Hair loss

wimamaof2 · January 2016

Have any of you experienced any hair loss? I was told and I have read that women lose a lot of hair after giving birth. LO is 9 weeks and I have not lost any hair (more than the usual). I also breastfeed, so not sure if that has to do with it.
Does it happen later on? Or I may be lucky enough not to have any excessive hair loss?

kdoak2015 · January 2016

My sister is losing hair at 5 months pp I'm 2 months and nothing yet.

bellie1223 · January 2016

I haven't seen more shedding than usual, but I did notice the other day that it takes more loops around with a hair tie to get a good ponytail, so it seems like it's much thinner than before. Kind of makes me sad because my hair was thin to begin with, hopefully it goes back to normal with time

MargaretC5 · January 2016

After DS I lost a ton of hair. I always noticed it falling out after I used conditioner. During that pregnancy my hair was really full and looked amazing, so it seemed my hair loss was just what I gained while pregnant. If I remember correctly it started falling out about 8 weeks PP and kept falling out for a few months.
This time I am 10 weeks PP and no hair loss yet, but my hair also did not seem to change while pregnant this time (I was waiting the amazing hair to come back)

threatlevelmidnight · January 2016

I am losing hair like crazy. It's all over the house. Drives us nuts. But I have really thick hair so I don't notice a difference.

cbolton19 · January 2016

Ugh! I am 13 weeks pp and have been shedding like crazy since like 3 weeks pp. It is out of control! My hair is to my waist too. I am shedding alllll day. Just leaving tons of hair everywhere I go. It's so annoying. I have thick hair so it doesn't seemed to have thinned at all, but it's getting crazy.

ColoradoHiker · January 2016

9w PP and no loss yet. A friend said it happened about three or four months PP for her.

eamarat · January 2016

Not sure but from I've heard/read is that what you gained during pregnancy you lose PP, so if you suddenly had much thicker hair then chances are you'll have more loss. And that your hair should be back to normal by a year PP. And saying all that, I haven't noticed much if any loss.

eamarat · January 2016

Not sure but from I've heard/read is that what you gained during pregnancy you lose PP, so if you suddenly had much thicker hair then chances are you'll have more loss. And that your hair should be back to normal by a year PP. And saying all that, I haven't noticed much if any loss.

Pontot31 · January 2016

Mine started at 4 months pp last time. My stylist said 4 to 6 months is usually when she sees it in her clients. I don't shed at all during pregnancy so last time it looked like I lost a ton!
I had small patches near my temples that lost a lot too. Not looking forward to it this time.

lindsayp916 · January 2016

I haven't lost any hair that I've noticed but I have lost eyelashes:( Almost immediately after I came home from the hospital I noticed them falling out, and many of the remaining ones have broken. I'm very self conscious about it and I've talked to my dr about getting latisse or lash extensions. She said to wait 6 months bc they could come back fully but they may not.

alena425 · January 2016

My OB said it would occur around 6mo pp.

wimamaof2 · January 2016

Thank you ladies! Hopefully I don't lose a lot of hair...since my hair is so fine already.

volimte11 · January 2016

I didn't have any till 11 weeks and now I'm shedding a lot, so who knows ! Maybe you won't lost any

kdsmith43 · January 2016

It was at about 6 months PP last time for me. I don't look forward to it.

jdal1206 · January 2016

I've always had thick hair so I've shed my whole life...it got worse during pregnancy and now PP it has gotten out of control! I've read that it's normal and probably won't really stop till LO is a yr old so I'm not really concerned, it's more annoying than anything else. But since it's long and gets everywhere I am constantly checking my LO's fingers, toes and penis to make sure that no strands have wrapped around him! If my face was the right shape I'd go cut it short but since I don't have the right shape (imo, I just don't like the way it looks when it's short) I just keep it in a ponytail for most of the day...

segorman17 · January 2016

I am 12weeks PP and just started losing hair like crazy last week. As in- clumps in my shower drain. I find it all over myself, bathroom floor, LO... It is never ending.

Cook3133 · January 2016

12wks tmrw and no hair loss yet, but I know it's coming. I have two spots in the front of my hair line that I loose chunks, like it totaly breaks off. It has with all 3 of my first kids. I grows back and sticks out! I hate it!

Jtk13 · January 2016

Not only is my hair shedding like mad, it seems my body hair is growing way slower. During pregnancy I had to shave my armpits like twice a day (not that I did, haha!) and now I can go a day or two. I'm assuming it's hormones.

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