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I understand it is sometimes normal for women to lose hair while
nursing, even when taking plenty of vitamins. Anyone here ever experienced this? How long does it last? Does it grow back? |
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Rupert wrote:
I understand it is sometimes normal for women to lose hair while nursing, even when taking plenty of vitamins. Anyone here ever experienced this? How long does it last? Does it grow back? It isn't that your hair falls out because you're nursing. It's because, while you're pregnant, you tend not to lose hair you would normally lose. This means, post-partum, you shed more hair than you normally would because you are losing not only the hair that you would normally lose, but also the hair you should have lose while you were pregnant, but didn't. Generally speaking, it is a non-issue and you don't lose so much hair that you run the risk of going bald, nor do you need to grow back more hair to make up for the loss. -- Be well, Barbara Mom to Sin (Vernon, 2), Misery (Aurora, 4), and the Rising Son (Julian, 6) Aurora (in the bathroom with her dad)--"It looks like an elephant, Daddy." Me (later)--"You should feel flattered." All opinions expressed in this post are well-reasoned and insightful. Needless to say, they are not those of my Internet Service Provider, its other subscribers or lackeys. Anyone who says otherwise is itchin' for a fight. -- with apologies to Michael Feldman |
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Circe wrote in message news:4r6tc.29821$wa.28854@fed1read07... Rupert wrote: I understand it is sometimes normal for women to lose hair while nursing, even when taking plenty of vitamins. Anyone here ever experienced this? How long does it last? Does it grow back? It isn't that your hair falls out because you're nursing. It's because, while you're pregnant, you tend not to lose hair you would normally lose. This means, post-partum, you shed more hair than you normally would because you are losing not only the hair that you would normally lose, but also the hair you should have lose while you were pregnant, but didn't. Generally speaking, it is a non-issue and you don't lose so much hair that you run the risk of going bald, nor do you need to grow back more hair to make up for the loss. But you may lose enough hair to break your mil's hoover. ;-P Debbie |
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On Wed, 26 May 2004 12:40:13 -0700, Rupert wrote:
I understand it is sometimes normal for women to lose hair while nursing, even when taking plenty of vitamins. Anyone here ever experienced this? How long does it last? Does it grow back? It's not so much hair you loose, but hairs you gained while pregnant which you are shedding. Many pregnant women will notice their hair is thicker, and all these extra hairs will fall out after the baby is born. That can last several months, sometimes up to a year. -- -- I mommy to DS (July '02) mommy to three tiny angels (28 Oct'03, 17 Feb'04 & 20 May'04) guardian of DH (33) |
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"Rupert" wrote in message
om... I understand it is sometimes normal for women to lose hair while nursing, even when taking plenty of vitamins. Anyone here ever experienced this? How long does it last? Does it grow back? It is normal to lose hair after having a baby whether you nurse or not, whether you take vitamins or not. Your hair falls out slower than normal while pregnant so then after the birth, it just catches up on all that shedding all at once. You're not losing any *more* hair than you would have, you're just losing it over a shorter amount of time so it seems like a lot, especially if your hair is long. For long hair, keep it braided most of the time, that way it doesn't fall out all over the house all day, just in the bathroom when you wash it and brush it out. Makes clean up easier and you don't end up with hair all over everything that touches the floor (such as, the baby). eeeww. ;-) -- Cheryl S. Mom to Julie, 3, and Jaden, 8 months |
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Rupert writes:
: I understand it is sometimes normal for women to lose hair while : nursing, even when taking plenty of vitamins. Anyone here ever : experienced this? How long does it last? Does it grow back? Actually you have it backwards. Women's hair grows thicker during pregnancy, and falls out again after the pregnancy terminates. The solution is to get pregnant again, but it only works for 9 months. :-) Larry |
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"Welches" wrote in message news:xq7tc.175$aF2.6@newsfe3-gui... Circe wrote in message news:4r6tc.29821$wa.28854@fed1read07... Rupert wrote: I understand it is sometimes normal for women to lose hair while nursing, even when taking plenty of vitamins. Anyone here ever experienced this? How long does it last? Does it grow back? It isn't that your hair falls out because you're nursing. It's because, while you're pregnant, you tend not to lose hair you would normally lose. This means, post-partum, you shed more hair than you normally would because you are losing not only the hair that you would normally lose, but also the hair you should have lose while you were pregnant, but didn't. Generally speaking, it is a non-issue and you don't lose so much hair that you run the risk of going bald, nor do you need to grow back more hair to make up for the loss. But you may lose enough hair to break your mil's hoover. ;-P Debbie LOL - DD and I both shed out hair at the same time (and her newborn hair was really long and thick - she really did have more hair than most babies I've seen). Luckily our vacuum didn't break but there was sure a lot of it. Amanda -- DD 15th August 2002 1 tiny angel Nov 2003 EDD 19th August 2004 |
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"Circe" wrote in message news:4r6tc.29821$wa.28854@fed1read07...
