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Mamas- losing hair?

danilynn17danilynn17 member
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So the past few days I've noticed that I've been shedding way more hair than usual.  The same thing happened when I went off the pill (and got pregnant immediately).  I've been on the mini pill since my 6 week appointment, and there's no chance that I'm pregnant again.  I'm wondering if there's some sort of weird hormone dip or something.  Anyone else shed more around this time?
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  • jonnygurl76jonnygurl76 member
    just wait...it gets a lot worse!!  it is your hormones, supposedly you don't shed any hair while you are pregnant and then after you have the baby you will lose it.  i have been losing it for 2 months straight....and i heard it can fall out up to the first year!
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  • danilynn17danilynn17 member

    imagejonnygurl76:
    just wait...it gets a lot worse!!  it is your hormones, supposedly you don't shed any hair while you are pregnant and then after you have the baby you will lose it.  i have been losing it for 2 months straight....and i heard it can fall out up to the first year!

    Thanks for the heads up. I have a lot of hair, so it has been super noticeable.  And now that LO is grabbing at things, she seems to always have a few strands of my hair on her and/or in her hands.

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  • summer80summer80 member
    Yes, it's disgusting the amount of hair I lose and I find it everywhere! I even found a strand in LO's diaper, it's gross. I pretty much wear it up all the time now in a bun with a headband and I hate showering cause that's when I pull clumps of it out. Seriously can't wait for this to be over. It makes a huge disgusting mess and it's just irritating.
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  • Arcadia1114Arcadia1114 member
    My OB warend me of this while i was pregnant (probably because of too many sobbing new mothers).  I am glad she did but I still was not prepared for it.  I brush my hair before each shower and DH has still had to take apart the drain twice.  My pregnancy nails have almost grown out too.  Hopefully it gets better soon!
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  • nicki0916nicki0916
    I'm losing a ton of hair too, but my hair was way too thick, so I don't mind it.  It is gross to find it all over the place though.  Hope it stops falling out soon.
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  • NCMichelleNCMichelle member
    Hair is everywhere at our house...  it's gross!
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  • octwed07octwed07
    yep! same here... i find my hair EVERYWHERE! I wash my hair every other day and i kep forgetting to brush it before i shower, because the drain is just filled with hair clumps.  it sucks!
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  • passaskatpassaskat
    Thanks for posting this.  I just figure it was because of my way low fat Gall-Bladder friendly diet or maybe my relocation to a warmer climate. I feel liek I'll be bald soon!
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  • jdlockejdlocke member
    My hair fell out like crazy during my 2nd tri, then it stopped until DS was about 2 months old, and it has been falling out ever since. I find my hair everywhere, and it's so annoying to clean the bathroom floor everyday. I hope it stops soon!!
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  • danilynn17danilynn17 member
    It's embarrassing, its been all over my clothes. I go back to work tomorrow and a lot of my work clothes are darker colors (I have blondish hair). I will need to be busting out the lint roller constantly.
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  • ChicNotGeekChicNotGeek

    Hands down it's the worst part of the PP period.  I started losing it about 2 weeks ago and it just hasn't stopped yet. 

    I keep joking with my husband that I'm going to be Mr. Clean for Halloween, but I won't need a skull cap/costume.

    THe grossest is hair showing up in food.  This whole hair loss thing is just GROSS, embarrassing and irritating.

     

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  • lovebug630lovebug630
    Yes. I am SO sick of picking hairs off DD and DH. Gross. Not to mention the floor. Thank God we have a Roomba.
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  • OhioBobcatOhioBobcat member
    My yeti-shedding has left me with an unattractive hairline when I pull my hair back. Crying
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  • Bubbles1022Bubbles1022

    I shed freakish amounts and have been for about 3 weeks now.  It is getting seriously depressing.  My hair was so thin to begin with.

    This is hands down worse than any pregnancy symptom I had and I hate this way more than anything I went through during labor.  I would go through that all over again if it meant I would stop losing so much hair!!

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