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Q: is anyone else losing their hair????

Since ive gotten my BFP ive been shedding hairs at an abnormal pace. Everytime i run my fingers through my hair, im left with tons of strands on my hands! it happens every single day and is highly alarming! Im afraid at this rate that ill have bald patches all over my head!

Has this happened to anyone else?

This question was asked Oct. 24, 2012 1:53pm
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Answered by danni179 - Oct. 24, 2012 2:22pm

You are actually supposed to stop shedding your hair (hence why your hair looks thick and lustrious during pregnancy. Mine looked amazing and then after I gave birth it caught up with itself and shed loads!

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Answered by ta23bi - Nov. 1, 2012 3:54am

I'm 12 weeks and every time i comb my hair or wash and rinse my with conditioner especially tons fall out!

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Answered by a member - Oct. 24, 2012 6:17pm

Yay hormones! It's possible to either stop shedding hair, or to shed more when pregnant, just depends on how your body reacts to pregnancy. You will definitely not get bald spots. But talk to your doc or midwife about it.

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Answered by a member - Oct. 24, 2012 2:35pm

Are you taking your prenatal vitamins? My hair actually stopped shedding and is thickest it's been in years and I'm so loving it even though I know it's short lived!

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Answered by monroezelda - Oct. 24, 2012 7:19pm

I have with every pregnancy, first 10 weeks I pull tons of it out, in big bird nest handfuls then it stops till after birth then starts to fall out again for about another 2 months :)

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Answered by zaiobaio - Oct. 24, 2012 5:09pm

With my first pregnancy I had wonderful hair ..., but with that one I have the same problem as yours.....But I dont think this is something to worry about....Just mention that to your midwife ..., but dont worry too much

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Answered by LalaRiley - Oct. 25, 2012 8:11pm

Like the last poster, I've noticed my hair seems to get greasy a lot faster, but I haven't been losing more than before. Hair loss is listed in the pregnancy symptoms part of this site though, so it must be pretty common. I've read that putting coconut oil on your hair for 30 minute prior to a shower will help it become soft and shiny, as well as leave it super conditioned so it is less likely to break. I tried it the other night and it was so amazing. It smelt great, and my hair was soooo soft afterwords! If you try it, just remember to wash your hair twice afterwords so it isn't greasy after.

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Answered by nesssicle - Oct. 24, 2012 3:33pm

Ive been taking prenatal vitamins for 5 months before I even got pregnant. Not everyone gets the lustrous hair when pregnant.

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Answered by nesssicle - Oct. 24, 2012 2:26pm

well thats obviously not happening in my case, and i KNOW i cannot possibly be the only one who has or is experiencing this!

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Answered by cherienc - Oct. 24, 2012 6:02pm

with this pregnancy I started losing my hair as soon as I got my BFP. It is probably normal, or why would it be happening to us lol? It was strange for me too because with my first pregnancy I didn't lose hair until after I gave birth. My hair loss has slowed now, I am sure it is just a hormonal thing and you will be fine.

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