How long is my hair going to fall out for?

OK, so now I'm really starting to get annoyed. At about the 3month mark after DS was born my hair started REALLY falling out. I'm shedding all over the house. Its gross and depressing..... DS always has one of my hairs on him somewhere. Anyway its slowed down a little but its still WAY more than I would have normally shed pre-pg. I've always had heaps of hair so I don't look like I'm balding or anything - even if I feel like I am.

Just wondering how long I could expect this wonderful phenomenon :p to last?

Hi,
I was losing my hair for about 5mths after DD was born and throughout the pregnancy. It's awful isn't it finding hair all over the house. I would have to go outside to brush my hair. Hopefully it won't be too much longer for you.

Regards,
Dianne

It's so annoying isn't it?! I think mine slowed down when DS2 was around 6 months of age. I got so sick of hair all over the floor after drying my hair and finding hair on EVERYTHING!

Still going here. I went to the GP to ask if it was a problem and he said that as I am still BF it can still put your hormones outa whack. I have to sweep/vacumme every other day. DH calls me the Yeti (lol)

My baby is 4 months old and I am really loosing hair everyday...glad to c i'm not the only one..I was getting worried. Will it last until i stop breast feeding?

It's horrible isn't it..

I think mine stopped somewhere between 6-8 months.

It is extremely horrible...especially when it didn't happen at all b4 baby...looking forward to the 6 month mark then!!!!

Hi all,my bub is neally 10 months and i still have days were iam loosing my hair,now I try not to brush it too much,not sure when it all stops,but hope it`s soon. I hate when you wake up of a morning and have hair all over your pillows. :doh:

I hate it too. mine is really bad atm, its most annoying when i find my hair all over ds, even putting it up doesnt make any difference. I hope it stops soon.

Wow i thought there was something wrong with me like i was going to go bald or something... My hair has always been thin and falls out but lately its like several at a time... Its getting so thin i'm worried i'll end up with bald patches... It doesnt grow well at all so i have a GP appointent next week to ask about...

Didnt think it was a post baby thing as it didnt happen with DS... My hair and skin was luscious skily smooth couldnt have asked for better... this time my preg my hair went to ***** and so did my skin... I thought it was a baby girl thing??? but after a bout a month i started loosing my hair and its not getting any better in fact i think its getting worse. heres hoping the 6 month mark helps stop this aweful stage.

I think it lasted about 2-3 months for me. I hated it ! I felt like I was going to go bald. I was finding hair absolutely everywhere. We had to get a new vacuum cleaner, lol.

Mine was terrible too, my hair was EVERYWHERE! But it has stopped over the last couple of months so hopefully it will stop for you soon too!

Glad to hear I'm not alone!..... But its such a pain we have to go through this. I think mine has slowed a little in the last week but its still pretty bad. Hopefully the 6 month mark will bring some relief. I've had my hair in a ponytail ever since this started but the other day I wanted to wear my hair out so I washed it and pulled out as much as I could and then brushed it furiously so I could have it out for a few hours without too much fear of leaving hair all over everyone.

I hope mine isn't related to BF and is purely post-pg.

Je$$_84 - I'd be interested to hear what your GP has to say.

In relation to the hair loss does anyone know of anything you can take to help slow it down or stop it? Herbal or pharmacutical? Is it because of the BF or just hormones? It's really starting to annoy me and my hubby!!

mine stopped falling out around the 7 month mark!

I lost heaps (although I've got lots of hair, thankfully) but mine finally stopped falling out about 4 weeks ago when DS was around 6 months old (and I'm still BFing my DS). It sux that it happens, but it does stop ... promise!
Andie

i had VERY healthy hair throughout pregnancy. shining and lush.

Four months AFTER i had my baby, then i started noticing what looked like large amounts coming out in the shower floor - i found that so depressing. i know it's silly, but it made me think about what people undergoing chemo go thru - the psychological impact of losing your "crowning glory".

i didn't know to expect it, so just thought something was wrong with me.

apparently it's a very normal physiological thing for a woman to go thru, after having a baby.

it went on for a few months.

went the regrowth came, it was noticeable to me, that i must have lost the majority of my hair from the fringe/forehead area and the nape of the neck.

we're at the two year mark now, still breastfeeding, so i really don't think the BF had anything to do with it, cos i'm not losing hair now.

i have two different lengths of hair! my actual length. and then two inches up, my hair is alot thicker, that's how long th eregrowth is.

No-one mentioned this hair loss in the pre-natal classes ! woudl have been nice to have been warned - don't think it would have been so upsetting then.

Oh, I hate this! My hair is just slowing down.I couldn't believe how much I was losing.I would find it EVERYWHERE! but it really does seem to be easing now.

Yea I think mentioning this in the antenatal classes woukd be helpful because it was such a shock to the system!! My mothers group have been great....they are all going thru the same thing yayyyyyyyyyy......
I thought I was going thru this alone but now I know I'm not!!1

i thought i was the only one. DD had a bit of hair hanging pout of her mouth the other dya so iw ent to pull it out and she started coughign when it got the the end of the hair there was a big hair ball. i felt so bad that she had swallowed it but even worse that ia m loosing that mcuh she was able to get a fur ball out of it lol

My DS is just about to turn 7 months and I am still filling up the shower drain with hair every time I wash it!! I was starting to think there was something wrong with me, glad to see it is normal.

Oh thank god! I thought there was something seriously wrong with me Im actually getting visible bald spots on my scalp now mines falling out that much! my bub is 7 months now didnt happen with my 1st. I know what you mean about bubby always having your hair on him mine has hair all over him and now hes crawling and he poops it out eeeek!

Well its been over a month since my last post and yes the hair is still falling out!! I went to my hairdresser for comfort and she reassured me it is normal!!
Aparently there is a hormone that in your 3rd trimester goes to your hair that makes it nice and lush!!! So that's why your hair feels so nice and healthy!!!
Then once the baby is born a few months later this hormone leaves your hair and focus's on other parts off your body...hence the hair loss!!! Interesting!!!!
Oh well I will need to vacuum and clean the shower more often for a bit longer then!!!!

another one losing hair.
I forgot that i suffered with this badly with Hamish and now i am losing it again with Lachlan.
Im hoping it will slow down soon. I hate my hair being everywere, especially as it seems to wrap around Lachlans little fingers.

My DS is 9 months and I am soo sick of my hair felling out. Dh says every second day that his going to make me wear a hair net :rolleyes:.

As a bit of encouragement, Si's about 8 months, and my hair loss has slowed a bit I think. It always concerned me, because I have fine hair, so I can't afford to lose it! :D

I think another factor for me, is that I don't get to brush/shower as often as I used to, so more hair falls out at once, as opposed to losing a little bit every day.

I do have that lovely spiky regrowth though...very tidy and attractive. :p