Post preggie hair moult
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Topic: Post preggie hair moult
Posted By: KazS
Subject: Post preggie hair moult
Date Posted: 07 September 2009 at 8:40am
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Any suggestions welcome...
i am having a post pregnancy hair moult - washing or brushing my hair causes a huge amount of hair to fall out of my head! Its horrid and thank goodness i have thick hair or i would be starting to stress 
Any suggestions on things that may help? Karen |
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Posted By: angel4
Date Posted: 07 September 2009 at 9:08am
| sorry no ideas. mine kept falling out in huge amounts until i got pregnant again when my son was 8months old and then stopped falling out. I have really long hair and it just went everywhere. HOpe you find a solution soon |
Posted By: BerryBliss
Date Posted: 07 September 2009 at 9:46am
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I'm still losing alot too full the hair brush and clog up the shower. I talked to my hairdresser about it was told some peole lose very little and some people (like her can lose alot and create bald spots) she told me tht i'm not going bald and you can keep losing hair for a year after birth. (mine didn't start moulting till 3.5 month after i had Tessa.
Sorry no solutions from me. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD 1999 DS 2003 DS 2006 DD 2009 |
Posted By: SBM
Date Posted: 07 September 2009 at 10:35am
I've just started losing my hair too!  I hope it doesn't last for a year, DP will get tired of pulling my hair out of the bath plug 
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 07 September 2009 at 11:51am
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I spoke to a hairdresser about it as well. Apparently you don't lose hair while you are pg but it will start falling out when baby is about 4mths.
It is normal for you to shed hair so I suppose that you are just making up for the hair you didn't lose while pg ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 07 September 2009 at 11:53am
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No advice sorry but I can feel your frustration. I too have thick hair and when it started falling out post pregnancy last time it just went EVERYWHERE. I couldn't even change Rowan's nappy without 2 or 3 strands falling onto her.
I ended up with a slight receeding hairline around the temples before it started growing back - and of course then I ended up with this weird baby fuzz all around the front of my hairline. -------------  
 
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Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 07 September 2009 at 11:58am
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I have this problem hugely... chunks of hair coming out everywhere! Kinda glad I am shaving my head in a few days, so that I won't have to clog the plughole or the vacuum cleaner anymore, LOL And cos I think it's appropriate.... http://www.r1.co.nz/thebigshave - www.r1.co.nz/thebigshave
------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: KazS
Date Posted: 07 September 2009 at 12:02pm
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My bubs is almost 4 months and it has started up in the last week or so - i dont wear my hair down anymore as it falls everywhere and when i take it out of a hair tie i make sure i am somewhere that i can dispose of the hair that comes out when i take it down..
Oh well i shall just grin and bear it for the time being :) |
Posted By: jano1
Date Posted: 07 September 2009 at 3:09pm
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Mine is coming out all over the place at the moment too. I had such a mane when I was pregnant, my hairdresser hadn't seen anything like it so some hair loss I can deal with. No suggestions or advice either I'm afraid, I'm thinking of getting mine cut shorter before it starts looking too ratty ------------- http://www.thebump.com/?utm_source=ticker&utm_medium=UBB&utm_campaign=tickers"> |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 07 September 2009 at 4:52pm
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apparently not all women have it but those who do(like me) ...the story is that the hair fallout part of the cycle stops when pregnant.. which is awesome when pregnant but for me 4 months afterwards for about 3 months i had massive loss!!:( but for me it was just the hair I hadn't lost all going at once...one of those weird pregnancy things for some people which I will never understand:) ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 07 September 2009 at 5:43pm
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KazS - I so relate, I always get DH to de-hair me after I have brushed my hair, lol... and I hate taking my hairtie out at the end of the day, it's like step 1) remove hairtie, step 2) extract hairball from hairtie and step 3) donate extracted hairball to a wig-making company ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 07 September 2009 at 5:48pm
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The weird thing for me is last pregnancy my hair stopped falling out by now and then did after I gave birth. This pregnancy my hair is still falling out normally so I wonder if I won't moult after all (and if maybe I'm having a boy) -------------
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 07 September 2009 at 6:31pm
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bobbie..i told you you are having a boy:)
my hairdresser (not that she is necessarily right) said if it falls out like normal you probably won't have issues after.. ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 07 September 2009 at 7:01pm
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I'm still moulting 14 months post baby, my hairdresser said breastfeeding doesn't help which makes sense for me as it didn't fall out so badly after the gremlins and I stopped breastfeeding much earlier. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Andriea
Date Posted: 07 September 2009 at 10:49pm
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ive got no advice either, with my last 2 pregnancys (1 boy 1 girl) I lost loads of hair, my hairs not that thick to start with and I used to cry that it looked so awful and thin. I ended up getting hair extensions after both those pregnancys and have planned to if it happens again this time. I feel your pain and prob annoyance ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 08 September 2009 at 2:48pm
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I am praying for it to end! Hair EVERYWHERE, its horrible.
