Did anyone experience hair loss while they were pregnant, not after?
I have yet to get the luscious, thick hair that I had heard about during pregnancy. In fact, every day, all day long, I'm pulling loose hair out of my head and it's really starting to freak me out! I'm definitely bringing this up during my next doctor's visit.
Just wondering if anyone else experienced this, or maybe it's a twin pregnancy side effect??
pear / 1728 posts
I didnt lose hair, but I didnt grow extra either. All of the hair on my body just STOPPED growing. It is possible I guess. Just how your body reacts to the hormones
GOLD / pineapple / 12662 posts
I haven't lost any more hair than I would normally, and my colorist swears its thicker (I am 39/1 today). Although my belleh is only housing one butterbean. 
squash / 13764 posts
I went from having clumps of hair fall out in the shower to having ZERO hair falling out! It's been amazing--mainly because it makes cleaning the bathroom way easier! I'm not looking forward to the postpartum hair loss though.
grapefruit / 4006 posts
I was a big shedder pre pregnancy, there were always hairs all over the floor in my apartment. First trimester there was no difference, but Second trimester is when I noticed a big difference, I basically don't lose any hair at all these days. Which means I will be losing it in clumps postpartum. So I will just try to enjoy it while it lasts!
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
@MsLipGloss: You never know... sometimes there's a sneaky one hiding in there ; )
For the first trimester my hair completely stopped falling out. And then as soon as I got to the second trimester it went back to falling out like it normally does. I was kind of bummed, but at the same time I'm hoping this means I won't have crazy hair loss after delivery.
GOLD / pineapple / 12662 posts
@MamaMoose: O.O Lol! That would be quite a surprise at this point (39 weeks).
GOLD / pomelo / 5167 posts
I didn't lose during but now it's hitting on full force! yikes.
grapefruit / 4817 posts
I lost sooo much in my first trimester. It was awful and my husband hated it. It was everywhere and our drains were constantly clogged.
Then at 3.5 months postpartum, it started falling out again in clumps. I think it's slowing down now (4.5 months), but I am so over losing hair. It's like 15 different lengths now and I think I'm at the point where I have to accept my hair will be awful for a good year.
pomegranate / 3414 posts
I shed less during pregnancy than when not pregnant but nothing extreme; last time PP I went back to my usual shedding amount. I'd definitely talk to your doctor if it is a new thing because with all the hormone changes (especially with twins) there might be other causes to the hair loss (I believe I've read that thyroid problems can cause hair loss).
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
Ugh, I have SO MUCH HAIR GROWTH. My already lion's mane worth of hair has doubled, seriously! My mom told me she shed some PP though, so that's what I'm expecting~
pomegranate / 3314 posts
Didn't lose any during pregnancy, but it started coming out at about 2.5-3 months postpartum. Honestly, I'm not sure whether I'm losing a lot or I just got used to losing none so it now seems like a ton. All I know is, I am back to vacuuming several days a week to get all the hair off our floors (gross).
pomegranate / 3706 posts
Mine stopped falling out and got super thick while pregnant. Then I had the dreaded "4 month fallout" at almost 4 months postpartum. Just the baby hairs around my face fell out and I had to wear it down to hide the bald spots. I also resumed normal shedding at the same time.
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