BellaOnline Forums Beauty and Self Hair I'm 22 and my hair is falling out!

Actually, it is hair that would be lost anyway.

During pregnancy your body slows down on hair loss. The hormone changes cause your body to "hang onto" hair that would normally be shed on a day-to-day basis.

Then after yoiu give birth, and these hormones back down, you lose all the hair at one time that you would have normally lost over the nine month period. Which makes it seem like you are having a really drastic hair loss!

Sometimes if you nurse your baby, these hormone levels will fall off less quickly, so the hair loss is less drastic (all at once). But this is not always the case.

Over the next couple of months your hormones will even out again, and your new hair growth will catch back up with your hair "loss".

The diet suggesteds is good anyway -because you need these as a new Mom and protein and iron are the two things that new Moms seem to sacrifice the most, and the body can suffer from.

I read the post title and was going to say that when my adrenal gland was fatigued I lost a lot of hair (and weight - and time - and energy)) BUT now that I read you've recently given birth I would have to agree with Michelle ....it is very likely normal post-pregnancy hair loss.

Things should get back to a more normal (pre-pregnancy hair loss - you can't base normal off of what you've been experiencing the past year!) rate of hair growth and loss.

If you are still breastfeeding it can be beneficial to keep up with your prenatal vitamins which will help encourage health hair and nails as well.

Angela <><

Hi, Are you still taking your iron tablets? I think you might like to ask your doctor about your iron levels. Iron is important for healthy hair growth also the stress of new baby and your hormones settling down could be responsible. There are products that will help slow down your hair loss. You could try Ecrinal hair cream at waaw.

Good Luck and for Gods sake try not to worry. That doesn't help either.

Chris

Falling of hair is a common problem, i think we cant stop falling of hair. Its depend on many situation like Stress, don't eat food at time,some real life tension, weakness and depend on weather also.According to me when you have not any type of weakness and others issue, fall of hair automatically stop.

Hello Chris,
Thank you for your comment and welcome to the forum. We love to hear from new members.

Hello Mannu123,
Thank you for your comments.
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My hair is thinning and I am almost 50....I was told by my last hair stylist to quit putting so much protein into my hair with shampoos. I use a "natural" shampoo now and I swear my hair looks fuller. It's only been about two weeks.

I am using Suave shampoo now - Suave Naturals soothing Lavender/Lilac.

Hi Robin,
Many women around your age experience thinning hair. - Dreaded hormonal fluxuations! The proteins you were using may have been building up on your hair and weighing it down, making it look flatter and thiner.

I suspected the iron problem. I am iron deficient and have been experiencing hair breakage and thinning right in the center of my HEAD! I think I will consistently start taking my iron and a multi-vitamin. I love my hair I do not want to see it in the comb!

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