Back in march I posted about my postpartum hair so far. It has been doing incredibly well. And right on schedule, at 3 month mark, it started falling out. It has now been nearly two years and so I wanted to do a little update.
This whole subject has been scary for me as not only a woman but also someone who makes living in hair industry. I always thrived when it came to my hair. It's been thick and well, great since I was little. Ever changing colors and evolving hair care routines later, my pregnancy gave me the best hair yet. Not only quality but lenght and thickness.You can imagine how I felt when those first accessive hair loss days went.
Of course I knew it was coming and I have seen it with multiple of my clients. But once it starts happening to you and day by day you loose more and more .... well I did shed a tear.
At 5 months post partum my hair has been slicked back pretty muich everyday. That is mostly because I got tired of finding my hair all over our apartment, myself, my partner and every crevice of the baby. It is dangerous for hair to get wrapped around baby's hands or feet so I made the decision to keep the hair tied until further notice. I did brush it regularly but like I mentioned it was pretty emotional when I saw those clumps of hair in the brush. With that said I started getting a lot of new growth already too. Baby hairs coming in especially at my hairline where a month ago I noticed almost bald spots. The hair overall felt a little thinner but hey at least I was saving time to having to thin out my hair to make it more manageable. Biology has doing it for me.
I stayed calm and haven' t taken any steps toward new routine or taking medication etc. I have been looking into supliments and vitamins to start adding into my daily routine but ended up just letting my body do what it need to do.
Slowly but surely my hormones got back into balance and everything started to feel somewhat normal again. No more bald spots, the old once have grown back in. I trimmed my hair about 3 times since birth until September 2024. Thats when I decided to go for a chop and got it retouched and chopped some more in December. This had nothing to do with post partum hair. The decision came because I was letting my hair grow in lenght and thickness for so long that it ended up being unmanagable for me. Especially after summer full of sea water, pool and chlorine, sun and yes some bleach I added to the ends of my hair.
Now as far as my texture goes, I have always had a bit of natural wave going on. It took me years to actually try and style it my natural way and encourage it the right way. Summer and sunshine along with airdrying my hair has helped with this process. I have had a lot of clients over the years and met a few new once recently who experienced a change of their natural texture. This is completely normal as our body goes through so much biologically. You might notice change in wave or curl pattern, hair becomes corser or you suddenly get a lot more grey hairs. Sometime the natural color decides to change on you a bit too. It all seems crazy but like I said normal.
If you do feel worried about the big changes or too much hair loss, you can always consult your doctor about steps that may help. Personally I am all about letting the body heal for a while on its own before being alarmed and adding medicine into the mix.
If you have any more questions about my experience or about yours - and want to ask the hairdresser in me, feel free to contact me on my social media. Instagram @DeniVev.
Until next time
Deni
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