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Hello,
I had my third baby 11 weeks ago and since then my hair is falling out. Not just a strand here or there, but clumps, especially when I wash it. I have heard of this happening to other people, it has never happened to me before and I am wondering how long can it possibly fall out for???? I have very thick hair (thankfully) but my pony tail is now about half the thickness is used to be... Help has anyone got any words of wisdom???
Many thanks in advance
Congratulations on your bub!!!
Loosing hair is normal, to do with hormones, especially increases when BF.
After DS1 I was loosing heaps of hair then it settled down, since having DS2 I am loosing a lot more, so much so that DH is always complaining about my hair being everywhere!! Kids always have it stuck to there clothes and when i wash hair always loose heaps in shower as well.
Hugs you are not alone.
Yep the same thing happened to me about 12 weeks after I had my DD, they say you dont lose as much hair when you are pregnant and that it falling out is normal once you have had your baby. It does feel like its clumps and it does seem a lot but my hairdresser said its normal. Unless you are getting bald patches then it is nothing to worry about and will calm down soon. I also have very long hair and was always clearning the drain in the shower.
Yep totally normal, you don't loose as much and it grows faster while you are pregnant, then it all falls out again afterwards because of the hormones
I lost a lot of hair post birth, to the point I would wear a scarf to disguise the regrowth at the front which stuck up and was very obvious. As another poster said it is all normal unless you see bald patches, in which case you should probably see your GP to check that it is not just normal post birth hair loss.
Congratulations on your baby
Trav
xx
I hate the regrowth it takes forever to stop being fuzzy.
I had it after all three of my bubs from about 3 - 6 months. I'm now putting up with the short (and spikey!) regrowth now DD is 10 months old, it drives me nuts!
All normal I lost so much with my first that I chopped it off and now have short hair. I have just had my hair cut super short ready for the impending arrival of this one so I have got time up my sleeve. I have really thick hair and I just molt to the point that I got sick of hearing DH whinge about hair on his towel and socks ;-).
Congratulations on your 3rd baby.
My floor is covered in hair still and my DS2 is 6 months old (sorry, you did ask lol). I keep hoping it will stop, but each time i wash it, it falls out like crazy. I have had it chopped off a lot just to lessen the amount that is all over the floor, but it hasn't improved much. I had to warn the hairdresser - so she didn't get a fright.
It didn't last this long with DS1. Maybe it gets worse the more kids you have?! Probably the stress ;)
Breastfeeding makes it worse too.
Congrats on your baby!
Mine has been falling out too, more than after the first one. It started about 3 months and DD has just gone 6 months now. I chopped it short above my shoulders because the amount of hair around the house, on the kids, in the drain was driving me insane! LOL. It's still falling out now, but is started to lessen. I now have the fuzzy regrowth happening at my hair line. When I got my hair cut, my hairdresser also changed my part to the other side because it was really noticeable.
But try not to worry because it does eventually stop falling out. With DS, I think mine went back to normal around 7-8 months.
I lost heaps of hair after both babies but it looked like more with the second. Mine stopped coming out in wads about 3 months ago and DD2 just turned one. I have lots of regrowth at the front and the regrowth at the back has gone really wavy :o My hairdresser said she has seen so many variations post baby hair regrowth and one lady had curly hair and then had straight hair regrowth. Strange things our bodies do. My DD1 always says 'look, it's a mummy hair' as there seems to be strands all over the place. Thankfully it seems to have settled down though.
I lost heaps & heaps of hair when I was pregnant with my DD2. It was crazy, I had hairball tumbleweeds all throughout my house! lol
Anyway, I bought some shampoo, conditioner & scalp treatment spray by Nioxin and it seriously stopped the hair loss. I haven't had any drastic hair loss since! It is a little expensive to buy, but because you use so little it definitely lasts a while. Well worth the money I think!
I hope your hairloss stops soon :)
With DD is was the same, I seriously thought I had lost most of my hair, but in reality it was still very thick. Went for about 15 months I think. I chopped off all my hair after I had her and it still fell out lol.
With DS it has been more gradual and is still going and he's 16months old. Slower, but still going.
I'm soo super glad I found this thread.
I had a huge cry and snap at DP last night over my hair loss :( It's really scaring me!
But my loss has only really started in the last 6 weeks or so... Is that normal?? Could it still be linked to post birth even that long after?? (DS is 8 months old).
Why does BFing make it worse?? I BF DD too, and I can't remember this happening..
