I am currently breastfeeding my 3rd child (16 months). I also breastfed my other two children ( a 6 yr old for 18 months and a 3 yr old for 15 months until pregnant with 3rd). During that time my hair has thinned significantly. Not the usual postpartum hair loss. The worst shedding usually starts about 1 yr or so after birth. Coincidentally that is when my periods resume). I was wondering if this is normal for extended breastfeeding?  My hair is not back to its pre pregnancy state. Scalp is visible on top, front,  sides, part and crown.  Not just visible but can see the actual shape ( curve) of my head.   Unfortunately my mom also suffers from hair loss but it wasnt this bad until she was sixty.  I am forty.
Hello. Thank you for writing to us at Chat Doctor I will keep a possibility of female pattern an Chat Doctor. In your case the hair loss due to SAGA may have been unmasked by postpartum hair loss Or halogen effluvium as commonly happens in most of the individuals. In SAGA, hair loss is mainly from the front and crown part of the scalp. This hair loss is also associated with thinning of hair. Together all these factor combine to greatly diminish hair volume so that the patient is usually concerned about hair. If I was the treating doctor I would have suggested you to use topical minoxidil 2% solution, twice daily. Minoxidil is US FDA approved for an