https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:52:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-hair-did-you-lose-postpartum#post-1858212 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 14:10:03 +0000 Honeydew 1858212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gag every time I sweep my hardwood floors. My hair is everywhere. I sometimes find it in the fridge. So gross. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-hair-did-you-lose-postpartum#post-1858179 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 13:52:05 +0000 anandam 1858179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsog: This theory makes perfect sense, and the timing coincides - they start grabbing right when our hair loosens up. But how could that be evolutionarily advantageous? So weird.</p> <p>And yes, @Mae: losing loads more than usual, constantly, every time I touch my hair, and finding loose stands everywhere in the house and on LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-hair-did-you-lose-postpartum#post-1858104 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 13:06:07 +0000 artsyfartsy 1858104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A lot and it's still going!!</p> <p>When I was pregnant, I could wrap a ponytail holder around my hair 3 times but it was too loose but I couldn't squeeze in the 4th wrap no matter how hard I tried </p> <p>Now it wraps 4 times easily and is still way too loose. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-hair-did-you-lose-postpartum#post-1858086 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 12:56:23 +0000 snowjewelz 1858086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know, this is so scary! I have fine/thin hair :meh: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-hair-did-you-lose-postpartum#post-1858048 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 12:42:22 +0000 bhbee 1858048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's weird I never had much loss that was noticeable, maybe a little bit. But I also never got awesome pregnancy hair or noticed less loss then. Maybe my hair didn't get the pregnancy memo on either side! And here I thought I was missing out ... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-hair-did-you-lose-postpartum#post-1858043 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 12:41:03 +0000 Mae 1858043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Glad I'm not alone... I guess? Lol my hair was thin to start and it's such a straggly mess now. I need a hair cut but I feel like no cut could make this cute anyways </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-hair-did-you-lose-postpartum#post-1857977 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 12:16:27 +0000 meredithNYC 1857977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A lot. It sucked. At 28 months postpartum, it's pretty much back to normal but I still have these annoying baby bang things. And now I'm pregnant again, so I can look forward to more hair loss in my future. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-hair-did-you-lose-postpartum#post-1857938 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:53:32 +0000 Mrs. BD 1857938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow! This is scary. I'm 30 weeks pregnant, and I know it's coming! I have lost 50% of my hair before due to stress, and it's NOT fun. I'm really hoping that my hair doesn't remember that and say, "We should do that again!" </p> <p>Also, can the person who voted that they are completely bald please explain!? You're scaring me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-hair-did-you-lose-postpartum#post-1857937 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:53:12 +0000 gilmoregirl 1857937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, yes. It comes out by the handful and makes such a gross mess. I just wear a ponytail now or else the baby is covered in my hair. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-hair-did-you-lose-postpartum#post-1857914 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:42:57 +0000 Bao 1857914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So much! After I do my hair I have to go through and clean the floor/counter etc. In the shower, it gets clogged every shower. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-hair-did-you-lose-postpartum#post-1857912 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:42:01 +0000 2PeasinaPod 1857912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So much...seriously, for like 6+ months. It's even worse when it starts to grow back and you have all of the itty bitty baby hairs that just get longer. The underneath of my hair is 2 lengths...horrible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-hair-did-you-lose-postpartum#post-1857903 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:31:33 +0000 KT326 1857903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually ended up with two bald spots near my hairline. The sad part is, I didn't even notice until it started to grow back. That new mom haze is no joke. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-hair-did-you-lose-postpartum#post-1857896 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:24:47 +0000 mrsog 1857896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@twodoghouse: I joked that the hair loss is natures way of letting the baby grab on to your hair and instead of ripping it out it just falls out in their hands! He often has fist fulls of my hair in his hands - not cool. Really though it was one of those things that people tell you about but you don't believe it till its happening to you. now I get what my friends had warned me about. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-hair-did-you-lose-postpartum#post-1857883 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:18:47 +0000 Madison43 1857883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>More than I thought possible. Fistfuls would fall out in the shower. But like pp, I have a ton of hair to begin with. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-hair-did-you-lose-postpartum#post-1857872 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:10:25 +0000 Dandelion 1857872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So much. It just keeps falling out. The worst of it seems to be over, now, but I still have strands falling out every day. The baby hairs are coming in, also. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-hair-did-you-lose-postpartum#post-1857845 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 10:51:33 +0000 Meridian 1857845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh no, this is scary... I have very thin hair to begin with, and I've been enjoying lots of good hair days with the pregnancy!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-hair-did-you-lose-postpartum#post-1857842 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 10:49:20 +0000 Mamasig 1857842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@twodoghouse: yes! I have to wear a ponytail around the baby at all times so he doesn't grab it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-hair-did-you-lose-postpartum#post-1857839 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 10:48:32 +0000 Mamasig 1857839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know how much is normal, but I'm losing tons too. But I have a lot of thick hair so you can't see it. However, I see the hair all over my clothes and floor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-hair-did-you-lose-postpartum#post-1857837 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 10:47:39 +0000 twodoghouse 1857837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sooo much hair! It's so gross after a shower. It doesn't help that they try to rip out handfuls every chance they get! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-hair-did-you-lose-postpartum#post-1857808 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 10:24:39 +0000 mrsjyw 1857808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a ton of hair and while I lost a ton, it didn't make a dent.</p> <p>However, the hairline loss, plus the sparkplug regrowth? ugh still dealing with it at 21 months pp! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-hair-did-you-lose-postpartum#post-1857807 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 10:24:39 +0000 autumnlove 1857807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A lot! My hairline was a little sad for a few months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-hair-did-you-lose-postpartum#post-1857806 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 10:23:38 +0000 Foodnerd81 1857806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: Yes-- not quite bald spots, but you could definitely see scalp. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-hair-did-you-lose-postpartum#post-1857801 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 10:22:57 +0000 Foodnerd81 1857801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So much. And it seemed to go on for so long. </p> <p>Now it's all growing back so I have 2 inch long hairs all over. Hair spray is no match for it, and I pretty much always have my hair in a ponytail to keep it from little miss grabby hands. Plus my hairline is pretty much one big cowlick. So, I look like a mess All The Time. Or i wear a headband and look like I'm coming from the gym or cleaning my bathroom. It's awesome. </p> <p>Did that make you feel better about what's to come after you stop shedding? :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-hair-did-you-lose-postpartum#post-1857800 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 10:22:51 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 1857800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>And then it starts to grow back in so you get all these very lovely short hairs that do wacky things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-hair-did-you-lose-postpartum#post-1857797 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 10:21:39 +0000 .twist. 1857797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I lost so much I started to wonder if it was normal. Which, I think is normal! :P haha </p> <p>It did eventually slow down, and then it all started to slowly grow back, nice and short, and in random places on my head. Now I have fancy little puffs of hair everywhere. Great look.</p> <p>ETA: Like, so much hair that when I put my hair into a pony tail I could almost see bald spots. Which have since grown in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-hair-did-you-lose-postpartum#post-1857794 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 10:21:00 +0000 avivoca 1857794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At the time, I was sure that I was going to go bald. I have a lot of hair to begin with and shed a decent amount normally, but holy crap did I shed after the baby. It's back to normal now at 11 months postpartum. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-hair-did-you-lose-postpartum#post-1857790 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 10:18:07 +0000 Mae 1857790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I knew it was coming. But holy shit. </p> <p>How much hair did you lose? I'm starting to wonder if I'm losing more than normal and if I should ask my doc or something... :/ </p>