https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 05:29:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-hair-loss-hairstyle#post-2712018 Fri, 17 Mar 2017 12:07:12 +0000 LulaBee 2712018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: pixie cuts foreverrrrrrrrrrr! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-hair-loss-hairstyle#post-2712004 Fri, 17 Mar 2017 11:38:09 +0000 Cherrybee 2712004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last time, I got a fringe (bangs) to cover the baby hairs but I his time around I lost so much hair I looked ridiculous. I got a pixie cut today! I love it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-hair-loss-hairstyle#post-2711858 Fri, 17 Mar 2017 07:11:55 +0000 LulaBee 2711858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had such bad hair loss at my temples- I got a pixie cut and am able to swoop my hair forward and it hides it. Plus, baby girl can't grab my hair! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-hair-loss-hairstyle#post-2711768 Thu, 16 Mar 2017 20:54:42 +0000 babypugs 2711768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: @dragonsword: Thank you! Good to know, and definitely worth a shot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-hair-loss-hairstyle#post-2711765 Thu, 16 Mar 2017 20:49:36 +0000 dragonsword 2711765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@babypugs: @DesertDreams88: I saw my LO's pediatrician today and asked about this and she said any dose was fine and that I would just pee out any excess and if it got into the milk that my LO would pee out any excess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-hair-loss-hairstyle#post-2710830 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 12:49:28 +0000 DesertDreams88 2710830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@babypugs: there's not a ton of info out there but: <a href="http://kellymom.com/nutrition/vitamins/reference-intake-table/" rel="nofollow">http://kellymom.com/nutrition/vitamins/reference-intake-table/</a> The graph is a little hard to read, it is 35 µg daily intake recommended during breastfeeding, with no upper limit.</p> <p>I chose to take it towards the end of breastfeeding (9m on) because he was nursing less anyway, and I def don't get enough biotin in my limited diet. </p> <p>Taking too much is related to miscarriage so I wouldn't take it during TTC, however. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-hair-loss-hairstyle#post-2710786 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 12:04:33 +0000 babypugs 2710786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: Biotin sounds awesome! Is it okay while breastfeeding? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-hair-loss-hairstyle#post-2710671 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 10:14:05 +0000 looch 2710671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: It makes so much sense! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-hair-loss-hairstyle#post-2710669 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 10:09:38 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2710669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: since college I have always had at least one wig on hand to change up my look. I'm such a wuss about cutting bangs or doing a real chop, but with a wig you can experience so many styles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-hair-loss-hairstyle#post-2710656 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 10:00:10 +0000 snowjewelz 2710656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@KayKay: Ugh yes same my hair immediately got so greasy and gross! </p> <p>My hair loss was pretty bad the first time around... And I already have fine/thin hair to begin with. I had to start taking biotin and use biotin/keratin hair products. For now I'm still taking prenatal since I'm nursing, but I will switch to biotin when I'm done.</p> <p>I got layers in my hair and did balayage to hopefully make it look a little nicer to prepare for the hair loss! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-hair-loss-hairstyle#post-2710650 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 09:53:26 +0000 KayKay 2710650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I swear the hair situation after my 3rd now was almost immediately awful! I got home from the hospital, and it already seemed greasier and flatter and duller. The hair loss hasn't even started yet, usually around 4m.</p> <p>With previous pregs, I honestly didn't think anything really helped hide it. I'm not a "bangs" person, so maybe that would help hide the forehead/temple hair loss? But I don't think long vs. short hair really made a difference. Mostly I just try to wash it as infrequently as possible (tons of dry shampoo!) so that I don't break off any extra hairs that wouldn't have fallen out on their own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-hair-loss-hairstyle#post-2710645 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 09:42:57 +0000 looch 2710645@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I appreciate that you mention a wig, I think it would have really helped me if I had an alternative in those early months!</p> <p>I had to just cut it. There was a stylist that I loved that basically had a heart to heart with me and told me that I had to cut it to deal with it. It was the best advice and I am thankful I listened! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-hair-loss-hairstyle#post-2710576 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 08:15:19 +0000 knittylady 2710576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stocked up on bobby pins and would twist the baby hairs frenchbraid style from my part back towards my ears. I felt like I looked twelve for like a year postpartum. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-hair-loss-hairstyle#post-2710572 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 08:03:37 +0000 avivoca 2710572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dragonsword: I lost tons of hair at my temples with both kids (I have identical bald spots right now) and I've changed my part so it doesn't look too bad. But I feel you on the grossness, my hair is so greasy and hard to do anything with. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-hair-loss-hairstyle#post-2710527 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 02:34:27 +0000 dragonsword 2710527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: my hair loss is actually worse on the sides, so the only way to cover it up is if I pull the Trump style comb over! I feel you on the fivehead!</p> <p>@DesertDreams88: thanks for the tip! Going to amazon right now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-hair-loss-hairstyle#post-2710514 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 00:17:22 +0000 DesertDreams88 2710514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Take biotin. It has helped me so much!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-hair-loss-hairstyle#post-2710489 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 22:30:47 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2710489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didnt realize how bad it was until my hair started growing in around the edges. Although I shouldn't complain since I just lost a little air around the front and it made my forehead look even more like a fivehead. Seeing it thinned out up close was pretty traumatic. </p> <p>Wigs can be fun. Otherwise, fake a sideswept bang if you can. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-hair-loss-hairstyle#post-2710472 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 22:13:02 +0000 dragonsword 2710472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not even at the baby hair stage yet :crying: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-hair-loss-hairstyle#post-2710470 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 22:10:55 +0000 Foodnerd81 2710470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It is so annoying. I am now in the phase with two inch hairs all over my head that stick out like crazy. In a few more months I'll be able to braid it into a side braid but for now I just use a little gel and hairspray and try not to care. It happened after my first, grew in, had another baby, started all over again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-hair-loss-hairstyle#post-2710453 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 21:20:34 +0000 LemonJack 2710453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No advice, just commiseration. I remember I couldn't pull my hair back for a really long time because I had so many baby hairs sticking up and looked ridiculous. I'm dreading that happening again. The post partum shed is no joke. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-hair-loss-hairstyle#post-2710448 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 21:09:19 +0000 dragonsword 2710448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For those of you who experience the dreaded postpartum hair loss, how did you style your hair? I cut my hair pretty short right before I had my baby knowing that this will happen to me but my hair still looks awful. It gets greasy in a day and it's just flat and barely there. I look sick. I've been contemplating on getting a wig! Should I just wear a thick headband? Ugh. Help. </p>