Hair Loss is a Normal Part of Post-Pregnancy Life

After you finally have your baby, you think that everything is wonderful. You’ll probably be excited at the very thought of losing the baby fat and regaining your figure from before. Over the course of your pregnancy, your hair likely got thicker and longer, and you probably won’t be prepared to lose it once you have the baby. As you brush your hair everyday, you may begin to see more and more hair staying behind on the bristles. You’ll most likely be surprised to see this hair loss if you weren’t expecting it. Women who have just had a baby routinely have to deal with these post-pregnancy changes.

Your body experienced many changes while you were pregnant. Your body will need to support two people instead of just one, since it has to provide nutrition to your developing fetus. Your body will take care of everything by itself thanks to nature. Hormones kick into operation in order to prepare for the upcoming event, and you may find yourself being constipated, fatigued, or having nasal congestion and morning sickness. Most of these symptoms occur directly as a result of your pregnancy. You won’t be able to notice all of the effects that your body undergoes, but they’ll still be there.

One of these invisible changes is in your scalp and your hair. Since your body will have low amounts of estrogen and higher amounts of testosterone, your hair won’t fall out like it normally does. It’s typical for a person to lose 100 strands of hair each day making room for new, healthy hair shafts. This process just doesn’t happen during pregnancy. You may notice that prior to your baby being born your hair is thicker than it has ever been and has slightly changed color. After your baby is born, your hair will soon go back to normal so you shouldn’t fall in love with the changes.

It will take a few months for your body to return to it’s normal state, but around 3-4 months after you’ve given birth, you can expect the hair to fall out and resume it’s normal cycle. This means that the hair you didn’t lose for nine months is going to fall out all at once. There are a few things you can do to alleviate the situation, such as switching to satin pillowcases so the friction doesn’t cause extra hair loss or by eating a healthy diet which will translate into healthier hair. It’s important that you be patient as you wait for your hair to get back to normal. Doc No. 34Sdlhgsdl -sds

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