Postpartum Hair Loss - Short Hair

kimberlymacrae · January 2014

I am thinking about chopping all my hair off because of this postpartum hair loss. I am getting sick of cleaning it out of my drains. Plus I haven't been able to fully brush through my hair for two weeks. I only get through a little bit and I just get sick of pul out handfuls I throw it up in a bun.

Has anyone done this, chopped off all their hair? Did it help?

katdesear · January 2014

I just did two weeks ago. And yes, it helps.

blondii428 · January 2014

I don't think I could ever part with my long hair--no matter how annoying it's been lately!

thedash · January 2014

I'm so close to doing the same. My hair feels so thin right now and being long makes it seem worse.

munchkinsmama · January 2014

I have an appointment tomorrow and am going to get a short bob... I was against it at first but am so sick of cleaning up gigantic hair balls have decided it is necessary.

kimberlymacrae · January 2014

Those with long hair... how do you brush through it all? I feel like tugging at these knots is making the loss worse...?

munchkinsmama · January 2014

I use a wide tooth comb in the shower while my conditioner is in, tthen again after I rinse it out. It helps but I still find hair everywhere.

aml8979 · January 2014

I cut eight inches off right before I webt back to work (got the Kelly ripa haircut) and it was the best thing! I am still losing a lot of hair it is just short strands now

Tshae2432 · January 2014

Omg..! I also am so close to cutting all my hair off to the long bob cut. It's so long that when it is down it falls and hits LO in the face or he is pulling it. Plus I loose a ton of hair all the time!

Paturkey · January 2014

@kimberlymacrae My long hair is driving me nuts, too, but for now I'm sticking with it. I brush it before the shower to get out as much hair as possible, then comb through it with my fingers while I wash it, then brush through it forever until the clumps stop. It takes for.ev.er. And honestly, tugging at the knots is probably just releasing the hair that already fell out but is stuck in the knots. Man this is gross and I keep picking hairs off LO. Blerg.

kje120 · January 2014

I only ever brush through mine after the shower when it's wet. In the shower I run my fingers through it when I have conditioner in. I rip out chunks of it most nights in the shower. It's gross and annoying, but there's no way I'm hacking it all off. Short hair makes my face look too round.

sugarellie · January 2014

I try to put a TON of conditioner in mine and run my fingers through it in the shower and pull the hair out there, and then I brush it right after the shower before it knots up. If I wasn't getting married soon I would totally chop my hair off, but I guess for now I have to deal with the gobs of hair on EVERYTHING. Im just wondering when this will stop... Its been going on for 8+ weeks for me now..

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