post-pregnancy update
As far as my hair is concerned, I have good news and bad news.
The bad news is that I’ve allowed myself to settle into the terrible damaging habit of wearing the same hair style every day (and even at night). I recently began noticing the results of that – lots of broken hairs around my hairline. I’m trying to break that habit before I do some serious damage. Also, because I’m wearing my hair up 95% of the time these days, my curls aren’t looking so great. Which makes me just put it up again because it looks bad. Ah, the vicious circle………
The good news is my shedding is drastically reduced! During my pregnancy (especially the first trimester) I was shedding by the handfuls. With each wash, I would end up with a wad of hair that looked like large mouse. Now, I can literally count the hairs! Like an average of 5 or 6 hairs come out with each wash. That’s crazy! I’ve never had so little fall-out! I hope my body is building back all the thickness I lost during pregnancy.
From the bit of research I did online, I found that I’m in the minority concerning the hair loss. Most women will experience thicker healthier hair due to increased estrogen, then will experience a massive fall-out after delivery when the hormones go back to their non-pregnant levels. Some sources suggested hair loss during pregnancy may be a result of morning sickness not allowing you to get sufficient vitamins and nutrition. Other sources said it could be a thyroid issue. I experienced both of these. (my doctor believes I may have pregnancy-induced hypothyroidism) So I guess that could explain it?
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