Hair Loss After Pregnancy

Pregnancy!! A great time for women with the feeling of being a mother on their mind. Pregnancy time is also a good time for hair. why? because this is the time when the body produces more and more estrogen, hormone that stimulates and keeps the hair in the growing phase. No wonder you see so many gorgeous pregnant woman around.
What about the hair loss after pregnancy? The estrogen levels drops in the body and the mane of hair the woman acquired before pregnancy starts to disappear. There is considerable loss of hair and woman often freak out with bunch of hair loss at the slightest touch of hand. The hair become weaker and thin due to dropped levels of estrogen. In some cases the scalp at the front and on the top become sore. This hair loss after pregnancy is called Telogen Effluvium. This process starts 3 months after pregnancy and is at its peak during the six month after pregnancy. Physical stress, hormone changes and lack of sleep adds to the hair loss after pregnancy.

How can you control hair loss after pregnancy?

a) Sleep for 8 hours at least.
b) Drink a glass of water every hour.
c) Eat food for hair like the almond, soya, dates and flax seeds.

On a leaving note, please take care when you are at telogen effluvium stage as the hair sometimes may get wrapped around baby's feet to cut off the blood circulation and the medical terms this as toe tourniquet syndrome.

Best of luck and take care. If the hair loss does not stop, women can nowadays consider a hair transplant.