Thick, shiny hair is the dream of all girls and women. The entire pregnancy period the expectant mother is fascinated by her unusual position. But a rare woman even at this time forgets about her feminine nature, and many prelestnits during pregnancy note that their hair is getting better. But here's the birth behind, there came a period when my mother is immersed in cares for a new member of the family. And a lot of things come to her, to which she was not completely ready: struggle against excess weight, regular lack of sleep, stretch marks after childbirth , and then her hair began to pour in like never before.
In this situation, a woman can decide: "I lose my hair because I breastfeed - hair falls out, because my body is exhausted." But this is not quite the right statement. It's all about the hormone estrogen. Let's figure out the phenomenon of hair loss when breastfeeding carefully.
During pregnancy, the hormone estrogen in the body of the woman was abound, especially in recent months. This hormone directly affects our hair follicles. That's why you did not notice any problems with your hair. After delivery, the level of estrogen begins to drop significantly in the body, and after 3-5 months completely comes to normal as it was before conception. It is during this period that the greatest loss of hair is observed.
In this case, hair loss in a nursing mother is observed in both breastfeeding and artificial feeding. Normally a healthy person may have up to 100 hairs a day, this amount of hair loss does not affect the density of your hair in any way.
It is possible that hair loss during feeding is associated with other causes. These include:
- lack of nutrients and microelements, as well as vitamins in the mother's body;
- frequent stress and lack of sleep;
- problems with thyroid;
- hormonal failure in the body, etc.
How to cope with excessive hair loss during lactation?
There are a few simple rules:
- as little as possible nervous;
- you need a schedule, at least eight hours of sleep, mandatory outdoor walks, but do not walk without a hat in the cold in winter, and in the sun in summer;
- if possible, make your diet balanced if you follow a strict diet with large food
restrictions, then hair loss is a natural reaction of your body; - consult with your doctor - you may need an additional source of vitamins and microelements - and you will be prescribed special vitamins for nursing mothers ;
- begin to properly care for your hair: do not blow dry with a hair drier, do not use hair dyes, once a week make nourishing masks for your hair and scalp, comb your hair only after it dries completely.
It is also important to remember that hair loss during breastfeeding is a temporary phenomenon that will necessarily stop.