I am losing my hair!?

The only thing I can think of is that I am breastfeeding my 5 month old daughter and I may not be getting enough vitimans?



I have never had anything like this before. It is a lot of hair and it has been going on for like three weeks now. My hair is definitely thinner. I hate this, is there anything I could eat?I am losing my hair!?
this is normal.. it is not from breastfeeding but actually from pregnancy

when you are pregnant you hardly lose any hair but after birth hair starts to fall out again.... its alot because well you weren't losing hair for months at a time.....

with breastfeeding since your hormones are at higher levels you make not notice the hairloss until later... but all women or most women go through a period od hairloss after the birth of a baby... again this is due to the pregnancy not to breastfeeding



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Postpartum hair loss is a normal - and temporary - postpartum change that is unrelated to breastfeeding. Most women will return to their usual hair growth cycle between 6 and 12 months after birth.



Many new moms notice hair loss - sometimes quite dramatic - around three months postpartum. This is a normal - and temporary - postpartum change that is unrelated to breastfeeding.



Following is how the hair growth cycle works:



All hair has a growth phase, termed anagen, and a resting phase, telogen. On the scalp, anagen lasts approximately 3 years, while telogen lasts roughly 3 months, although there can be wide variation in these times between individuals. During telogen, the resting hair remains in the follicle until it is pushed out by growth of a new anagen hair.

-- from Telogen Effluvium by Elizabeth CW Hughes, MD



Normally, around 85-95% of your hair is in the growth phase at any point in time, but the hormonal changes during pregnancy stimulate an increase in the percentage of hairs in the growth phase. As a result, many women enjoy thicker hair during pregnancy, as more hairs than normal are growing and fewer than normal are resting/shedding.



With the birth of your baby (and the hormonal changes that accompany birth), a larger number of hairs than normal enter the resting phase. Since the resting phase is followed by hair shedding (and regrowth), new mothers will experience greater than normal hair loss once the resting phase ends.



Postpartum hair loss commonly starts at around three months after birth. The amount of time between childbirth and the onset of shedding corresponds to the length of the resting phase of hair growth (between 1 and 6 months, with an average of three months). The hair loss can seem more extreme if your hair grew much more than normal during pregnancy, or if you have long hair. Most women will return to their usual hair growth cycle within six months, or between 6 and 12 months after birth.



If you feel that your hair loss is greater than the norm, or if things are not back to normal by the time your baby is 12 months old, then see your doctor. Excessive hair loss can be caused by common and easy-to-remedy postpartum conditions such as hypothyroidism (low thyroid hormone) or iron-deficiency anemia.
It has nothing to do with breastfeeding and everything to do with pregnancy. About 3 months or so after pregnancy, every woman will lose all the beautiful thick hair she built up during pregnancy. Don't worry, it should only last a few months. It sucks in the meantime, though.
Did you notice how thick your hair got while preggo? It's because the hormonal change reduces the amount of hair your normally shed. Well, now it's makeup time. Sucks huh? My dh went crazy over it because it literally almost broke the vacuum. LOL! It's totally normal, and will end in a few months or so. Just keep your hair brushed frequently so you pick up the strays that way, and not not on the floor.
It is perfectly normal sweetie! I thought the same exact thing - I thought it would never stop and lasted for weeks! But I swear it stops and your hair grows back! I have always had really thick long hair and it got kinda scary that every time I washed, brushed or just ran my fingers through it lots or hair came out. My son is now 7 months old and it stopped around 6 1/2 months! Try not to stress about it - it will be okay :o)
I had the same problem! My daughter is 8.5 months now and it's just starting to get better. My doctor said is was very normal, just part of post preg. I took my prenatal vitamin the entire time I breastfed. Apparently it's more of a hormonal thing then a deficiency. Don't bother trying new shampoos and stuff either, just a waste of time and money... don't worry, it'll pass.
Its normal. In the months after having a baby you loose your ';baby hair';. Its a hormone thing and I've never understood it.

I loose so much hair everyday I'm shocked I'm not bald! My daughter is 5mths and it started at 3mths post partum.

My doctor told me to start taking my prenatals again to help slow it down.
It is very normal to lose your hair after baby. Mine has just recently stopped coming out in clumps, and I had my son 7.5 months ago. are you continuing to take your prenatals? Sometimes this helps. It should stop falling out(Or slow down) in another couple months and if it doesn't I would consult your doctor and see if something else is up.
It's normal and because of the pregnancy hormones. During pregnancy your body retained most of the hair you would normally lose. You are now losing that extra hair. Mine came out in chunks, it was awful. I never went bald though.
losing hair around this time is very normal around this time may not seem that way but it is many hair dressers tell people to keep taking their prenatals until atleast 6 months afterward to help with that
the pregnancy hormones cause the hair growth -you're no longer preggers and the hair is falling out. talk to your OB about adding some B vitamins into your diet.
Totally normal. Kellymom.com