sheesh, a year, I hope not. -------------   
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 08 September 2009 at 9:20pm
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I think mine is slowing up now but uggh the mummy hair regrowth! ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: Blankney94
Date Posted: 08 September 2009 at 10:41pm
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Frequent drain blockages in this house - and argh!! You should see it when we vacuum - it's no longer the cat fur that is the major bone of contention! Brooke is 7 mths now and the moult has just started to slow (although not stop). My hair was already thin, and now it is just horrible. It is limp, ratty horrible. I wish I could go out and get hair extensions. I have short bits around my temples, so that must be the regrowth. In desperation I have tried a hair thickening shampoo and hair thickening mousse. I think they kinda work, but make the hair tangle more, so you end up brushing more, and then loosing more hair! Neverending!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: tibby
Date Posted: 09 September 2009 at 2:59pm
| I too have this problem. It is absolutely horrid. Too scared to invite anyone for dinner because there's no way l could cook without some hair ending up in the meal - yuk! |
Posted By: Georgiegirl
Date Posted: 09 September 2009 at 4:28pm
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Oh dear... yet another lovely symptom of having a baby..... I guess the best solution is DRANO!
------------- http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/279456"> 
TTC#2 8th round of clomid 100mg 1 failed IUI. Waiting for IVF now. |
Posted By: Georgiegirl
Date Posted: 09 September 2009 at 4:31pm
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Oh dear... yet another lovely symptom of having a baby..... I guess the best solution is DRANO!
------------- http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/279456">
TTC#2 8th round of clomid 100mg 1 failed IUI. Waiting for IVF now. |
Posted By: Clara268757
Date Posted: 01 September 2021 at 3:58pm
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Oh my god, I'm so sorry babe! There's no feeling worse than feeling your hair starts falling off as a woman. You definitely need more supplements in your life. Sorry for chiming in to this thread so late, but I used to dread taking showers all the time. Now I don't mind. This is my story and some of my best advice which I hope is going to be of much help. I'm a woman in her 50's and I didn't give much thought to my sprouting gray hairs and my hair loss in my 30's during my first pregnancy because they were virtually undetectable; however, as my patch turned into a streak, I began to question whether or not I should address them although it was the last thing I wanted to do... Should I color them? Should I stick to natural hairstyles where they'd go unnoticed? I was really on the fence, yet I didn't feel particularly rushed to conceal my grays... I'm glad there are finally solutions out there for doing something about it that actually work! https://aginghairnomore.com/" rel="nofollow - This is a daily hair growth supplement that quite quickly helped me and my bestie to improve our hair and stop our hair loss with a few important but natural ingredients. It wasn't until we found it we were able to make our hair stop falling off as fast although it doesn't stop completely! I finally feel a lot more confident in my hair! Wishing you the best of luck in your journey, sis. Hope my advice was of help to you <3 Debbie |