week it seems to have gotten better; DS will be 6 mo next week. I only BF for 2 weeks, not sure if that makes a difference.

Joansmith1128

Same here. My doc said it usually resolves by LO's first bday!

LaurenS865

YES omg. @Joansmith1128‌ a year?! I can't handle this much shedding for a year. Two cats and a dog make enough, I don't need to add mine to the mix.

mcgeeva

Hair still falling out in clumps in the shower. Last time it lasted a long time as well as my hair texture changing as well. Hoping that doesn't happen again. 

shaunessa

LaurenS865 said:

YES omg. @Joansmith1128‌ a year?! I can't handle this much shedding for a year. Two cats and a dog make enough, I don't need to add mine to the mix.

haha, true!  We have 2 cats too!

Stace0616

Same! It's coming out by the handful in the shower since I only shampoo every other day. I'm 3 months PP and we are going on two weeks now! :-/

michellelcl

I heard SIL suggested vitamin E help. Is there any truth to it ?

res932

I have the exact same problem! I remember it happening with my first too, but I can't remember when it stopped!

Sscarolynedvx

michellelcl said:

I heard SIL suggested vitamin E help. Is there any truth to it ?

@michellelcl‌ I read somewhere that it has to do with some vitamin deficiency but I can not recall which one.
It happens with a so many ladies here, is everyone needing extra vitamins?

mommyginab

Ugh. I am so over it. I live in a humid hot area, so normally I keep my thick curly hair in a bun. Well, I went without brushing it for 2 days, you know, kept redoing my bun, then I washed it yesterday and discovered a horrible tangle in the back. I was in tears brushing it out. When I was finished, my brush looked like I was holding a guinea pig. X_X

hbrooks88974

Are you taking birth control? I was taking Errin (progesterone only birth control)  & I started noticing large amounts of my hair falling out.  I randomly googled "errin reviews" & it turns out many people had experienced the same thing. I stopped taking it and haven't had any problems since. 

Tdigrigoli

my hair comes out in clumps in the shower, looks like i am receding when I pull it back! Dr. put my back on prenatal pills!

smiller5308

Mine starting falling out like crazy around 3 months pp. Now 6 months pp and noticing that it's getting better. My Iron was also a bit low and Dr. said that can cause hair loss as well. I started taking some iron and have since noticed an improvement.

Mimaloo

Avion22 said:

Yep.

I was a shedder before pregnancy, then it completely stopped while I was pregnant.  It's only slightly worse now than it was before, but I really really really liked not having to deal with shedding.   Yuck.   

P.S.  I tell people we got a Dyson Animal because of the cat, but it was at least partly because I shed so much hair.  I AM THE ANIMAL.  lol

ALL of the above! ^^^^^^^

crystalrae8

Oh thank god this is normal! It has been driving me crazy having so much hair come out all the time. I went through seven months of chemo when I was 21 and this is just giving me flashbacks. I cannot wait for it to stop.

macbook

yes totally normal - mine started at 3 months and at almost 5 months is still going strong. Im losing hair in clumps

linabparis

I read that a non-pregnant person loses on average between 100-150 hairs a day. After pregnancy, around the 3 month mark, it's about 500 hairs per day!! I definitely see it and it's CRAZY!

raebee18

This is totally normal, one thing to watch out for though is your hair getting stuck in socks, mittens, and diapers. It can wrap around fingers toes and limbs and cause strangulation of the limb (toe tourniquet syndrome. My LO had a hair wrapped around her toe so tight it cut in she had to be on antibiotics for 10 days because of the cut. We had to cut the hair off with a knife, it we hadn't had gotten it off it would've meant a trip to the ER.