Having a baby is surely the biggest blessing for a woman but the postpartum hair loss can sometimes supress the joy of being a new mom. I always had long, thick and black hair that they became my identity. When I entered the 2nd trimester, I was shedding like a dog. I still remember, I used to cry at nights because I was going bald. My doctor said, it was normal and atleast you won’t be shedding postpartum because you are facing the hair loss now. But guess what! My daughter is 4 months old now and I am facing the worst possible hair loss from 3rd month. Doctors say there is nothing they can do, so all I have to do is wait to be bald and brush my house three times a day to pick hundreds of my hair strands.
- This was my strategy during the whole 3rd month but one day, I don’t know what came to my mind I just said to myself that I should atleast give it a try. I won’t say that I have become successful in stopping my hair loss because that is not possible because of the hormone adjustment but I will definitelysay the situation is much better by few steps I have been taking from a month. These and the advice from HairGuard, are both worth sharing to help the moms like me who love to have hair.
- Drink about 10 glasses of water per day. The hair during the postpartum hormone adjustment become really dry, which cause them to break easily. Drinking enough water will keep them hydrated and to some extent, it will also bring the shine back to your hair.
- Do oiling twice a week to keep them away from dryness. I have been using coconut oil and mustard oil but I guess other hair oils will work too.
- For few months say bye bye to hair dyes, chemical treatments and intense hair styling.
- Try not to do the bun because it will cause stress to the roots of the hair which are already weak due to the hormones. My best hairstyle now days is a simple loose braid.
- Use conditioner regularly to return the moisture to hair which is lost during the use of shampoo.
- If possible, but a massaging brush to increase the blood flow to the roots so that the overall hair growth can be promoted.
- And lastly, be positive! Don’t let thie temporary hair loss ruin your happiness of being a mom. I have talked to women who swear by their lives that my hair will be normal at my daugther’s first birthday and I am keeping my fingers crossed for that.