Rupert wrote: I understand it is sometimes normal for women to lose hair while nursing, even when taking plenty of vitamins. Anyone here ever experienced this? How long does it last? Does it grow back? It isn't that your hair falls out because you're nursing. It's because, while you're pregnant, you tend not to lose hair you would normally lose. This means, post-partum, you shed more hair than you normally would because you are losing not only the hair that you would normally lose, but also the hair you should have lose while you were pregnant, but didn't. Generally speaking, it is a non-issue and you don't lose so much hair that you run the risk of going bald, nor do you need to grow back more hair to make up for the loss. -- Be well, Barbara Mom to Sin (Vernon, 2), Misery (Aurora, 4), and the Rising Son (Julian, 6) Aurora (in the bathroom with her dad)--"It looks like an elephant, Daddy." Me (later)--"You should feel flattered." All opinions expressed in this post are well-reasoned and insightful. Needless to say, they are not those of my Internet Service Provider, its other subscribers or lackeys. Anyone who says otherwise is itchin' for a fight. -- with apologies to Michael Feldman Thanks for all the replies. This is not what my wife is seeing- her haid is getting thin- thinner than before she was pregnant, which is why she is worried. |
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Rupert wrote in message om... "Circe" wrote in message news:4r6tc.29821$wa.28854@fed1read07... Rupert wrote: I understand it is sometimes normal for women to lose hair while nursing, even when taking plenty of vitamins. Anyone here ever experienced this? How long does it last? Does it grow back? It isn't that your hair falls out because you're nursing. It's because, while you're pregnant, you tend not to lose hair you would normally lose. This means, post-partum, you shed more hair than you normally would because you are losing not only the hair that you would normally lose, but also the hair you should have lose while you were pregnant, but didn't. Generally speaking, it is a non-issue and you don't lose so much hair that you run the risk of going bald, nor do you need to grow back more hair to make up for the loss. -- Be well, Barbara Mom to Sin (Vernon, 2), Misery (Aurora, 4), and the Rising Son (Julian, 6) Aurora (in the bathroom with her dad)--"It looks like an elephant, Daddy." Me (later)--"You should feel flattered." All opinions expressed in this post are well-reasoned and insightful. Needless to say, they are not those of my Internet Service Provider, its other subscribers or lackeys. Anyone who says otherwise is itchin' for a fight. -- with apologies to Michael Feldman Thanks for all the replies. This is not what my wife is seeing- her haid is getting thin- thinner than before she was pregnant, which is why she is worried. Do you think it's getting thin? I was convinced with #1 that so much had come out (my hair was down to my waist so it seemed loads) that I was getting bald patches. As it also felt thinner (partually because it was winter and colder, partually because it was thinner than the pregnant state) I felt as though I was losing too much. I lost loads of hair for 6 months and it didn't stop falling out until about 12 months. Debbie |
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Rupert wrote:
Thanks for all the replies. This is not what my wife is seeing- her haid is getting thin- thinner than before she was pregnant, which is why she is worried. If that is indeed the case and it is not just a *perception* that she is losing so much hair that it must be getting thinner, then I would suspect a thyroid problem (not an uncommon condition to develop postpartum). She should see her doctor, report the excessive hair loss, and request follow-up testing. -- Be well, Barbara Mom to Sin (Vernon, 2), Misery (Aurora, 4), and the Rising Son (Julian, 6) Aurora (in the bathroom with her dad)--"It looks like an elephant, Daddy." Me (later)--"You should feel flattered." All opinions expressed in this post are well-reasoned and insightful. Needless to say, they are not those of my Internet Service Provider, its other subscribers or lackeys. Anyone who says otherwise is itchin' for a fight. -- with apologies to Michael Feldman |
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