Good Morning Ladies,
I'm having a bit of trouble, I'm at 6 weeks and for the last week everytime I run my hands through my hair or wash it I pull out a ton of hair, like a handful at a time. Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing it too? I have my doctors appointment on Tuesday, but would love to hear any feedback you ladies might have.
Thanks,
Re: Hair Loss during Pregnancy
Same here! I always used to lose tons of hair and now it seems like I'm losing none at all!
Ask to have your thyroid checked.
It's normal to lose hair post-partum, but mine was just devastating. It continued into my 2nd pregnancy and I finally said something.
Turns out, my thyroid was messed up and THAT can cause it. Abnormal thyroid readings can be a "normal" part of pregnancy, or it can be something to be concerned with.
I'd definitely bring it up. It's totally normal post-partum (and, it's alarming), but if it's happening now, I'd ask to be checked out, just in case. Not that it's dangerous (don't want to worry anyone), but if there is something going on with the thyroid, it's better to know so they can keep on top of it.
My TSH was all messed up, so they ran a larger thyroid screen and everything was normal, so we just let it go. After I delivered, it went back to normal (but I still lost a ton of hair in the normal PP fashion!).