I've been pulling clumps out of my hair the last month due to postpartum hair loss (i'm 4.5 months pp). I'm sick of wearing my hair up all of the time, and I am thinking I should chop it slightly above the shoulders (it's a few inches past my shoulders atm). My question is, will chopping it this short make the shedding not seem so horrible?
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I want to know this too!
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Yes, cutting it will make it seem like you are shedding less, but if you are going to lose your hair, you're going to lose it no matter what length it is.
I had to cut my hair due to hair loss, I am still dealing with the growing out process, my son will be 2 in December!
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Yes it makes it seem like less is falling out because the strands are shorter! It is psychological, but it does help a little with the stress! (I am not post partum but have dealt with hair shedding issues moat of my adult life so I've learned techniques along the way to help cope! )
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I haven't experience pp hair loss since I'm still pregnant. But I have lots of very thick hair so I tend to have a LOT of hair fall out. I've done locks of love three times now and every time I do it I notice a serious decrease in the hair loss. My hair is so much healthier and lighter when it's short. I'm doing locks of love again next month and I can't wait!
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I didn't shed much pp, but I did notice that I shed less after I cut my hair!
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@MamaMoose: what a nice idea! I've got the longest hair of my life right now and have been thinking about my next hair cut. I'm going to look into that!
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A good cut will definitely help it seem like you are loosing less and the strands you do loose will be shorter aka seeming like less!
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I think I will go for it!
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I don't know if it will make a difference or not, but I wanted to chime in and say that my pp hair loss stopped about a month ago (around 6.5-7 months pp). I hope you stop losing yours soon
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@BabyBoecksMom: I hope I'm that lucky!
I am going in tomorrow to get my hair chopped, and changing my color from blonde highlights to a single process brunette. I haven't had short(ish) hair in years!
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I cut 13 inches off my hair a month after having baby and I haven't noticed too much shedding at all at 4 months pp.
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@Mrsdaredevil: WOW! How short is it now?
I heard that the shedding starts once you stop bf'ing. I stopped bf'ing at 3 months, and it started up shortly afterwards.
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Cutting my hair helped with shedding too. It just made me feel better overall just to get a little pampering.
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@calsmom: I have a longish inverted bob. The shortest part sits right above my shoulders/bottom of my neck.
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@Mrsdaredevil: Gorgeous!
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@Mrsdaredevil: love it!
It made me feel a lot better to chop my hair. You'll still lose the same amount of hair but it will feel like a lot less since it is short.
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