I had the same problem, I was shocked that it happened so long after DD was born. My hair was down to my bum when I had DD too (recently chopped it!) and it gets everywhere! Now the more annoying thing is the regrowth, fluffy baby hair (where guys hair receads) and I need to get water or spray and stick it to my head my hair is straight and lifeless so really noticable.
It is thought to be because hair doesn't fall out during pg which is what makes it really thick and why people say that pg women have really nice hair (although I know people who lose lots of hair while they are pg so that theory is not entirely accurate). Once your body stops making the pg hormones, your hair starts to fall out. Mine always starts exactly 3 months after giving birth and keeps going till about 6 months. It is horrible because as the hair grows back, I have a VERY noticable second fringe.
As my hair dresser was doing my hair about 5 months after DS was born she asked me if I had been having chemo or something . . . just the boost my self esteem needed at that point.
Yep, its started happening to me too! I'm not sure if this is an old wives tale, but my mum said night feeding makes it worse. She bf'd all four of us and said it was worse with my sister who bf'd more in the night...
Well I feel much better knowing that its pretty normal. Having said that, I can't wait for it to stop though... I told the Man today that I started this thread, and that it seems to be quite normal from pg hormones, more than bf. Couldn't quite tell from all your responses if that was right though?
As for the fluffy 'baby' hair regrowth.... oooohhhhh noooooo! (but I don't remember it last time, so it couldn't have been too bad.)
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my hair is straight and lifeless so really noticable.
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