[QUOTE=Lisa;2381711]Anyway, I bought some shampoo, conditioner & scalp treatment spray by Nioxin and it seriously stopped the hair loss. I haven't had any drastic hair loss since! It is a little expensive to buy, but because you use so little it definitely lasts a while. Well worth the money I think!
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Lisa I'm totally willing to give this a go, I'm getting married in November and I don't want to have a comb over! :lol: Where did you get it from????
Thanks ladies...My freak out is slowing going away.. far out!! The things women have to go through :(
I have had it with both my girls, it stopped when DD1 was 5mths and i stopped BFing but DD2 is 7mths and i still get clumps falling out, i have very long thick hair aswell and i almost cry when i look at the plug or down at the pile in my hands.
Hopefully it slows down soon.
Ahhh, yes mine is still falling ZF!!! I am sad to wash my hair, that is when it's the worst... and my daughter is laughing at a hair in her lunchbox everyday!!! I did take myself off to the hairdresser, she has been doing my hair for years, she said it is all coming out around the hairline, ALOT missing, but she said the new stuff i growing back quickly, and not to worry because it is SO thick still anyway!
The plug hole after the shower, it's like one of those I can't look, but I really want to look moments you know!!
Are you taking a post natal supplement???
I dont want to scare you guys but mine is STILL falling out, I am still BFing so that may be why...? its almost been 22 months, so I have lots of shorter regrowth that is all coming back curly, about 5-10 cm long now but my hair is Looooong and straightish usually, still getting shorter bits growing back around my temples (I did have bald patches there for a bit!) and hair line all over. I am currently ttc no 2 so hopefully when I get pg again it will stop! LOL.
I bought my Nioxin from Price Attack & from Hairhouse Warehouse. I found price attack to be the cheapest. You won't be sorry. My mum has been using it whilst having chemotherapy and has had very little hair loss... in fact, she is going to have her hair thinned out at the hairdressers this week as it is so thick.
My hair fell out by the handfulls from about 6 weeks after the birth of each of my kids until they were about 6 months old. I was losing so much the hairdresser asked me if I was having chemo. I don't need layers cut in my hair, I have layers from each of my babies - except right at the front where it all falls out and it looks really awful for about 3 months. I find it embarrassing. I have had people make lots of interesting comments to me about the way my hair looks and I am so self conscious. I tend to try and wear my hair so it isn't so obvious and as soon as it stops falling out and grows back a bit at the front, I treat myself to a really expensive hair cut/colour/treatment etc to make myself feel better.
I am not looking forward to it happening again after this pregnancy :(
Thank you lisa :)
I'll head up to the shops tomorrow and give it a try x
No worries hun.
If you wanted to, you could ask for a sample to try before you fork out the money for it. I was given samples to try which lasted a few days before I bought it. In those 2 days I noticed so much of a difference to my hair that I gladly went and bought the lot.
Oh and don't be put off by the size of the bottles as you truly use the tiniest amounts. I have long thick hair and a bottle lasts me ages and that is with daily use.
Hey Lisa :)
Just wanted to let you know that I got the bottles tonight, and have just washed my hair. I showed DP how much hair was actually coming out, and even he was shocked... it freaks me out!
I'm praying that this stuff works for me, the lady who sold it said she's heard great things too.
I used about a 10cent piece size squirt, then went back for another 10cent size squirt as i thought it wouldn't be enough... But after I got out and brushed I realised I probably could have just left it at the 10cent size.. There wasn't a single knot :o very unusual for my hair!!
Will let you know if its a success, and thank you again for the tip xo
Yeah it is amazing how little you need to use. Once you know it is so little and that the products actually last you for so long, the cost seems fair as it really does last a loooooong time and your hair will feel brilliant in no time.
What number did you get? I use system 3.
I got system 1, I don't really colour my hair.. Would love to, but it just doesn't happen, haha.
I didn't seem to lose as much hair this morning.. not sure if it's working already, or if i was just having a good morning!
Time will tell! :)
Is system 1 the white bottle? If so, look out for when price attack have their 1lt bottle sales... you get 1ltr bottles of Nioxin for around $50 each.
I found a major difference after a week of using Nioxin. I seriously loved it so much I couldn't stop telling people about it. I'm sure most people think I sell or make the stuff! lol - obviously I don't, I just love that I had no more hair tumbleweeds in my house!
Sweet! Thanks for another tip!! Will definately watch out for those sales (yep, the white ones).
So is it working?
:yeahthat::
How's it going hun?