Hair falling out

Moraine · Jan 23rd, 2009, 14:00 PM

So I know that your hair is supposed to fall out somewhat after pregnancy due to hormones blah blah, but how much? My hair is falling out so much I'm scared I'm going to be bald. I look at my pillow and it's covered, I find it all over the floor everywhere. I had a bath last night and when I got out, there was a ton of hair in the water. I even got my hair all chopped off because I figured it was easier to deal with short hairs everywhere than long ones. If I run my hand through my hair, it comes out with hairs all over it. I even find hairs on my baby!

So how much are the rest of you losing?

Teel · Jan 23rd, 2009, 15:14 PM

ahh hun Im losing sooooooooo much hair its crazy!

I have quite long hair so it looks wayy more- I can run my fingers thro my hair after i have washed it and strands just come away endlessly.

I find hair all over carpet, ALWAYS on my baby and her blankets- im just shedding so much its worrying.

Naya69 · Jan 23rd, 2009, 18:13 PM

when your pregnant your hair cycle stops which means it stops falling out as much as before also your hair builds up more oils which make your hair shinyer so when you have a baby your cycle starts again which means all that hair has to come out mine is just getting back to normal and my little boy is 7 months old when i had a bath there was as much coming out as you would find on a brush after a month but its completely normal just start to panic when you find bold spots

emma_27 · Jan 23rd, 2009, 18:18 PM

Hiya
Im suffering really bad with hair loss too!! Its that bad that ive started to get really thin patches by my temples!! I lost loads with my son too so was expecting it to happen again i think my son was about 6months when i noticed it not falling out so much fingers crossed it will stop asap before im bald!!

cinnamum · Jan 23rd, 2009, 18:38 PM

ah this is totally normal, i went through a good week last wek where none fell out but now its got bad again, i just put extentions on and hope no one notices,as my hair went really lovely while i was preg! full, shiny then as soon as i had TJ... i was like a multing mutt! lol

xHx · Jan 24th, 2009, 09:55 AM

Mine is falling out REALLY badly!!! In fact I have been really worried, its starting to go thin around my temples - I have spoken to a hairdresser who assures me its quite normal but it still hasn't stopped me freaking out when I run my hand through my hair and a handful comes out!!! x

alloyd519 · Jan 24th, 2009, 10:22 AM

The same thing happened to me after the girls were born. I really wasn't expecting how much hair was falling out! Everytime I took a shower i'd have to keep taking hair out of the catcher thing so the water could flow through! And I had hair everywhere too! Although I didn't mind seeing as I have really thick hair and hate it! But of course it grows back . . Lol

BlackBerry25 · Jan 24th, 2009, 10:55 AM

I was going to make a post on this too! My hair is EVERYWHERE. My baby is always playing with some or has it all over her....

So its normal then? For how long?

Beltane · Jan 24th, 2009, 19:15 PM

I lost a TON of hair with my first. I cried in the shower almost every day. Once it gets out of its resting phase, you'll see- it'll grow in nicely!

Moraine · Jan 25th, 2009, 00:27 AM

Thank you so much everyone! I expected hair loss, I just didn't think it would be this much! I am starting to get bald spots at the temple area. I can't wait for it to be over!

Jan 23rd, 2009, 14:00 PM	#1
Moraine Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 537	Hair falling out So I know that your hair is supposed to fall out somewhat after pregnancy due to hormones blah blah, but how much? My hair is falling out so much I'm scared I'm going to be bald. I look at my pillow and it's covered, I find it all over the floor everywhere. I had a bath last night and when I got out, there was a ton of hair in the water. I even got my hair all chopped off because I figured it was easier to deal with short hairs everywhere than long ones. If I run my hand through my hair, it comes out with hairs all over it. I even find hairs on my baby! So how much are the rest of you losing?

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Jan 23rd, 2009, 15:14 PM	#2
Teel Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Wales Posts: 218	ahh hun Im losing sooooooooo much hair its crazy! I have quite long hair so it looks wayy more- I can run my fingers thro my hair after i have washed it and strands just come away endlessly. I find hair all over carpet, ALWAYS on my baby and her blankets- im just shedding so much its worrying.

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Jan 23rd, 2009, 18:13 PM	#3
Naya69 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Manchester, England Posts: 3,340	when your pregnant your hair cycle stops which means it stops falling out as much as before also your hair builds up more oils which make your hair shinyer so when you have a baby your cycle starts again which means all that hair has to come out mine is just getting back to normal and my little boy is 7 months old when i had a bath there was as much coming out as you would find on a brush after a month but its completely normal just start to panic when you find bold spots

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Jan 23rd, 2009, 18:18 PM	#4
emma_27 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: staffordshire with my lovely OH, Son and my cat Mikey Posts: 3,023	Hiya Im suffering really bad with hair loss too!! Its that bad that ive started to get really thin patches by my temples!! I lost loads with my son too so was expecting it to happen again i think my son was about 6months when i noticed it not falling out so much fingers crossed it will stop asap before im bald!!

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Jan 23rd, 2009, 18:38 PM	#5
cinnamum Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Poole, Dorset Posts: 3,360	ah this is totally normal, i went through a good week last wek where none fell out but now its got bad again, i just put extentions on and hope no one notices,as my hair went really lovely while i was preg! full, shiny then as soon as i had TJ... i was like a multing mutt! lol

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Jan 24th, 2009, 09:55 AM	#6
xHx Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chesterfield, UK Posts: 580	Mine is falling out REALLY badly!!! In fact I have been really worried, its starting to go thin around my temples - I have spoken to a hairdresser who assures me its quite normal but it still hasn't stopped me freaking out when I run my hand through my hair and a handful comes out!!! x

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Jan 24th, 2009, 10:22 AM	#7
alloyd519 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,455	The same thing happened to me after the girls were born. I really wasn't expecting how much hair was falling out! Everytime I took a shower i'd have to keep taking hair out of the catcher thing so the water could flow through! And I had hair everywhere too! Although I didn't mind seeing as I have really thick hair and hate it! But of course it grows back . . Lol

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Jan 24th, 2009, 10:55 AM	#8
BlackBerry25 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 15,180	I was going to make a post on this too! My hair is EVERYWHERE. My baby is always playing with some or has it all over her.... So its normal then? For how long?

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Jan 24th, 2009, 19:15 PM	#9
Beltane Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 4,384	I lost a TON of hair with my first. I cried in the shower almost every day. Once it gets out of its resting phase, you'll see- it'll grow in nicely!

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Jan 25th, 2009, 00:27 AM	#10
Moraine Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 537	Thank you so much everyone! I expected hair loss, I just didn't think it would be this much! I am starting to get bald spots at the temple area. I can't wait for it to be over!

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