Postpartum Hairloss

Hello mommas
I am 3 months postpartum and am dealing with hair loss. I’m talking about loosing clumps of hair in the shower or even brushing it when it’s dry. Tbh i don’t feel like me anymore, but i understand that there’s a new version of me now (the mommy me) I wanted to ask, what are some tips/tricks you guys have for dealing with hair loss? From oils, to vitamins, to treatments, at home remedies, etc. I greatly appreciate it. Thank you
~A first time momma 💕

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I didn’t do it, but I have heard people say to take the prenatal vitamins and it might help. Idk if you have to be taking them from the time you give birth or not though

I took my prenatals periodically and felt like it helped. I heard the hair loss is totally normal its just the follicles releasing the hairs you would have lost when you were pregnant. I'm 7 months pp and I feel like the hair loss is normal now and I have baby hairs coming in! It's gonna be okay!! ❤️

Sadly it’s incredibly normal. I lost hair during my first pregnancy and during post partum. It took about 2 years to fully fix tbh. Nightmare!

I’m 4 months PP with my second right now and it’s starting again.

There isn’t much you can do to prevent it as it’s caused by your hormones shifting but you can support hair health by taking vitamins, drinking water and a clean diet etc x

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