April 2021 Birth Club

Surely this can’t be normal! 😱😭

Posted before about hair loss and felt reassured that it’s just one of those delights of having a baby that no one tells you about! But I’m now starting to get v worried about the amount coming out each day- see photo. This is from just one shower, I clean the plug hole after every shower so I know this is just from today. I’m going to end up bald at this rate 😫😭

comments (17)

  • I've been losing a lot of hair too massive clumps of it each day. Apparently it's "normal" but the real question I have is when does it end? 🙃
  • 😔 I think everyone's on the same boat, its just one of those things people don't tell you about. My friend had a bald patch after her first, but her hairs grown back and couldn't even tell anymore, so it does eventually stop and get better..just takes time ☹
  • I noticed my hair thinning a lot after the baby in April and expected it, however, it turns out I had a severe vitamin D deficiency. It was picked up when I specifically asked to be tested for it (I went dairy free for a while as I EBF and thought baby had CMPA). I was so tired all the time as well so HV suggested I get the docs to check. I’ve been on a loading dose of 50,000 micro grams for five weeks and my hair has doubled in thickness and grown longer - which it never does… I had to take a pregnancy test because I couldn’t understand why my hair and nails had grown so much - they only did that when I was in my second trimester! 😂 Ask your docs to check your vitamin levels and also ask them about taking Biotin - I used to take it years ago and it was AMAZING. You’ll need to play with the dose to find what suits you as taking a bigger dose doesn’t always mean better results, it can actually not work at all if you take too much. You can get it from any chemist or holland and Barrett. Finally, get some Bay Rum from boots. I’ve used it for years, it’s marketed at men but it’s great for women’s hair too, makes it thick and shiny. I use it when my hair starts to get greasy and it cleans the grease enough to make it to the next weekly wash, but leaves enough of your natural oils to maintain natural conditioner which helps make it strong and healthy… Let us know how you get on!! Xx
  • I am in the same boat, forever brushing huge clumps out and wondering what will be left. I have had to start wearing hairbands to hide the regrowth. I remember it was just as bad the first time for me and it did grow back, it’s just crazy when you keep brushing such huge clumps out on a daily basis. Vitamins, oil scalp massages and hairbands all the way. Hence why they have the mom fringe as a thing 😄
  • MamaBearYoung said:
    I noticed my hair thinning a lot after the baby in April and expected …
    Thank you some good advice there!
  • Mine is exactly the same. I used to be a hairdresser, my boss told me after my first baby (and all our clients that would ask after having a baby) that its because when you're pregnant you don't lose as much hair as you normally would if you weren't pregnant ( i can only assume it because we all the our prenatal vitamins when pregnant) and thats why are hair seems to thicken up while pregnant. Then once baby is born our hormones change we probably aren't taking vitamins and we lose the hair we should of lost whilst pregnant which is why it seems like a lot. It could take 9 months to a year to return to normal
  • Same here. My hair was super long too so it looked ten times worse. I got it all chopped off so now it looks less awful but is still falling out around me! Hoover is constantly going.
  • I'm not as good as you and don't clean the plug every time but I do notice my hair is everywhere!
  • I’m having the same problem, it’s reassuring to see other people are too because I’ve started to feel really rubbish about it! I know it’s ‘normal’ but when it’s such a lot it’s hard to not worry isn’t it! I hope it stops soon, I’ve started dreading washing my hair!
  • Becka30 said:
    Happens to the women who don’t take their vitamins too. Just a hormonal reaction.