Post natal hair loss

[Toomanytoomany]

Sigh. Here I am nearly four months post partum and the post baby hair loss has kicked in. I lost handfuls in the shower today. I do normally lose quite a bit at this stage but my normally very thick and healthy hair is looking quite limp, and I have balding patches at my temples and my parting looks awfully wide.

Is there anything I can do other than just be gentle to it?

[~clover~]

I have a friend who mentioned yesterday that she's going through exactly the same. She's a bit worried too. I hope it stops soon. For both of you.

[~Raven~]

I think it's something that needs to run it's course unfortunately I ended up getting my past shoulder length hair chopped very short after A was born due to all of the fluffy regrowth when he was about 8 months old. The temples were terrible

[Rivlas]

I had this with both my DD's to the stage I had to get my long hair cut short.
It was bad while I was BF and settled down after.
Yes, it feels like every time you was your hair you are going to come away bald. Try not washing it every day as I found that helped.

Sorry, cannot I help any more.

[AliBaby]

I was so worried about this. It is only just starting to ease up now. I found not washing my hair as much helped a tiny bit as everytime it was wahed I would lose so much thorugh the washing process and then combing it when wet.

I actually developed two small bald patched near the temples of my head that have all baby hairs growing there now. Quite bizzarre.

I also changed to a fantastic conditione that is a bit exxy but seems to be helping.

Hope it eases for you soon

[Just Me]

I lost so much hair after my last baby my hairdresser asked me if I was having chemo It's not fun and I have had it with both my pg so far. My hair is still a complete mess because I have different lengths all over my head.

Sorry I don't have any advice, just wanted to let you know that you are not alone. My hair usually falls out from 3 months after giving birth till about 6 months after. It does stop eventually and I still have some hair left even after losing handfulls in the shower every morning.

to you, I hope it stops soon.

[STARRYSKY]

I am like alibaby and have fluffy baby hair growing back now on my bald spots! it has only just started growing back.
I stopped combing my hair in the shower, only washed every 3-4 days (longer if i could get away with it!) and only brushed every second day. I have quite long, thick hair so it was really scary for me to be losing sooosooo much.
Hope it stops and starts growing back really soon for you.
oh I have also heard that low iron can affect it, as in make it worse, I think that was a big part of my problem!