hair Loss...

Lucy_lu_84 · Oct 8th, 2009, 15:53 PM

When does it stop? I swear my hair is coming out in handfuls every day...please tell me it stops soon!

Jelly_Tot · Oct 8th, 2009, 15:59 PM

My hair didnt stop falling out till aiden was roughly 4/5 months old, like you mines was handfuls everyday, lucky i have really really thick hair so it didnt make a diffrence as too how i looked it just means i have easier hair too manage now

Lucy_lu_84 · Oct 8th, 2009, 16:19 PM

Mine's not that thick tho ...

Okay well 4/5 months isn't fair away hope it stops then for me to

2bmum · Oct 8th, 2009, 19:25 PM

Im a natural blonde so have fairly thin hair anyway, and never really noticed that it got thicker during pregnancy, but is coming out in bucketfulls. I feel like I'm gonna be bald soon. I have a shower and when I'm massaging shampoo in I get handfuls of my hair and the plug needs unblocking. My hairdresser said it can carry on until they are about 12 months old but although not proven, a few people have said that taking seaweed tablets from the health food shop helps slow it down. I'm gonna get some and give it a go before I go bald

faille · Oct 12th, 2009, 08:59 AM

Mine started to fall out when LO reached 4months and my hairdresser said it would go back to normal once she's around 9months.

I'm not sure if she meant that's how long it takes for hormones to go down or it will be 9months because mine didnt start falling out until 4months iykwim?

**polo_princess** · Oct 12th, 2009, 09:05 AM

Mine did until around 6/7 months, apparently the norm is for it to last for up to 6 months but some people can have it for up to a year

Mine was pretty bad too i could run my hands through my hair and there would be tons of hair all tangled in my hands, really upset me

cybermum · Oct 12th, 2009, 09:28 AM

This has happened to me three times now

This time with Joshua it only started when he was 4 months old(last month) and its coming out in handfuls and I am having major panics (again) about waking up bald one morning.

I am going to go get it cut next week shorter and have a volume type cut so it looks fuller until it stops.

With my first son it didn't stop until he was 9 months old.

Lucy_lu_84 · Oct 14th, 2009, 14:33 PM

its horrible isn't it.... mine comes out in handfuls to. Really scares me that i will wake up with a bald patch!

hexyewdancer · Oct 14th, 2009, 16:12 PM

Mine is still coming out and it seems to be getting worse. I hate washing it because i lose so much. Just wish it would stop.

avabear73 · Oct 21st, 2009, 10:12 AM

I spoke to my HV about it today and she told me to make an appointment with my doctor, as after having a baby you can be deficient in nutrients. I had a section and lost 1.2L of blood, was given iron tablets to take (which I forgot about and left in a drawer, oops) - I looked it up and iron deficiency can cause significant hair loss. I 've started taking the tablets and have an appointment with my doctor next week. Also she said that after having a baby, your thyroid can be a problem ... worth getting these things checked out I think. Hopefully it will be something they can at least slow down, I'm losing hair at a scary rate ....

Oct 8th, 2009, 15:53 PM	#1
Lucy_lu_84 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rugby Posts: 3,622	hair Loss... When does it stop? I swear my hair is coming out in handfuls every day...please tell me it stops soon!

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Oct 8th, 2009, 15:59 PM	#2
Jelly_Tot Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: scotland Posts: 737	My hair didnt stop falling out till aiden was roughly 4/5 months old, like you mines was handfuls everyday, lucky i have really really thick hair so it didnt make a diffrence as too how i looked it just means i have easier hair too manage now

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Oct 8th, 2009, 16:19 PM	#3
Lucy_lu_84 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rugby Posts: 3,622	Mine's not that thick tho ... Okay well 4/5 months isn't fair away hope it stops then for me to

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Oct 8th, 2009, 19:25 PM	#4
2bmum Other Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wales Posts: 442	Im a natural blonde so have fairly thin hair anyway, and never really noticed that it got thicker during pregnancy, but is coming out in bucketfulls. I feel like I'm gonna be bald soon. I have a shower and when I'm massaging shampoo in I get handfuls of my hair and the plug needs unblocking. My hairdresser said it can carry on until they are about 12 months old but although not proven, a few people have said that taking seaweed tablets from the health food shop helps slow it down. I'm gonna get some and give it a go before I go bald

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Oct 12th, 2009, 08:59 AM	#5
faille Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kent UK Posts: 3,681	Mine started to fall out when LO reached 4months and my hairdresser said it would go back to normal once she's around 9months. I'm not sure if she meant that's how long it takes for hormones to go down or it will be 9months because mine didnt start falling out until 4months iykwim?

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Oct 12th, 2009, 09:05 AM	#6
polo_princess Mum (Mom) BabyandBump Team Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 45,510	Mine did until around 6/7 months, apparently the norm is for it to last for up to 6 months but some people can have it for up to a year Mine was pretty bad too i could run my hands through my hair and there would be tons of hair all tangled in my hands, really upset me

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Oct 12th, 2009, 09:28 AM	#7
cybermum Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,048	This has happened to me three times now This time with Joshua it only started when he was 4 months old(last month) and its coming out in handfuls and I am having major panics (again) about waking up bald one morning. I am going to go get it cut next week shorter and have a volume type cut so it looks fuller until it stops. With my first son it didn't stop until he was 9 months old.

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Oct 14th, 2009, 14:33 PM	#8
Lucy_lu_84 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rugby Posts: 3,622	its horrible isn't it.... mine comes out in handfuls to. Really scares me that i will wake up with a bald patch!

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Oct 14th, 2009, 16:12 PM	#9
hexyewdancer Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Cheshire, UK Posts: 1,719	Mine is still coming out and it seems to be getting worse. I hate washing it because i lose so much. Just wish it would stop.

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Oct 21st, 2009, 10:12 AM	#10
avabear73 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 814	I spoke to my HV about it today and she told me to make an appointment with my doctor, as after having a baby you can be deficient in nutrients. I had a section and lost 1.2L of blood, was given iron tablets to take (which I forgot about and left in a drawer, oops) - I looked it up and iron deficiency can cause significant hair loss. I 've started taking the tablets and have an appointment with my doctor next week. Also she said that after having a baby, your thyroid can be a problem ... worth getting these things checked out I think. Hopefully it will be something they can at least slow down, I'm losing hair at a scary rate ....

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