Hair falling out!!

[MamaPan]

it is def common, my son was born with a full head of hair - it thinned out while the new hair grew so he never really had bald patches but he has had stages it has been less thick. many ppl also told me he would lose all of it. i remember finding it EVERYWHERE esp in his capsule in the car!

[LimeSlice]

Its quite normal...most babies born with thick or lots of hair will lose it or most of it in the first 6 months or so. You should see new stuff growing underneath, it may even be fairer, but it will grow back!!
You'll probably find that she will start getting cradle cap now too. DD never had cc until she started losing and regrowing her hair! And she had sooo much thick dark hair when she was born...now its falling and being replaced with blonde redhair! lol

[Nai]

Yes it is quite normal, DD was born with masses of hair that started falling out at about 4 months. It only fell out in places and new stuff grew back very quickly. She still has lots of hair and even some original as it still hasn't been cut.

I also had the same thing happen to me as a baby but I was born with thick black hair but it all fell out and grew back blonde!!!!

[Mad Scientist]

Thank you so much for your reassurance. I suppose the areas aren't really bald, they just look bald because her hair has thinned so much. It does feel like it's growing back, must be fair because I can't really see it! I just didn't realise that it could start to fall out so late because everyone I've spoken to has said that their babies lost their hair when they were 4-8 weeks! Thanks again everyone. You've made me feel much better. Will be interesting to see what colour hair she ends up with!!

Luv Nik and Amy xx

[tan32]

My DD lost all her hair at around 4 to 5 months she had a head full of hair before that.
I was a bit freaked out at first, she didnt loose any hair as a little baby.
She now has long beautiful thick hair, so i wouldnt stress. Her hair is a dark brown now not to much different from the headful of black hair she had.