At the risk of sounding like I’m a complete postpartum wreck, can I just say that this degree of hairloss has caught me completely by suprise?! Here is a gross picture of how much hair I lost a few days ago in the shower.
No, I wasn’t trying to write numbers with my hair.
I have to literally pick all the hair off of my body that has rinsed off of my head during the shower before I can get out. Its all wrapping around everywhere. It feels so gross! Is this an abnormal amount? I get at least this much every day in the shower for a month now (Started at 4 months postpartum) and my hairbrush is full every time I brush. I have this trail of loose hair falling out behind me everywhere I go.
I remember a few years ago reading about this lady who lost all or most of her hair after having her baby and I thought “Its worth it though for her cute baby.” And it totally is. Even if I go bald. I actually have 2 almost bare spots now around my temples.
Exibit A
That being said…. I told someone about this yesterday and they felt the need to remind me that all kinds of infertile women would love to have my problems if they could just have a baby. Excuse me? Hold it right there! I’m the last person that you need to go preaching to about how infertile people feel about my problems. Just because my infertile self and all the other infertile couples would love to be going bald and having anxiety attacks if they could just have a baby, does not mean that I’m not going to freak out a tiny bit when I am unraveling my fallen hairs from my baby’s pacifier. Ok? Thank you. I would definitely take having Truett over having hair but do I really need to choose?
Sorry about that little rabbit trail. Anyway. What is your experience with postpartum alopecia? How long does it last? How bald will I get? Thanks for reading .
Journey For My Baby 
I am in the same boat. I have, with no exaggeration, lost about 1/4 of my hair. It’s falls out in handfuls all day ad is all over our house. It’s awful. I get it. It’s seriously hard to watch it fall out. I am praying it will grow back. Xo
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Glad to know I’m not alone. I would say that I’ve lost about 1/2 to 2/3 now but it was extra thick during pregnancy. It really is scary seeing those clumps and the thin spots and so annoying having to clean it up all the time. Thanks for your comment. I hope it grows back quickly for both of us. 🙂
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My hair did the exact same thing. It looked like a brushed a Golden Retriever in my shower every day! I have to say, as fast as t fell out, it frew right back😊 Loved all the postpartum randomness that was so unexpected, lol
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That’s good to know. I sure am looking forward to being done shedding and growing my hair back again!! 🙂
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I almost took a picture of mine the other day too!! It’s out of control! And it isn’t just in the shower, my hair is everywhere: wrapped on the babies, in their clothes, in my husband’s clothes, in the bed, on the floor, on the cat. Lol. I’m going to cut my hair within the next month or two. I’m hoping that helps. At least the strands we find will be shorter haha.
And, sorry to the still infertiles, but have some compassion. We have been in your shoes. We each have our own story. I’m in a new chapter of this parenthood journey, thankfully it has babies in it, but I’m allowed to discuss and complain about things. The one thing I never complain about is my babies directly. Wait until your hair falls out. You say you’ll love it now, but who are you kidding? Not those of us who have walked the path before you. 🙂
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Amen! Lol. I absolutely agree with you on that last paragraph. And yes. This hairloss thing is out of control. Its not slowing down at all. I think there will b some serious hair cutting in my near future. 😉
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Oh, one suggestion- vitamins! They help with hair and nail strength. Oh, and one more, I recently tried coconut oil on my hair in the shower. I think it helped. I’ve read about it helping with many things so I figured, why not. 🙂
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Yeah I’ve hear good things about coconut oil too! Might give that a try. I definitely have to get back on my prenatals too. My nails are breaking badly. 4 Have snapped off in the last few days so that should b a sign lol. 😉
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Last comment lol. After reading your post, I stumbled on this one-about coconut oil.
http://toesandpaws.wordpress.com/2014/02/26/my-new-obsession/
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Thanks! I’m off to read it now. 🙂
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I know that having low iron levels (as well as hypothyroid) definitely don’t help retain hair. Maybe something to get checked out? I will be feeling your pain soon I’m sure… I’m having a baby next week, I have thin hair and I’m already anemic! Perfect storm.
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Yes i probably should have my thyroid checked. I had an iron test and that came back good. I can’t tell if the hairloss has slowed down any yet but the bare patches limit styling a lot. Best wishes on your upcoming birth and congratulations! 🙂
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Thanks so much! Yeah… I told my hubby I’ll probably be getting my hair cut a few months after I had the baby and to plan on that. 😉
I lost quite a bit of hair right before IVF when I went on Lupron for a month and then on Provera for something like 10 days… my hair was coming out in clumps and it was so distressing!
Changing hormone levels to mean things to the body… 🙂
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Yes i had that happen before coming off of progesterone, just never to this degree.
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