| ll women experience lush hair growth during | | | | makes you extremely uncomfortable, you can always |
| pregnancy. Many report hair loss while pregnant and | | | | look into wigs or temporary pieces, although that |
| after the baby is born. Most women actually | | | | usually is not necessary for this type of hair loss. |
| experience a small amount of hair loss while pregnant, | | | | After delivery, this resting phase shortens. More hairs |
| even if they don’t realize it. | | | | fall out, and you start to grow new hair. But the normal |
| Along with a lot of other changes that occur as a side | | | | hair loss that was delayed by pregnancy tends to take |
| effect of pregnancy, hormones often cause hair to fall | | | | place all at one time. This may cause your hair to |
| out. Hair loss during pregnancy may be minimal in one | | | | seem thinner than usual. |
| woman, but may be very noticeable in another | | | | One of the most traumatic experiences a woman |
| woman. Hair loss really does vary from pregnancy to | | | | could endure in her life would be baldness. |
| pregnancy, even with one woman. | | | | Hair thinning or slight hair loss is bad enough but total |
| Many women notice that the hair on their head is | | | | baldness can be completely heartbreaking. To see |
| thicker during pregnancy. Many lose a lot of hair a few | | | | one's hair fall out in clumps and be able to do nothing |
| weeks or months after delivery. These changes are | | | | about it is something no woman ever contemplates. |
| normal. Hair growth generally returns to its regular | | | | Sadly there is a hair disorder that affects women for |
| growing cycle within six months after delivery. | | | | no reason, which causes the hair to fall out in handfuls. |
| During pregnancy, hairs tend to stay in the resting | | | | There is no known cure for the problem and many |
| phase longer. And much more of your hair is in the | | | | women with the disorder sadly spend vast sums of |
| resting phase at any one time. Therefore, fewer hairs | | | | money with the so called "hair specialists" on wonder |
| fall out each day. This causes your hair to seem | | | | shampoo's which they claim will restore their crowning |
| thicker and fuller. | | | | glory. |
| If you are looking for ways to cover up hair loss you | | | | Luckily, because the hair loss during and after |
| might want to think about cutting your hair if you are | | | | pregnancy is usually related to hormone imbalances |
| wearing it really long. The thinning of your hair might be | | | | the hair loss is very temporary. In fact, you may |
| more noticeable if you have long hair, so trim it and | | | | experience significant hair loss one trimester and then |
| maybe ask your hair stylist to put a few chunky layers | | | | the next trimester your hair grows really fast and is |
| in to add volume. Also try covering up hair loss by | | | | suddenly very thick. Pregnancy does crazy things with |
| putting your hair up into a ponytail or other hair | | | | hormones, and you just never really know what is |
| accessories. Headbands often do a great job of | | | | going to happen! Just take it all in stride, and realize that |
| covering up hair loss that is obvious on the scalp. | | | | losing some hair is well worth it to bring a child, your |
| Play with all of these things, or just ignore the hair loss, | | | | child, into the world. |
| as it’s usually very temporary! If the hair loss | | | | |