While it may be worrying to suddenly begin losing hair at an alarming rate, it’s nothing to worry about. The reason for this sudden shedding is that your hormone levels, and particularly your oestrogen level, are returning to their pre-pregnancy levels. Since oestrogen regulates how long hair stays in a growth phase for, while you’re pregnant more of your hair is growing than usual. Normally, about 10 to 15 percent of your hair will be in a resting phase, but during pregnancy, that’s not the case. It’s also the same reason you may have noticed more body and facial hair while you were pregnant.
There are some things you can do to reduce the hair loss or have a healthier hair during pregnancy.
- Do not go for tight hairstyles such as a ponytail, cornrows, braids, hair weaves and hair rollers as they can pull and stress your hair, causing breakage.
- Do not use straightening treatments or chemical dyes as they make the hair brittle and dry.
- Use milder shampoo and conditioner.
- Use a detangling comb to brush your wet hair.
- Massage the scalp to stimulate blood circulation.
- Avoid using hair colours as harmful chemicals present in them can lead to excessive hair fall.
- Eat lots of fruits and vegetables containing antioxidants and flavonoids which help in protecting the hair follicles from damage and stimulate hair growth.
These above tips can help to reduce hair loss to a great extent. You may follow them, along with a few harmless home remedies.
It's also becoming increasingly popular for women with on-going issues after pregnancy to have a hair transplant Turkey by Longevita. But best to discuss the issue with your doctor before taking such steps. The hair loss you are experiencing is simply your hair growth normalising, and there’s nothing you need to do – or panic about.
There’s nothing you can do to stop the hair loss, but you can try experimenting with different styles or new hair products. You could also do what many new mums do – cut your hair short. It’ll make the hair loss seem less, and it’s a lot more manageable when you have a small baby to deal with.
Another good reason to have your hair cut, if you have very long hair, is that strands sometimes get caught around your baby’s limbs, neck or penis.
The hair becomes quite tight, and can cause your baby pain. So if your child is crying for no apparent reason check whether any of these ‘hair tourniquet’s’ are present.
