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Post pregnancy with the little one to take care of, mothers tend to have very less time for themselves. Their world revolves around their baby. During pregnancy, everything about oneself feels good. There is a natural glow to the skin, hair and one feels very positive. But post pregnancy there is a reversal of the entire process. You may experience a lot of hair fall during this period. Does postpartum hair fall bother you? Do you feel breastfeeding is the cause for your postpartum hair fall? Read on to know more on this and how to deal with this problem effectively.
Postpartum hair loss is basically the loss of hair which is more than the usual (may be in clumps) that many new mothers experience between 3-6 months after they give birth to the baby. The excessive hair fall is called telogen effluvium. During pregnancy, the hair seems to be thick and shiny and you loved the way it looked. But 3 months after your delivery, you experiences excessive hair fall. This is more than the usual 70-100 strands of hair in a day that goes unnoticed. The reason for this is the change in your hormone levels. This phenomenon has nothing to do with breastfeeding. Irrespective of the fact that you are breastfeeding or not post-delivery, you will experiences hair fall between 3-6 months after delivery. Postpartum hair loss is not caused due to breastfeeding although they both happen around the same time
During pregnancy, your hair looked abundant and felt thicker than usual. This was because estrogen levels were high during pregnancy. This prolonged the stage where your hair was growing and reduced the time when hair was falling each day. And thus you enjoyed lush and beautiful hair during pregnancy. But then all good things come to an end. So once you delivered your baby, your hormone levels i.e. estrogen took a nosedive. As a result, your hair follicles enter the falling out stage and thus you experience post-partum hair fall.
It is a natural process and it is a way the body adjusts itself to the changing hormone levels. The excess hair that you grow during the pregnancy is lost after delivery. It is just a way by which your hair gets back to its pre-pregnancy fullness. The period of hair fall may stress and worry you a lot but there is nothing un-natural about it. So being p atient and calm during this period is one of the best ways to tackle this phase.
Here are some effective home remedies and methods by which you can get back the original texture of your hair and curb postpartum hair loss:
For more home remedies read: Top 12 Home Remedies To Treat Postpartum Hair Fall
Postpartum hair loss is a normal and temporary change that occurs in your body after the birth of your baby and is unrelated to breastfeeding. Having said that, it is normal for you to panic when you see heaps of hair in your shower or all over your pillows and hairbrushes. It is downright depressing and absolute pain to deal with hair loss on top of everything having a new baby entails. But the good news is that hair loss does stop once your hormone level starts to normalize which may be somewhere around 6-12 months after delivery. We hope these tips will help you to deal with postpartum hair loss in a better way.
Did you experience hair loss after your baby was born? How did you deal with it? Do share your experiences in the comments section below.
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