Postpartum Hair Loss While Breastfeeding | My Hair Care Routine
Hair loss is an unfortunate part of the postpartum period for many women. If you're a first time mom, you might have no idea why your hair is suddenly falling out or thinning.
After my first pregnancy, I began to develop pretty serious hair loss during the postpartum period. And while some hair loss is normal postpartum, mine got to the point that I decided to talk to my doctor about it.
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It turns out that I had a vitamin deficiency, which can be quite common during the postpartum period, especially in women who are breastfeeding.
Thankfully, I took some vitamins and I was able to regrow my hair within a few months. During this second postpartum period, I have experienced some hair loss as well, but nothing that is concerning.
In this video, I also share my current hair care routine, shampoo, and the brand of hairdryer that I use.
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Hey everyone: it's sarah register nurse rn.com and in this video we're going to talk about postpartum hair loss. One of the things i absolutely loved about being pregnant was that those pregnancy hormones made my hair, nice and thick. Now, whenever you give birth, it's normal to start to lose that hair, because your body is returning back to those pre-pregnancy hormone levels and you're going to return back to your non-pregnant hair thickness, postpartum hair loss can happen gradually for many women. However, some women cannotice it quite dramatically and suddenly and for me, that's how it was really with both of my pregnancies so with this pregnancy. Whenever i was four to six months postpartum, that is when i started noticing that i was losing hair. I all of a sudden started noticing these huge hair balls in the shower. Whenever i'd wash my hair, also on my brush and just around the house, especially whenever i would vacuum, i would find it in the vacuum tray now with postpartum hair loss. There is good news and bad news, so first, the good news is is that this tends to be temporary for most women and it will slow down over time now i'm six months, postpartum and it definitely has slowed down for me now - i'm still losing hair, but Nothing compared to what it was initially. The bad news is that if you have an underlying health problem, the hair loss can actually get worse. For example, after the birth of my first son, i noticed that you know i was losing hair during the postpartum period, but i was developing this bald spot around my temple area. So i went to the doctor and she diagnosed me with alopecia and checked my lab levels now during this time i was still taking my vitamins and everything like that, and she said that my vitamin d level was critically low and those vitamins had vitamin d in It so she prescribed me to take some extra vitamin d and over the next couple months my hair loss started decreasing and my hair actually started growing back on my bald spot now. The second time around i have stayed on top of my vitamin d levels and i'm not having that problem, i'm not having any bald spots on my temple. So if you do start experiencing this, i would definitely make an appointment with your doctor. Let them check your lab levels because you may have a vitamin deficiency like i did, or you may have thyroid problems or some other underlying health issue. Now, with regards to supplements, you know, you just don't want to throw on a bunch of supplements into your diet, but you want to check with your doctor before you do it. So my vitamin regimen is the following. I take a postnatal multivitamin, which is made for women who are postpartum and breastfeeding. I also take an extra thing of vitamin d and i take fish oil and then, like every other day, i'll, take like a calcium, chew, and that has really helped me no bald spots, as i pointed out earlier, and everything seems to be going really great with That now some of you have asked about my hair care routine, and i actually made a video about that in the past, but i have changed it up a bit and one tip i really have is that you try to get a shampoo that doesn't have sulfates In it, because i read that sulfates can actually cause your hair to fall out even more, and you don't want that during the postpartum period. So i have switched to a shampoo that is sulfate free and it's coconut based. So it has like coconut oil and it does really make my hair shiny and i really love it plus. I have actually upgraded my hair dryer. Finally, because the one i had before i actually had since high school - and it was definitely time to upgrade that hair dryer, so i got one and of course i had to get a purple one because you know purple's my favorite color, but the cool thing about This hairdryer is that it's supposed to use ions to prevent your hair from drying out, and i've definitely noticed with this hair dryer that my hair isn't as like, dried out or as frizzy as before. Whenever i was using the one from high school okay so that wraps up this video over postpartum hair loss and if you're interested in watching my other videos during my pregnancy journey or postpartum, you can check out the videos in the playlist below
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Rebecca: wow, i really appreciate you talking about something so real and even willing to show your own hair loss!
Roselomon TV: I'm currently pregnant (over 38 weeks) and I think this is really timely. I've been using natural hair growth products such as aloe vera to maintain and grow my hair and the result has been amazing! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this
Daily Dose of Medicine: Most moms will experience this symptom somewhere around three months postpartum. It can last a few weeks or a few months, depending on how long your hair cycles last.
PHUNKYFIED: I recently cut off all my hair because of postpartum hair loss. It's really bad. I hope it gets better. Thanks for this video
Albena Orlova: Great video, just like all the rest. Too bad I didn’t have this information some 8 years ago. My hair loss was horrific, I was practically bold. I didn’t believe in taking prenatal vitamins, thought my diet alone was enough. Well, I’m here to tell you it isn’t. Gals, listen to your Dr or you’ll end up like me with a hair transplant!!
Lizz Wilson: So glad I stumbled across this video, I’m 4 months postpartum and my hair has been falling out like crazy I thought I was going bald
Rebecca: if it’s any consolation, your hair looks great! :)
La-Shanda Tutu: Hey Sarah. I’m fairly new to nursing school and have found your videos helpful. I was working it you could cover system disorder and basic concept templates on ATI.
adventures of emanuel 2046304: Sarah, Have you heard about taking collagen to improve hair grown during post pardum? I wanted to try it but I'm worried its not safe during breastfeeding? I also want your opinion about taking the covid vaccine during breastfeeding:)
The Nurses Station: Very informative and interesting video. Thank you for helping and inspiring us. ❤️❤️❤️
Aaron RN: This is interesting. I don't think I've heard of this before so it was nice to learn about.
Trish Lo: OGX products actually have DMDM hydantoin in them which can also contribute to hair loss!
manpreet Kaur: Hi sara please create your app with all the videos, will be very helpful for nursing students
Night Owl: Wow! I also have vitamin D deficiency.
Janeen Salsbery: God bless you!! Thank you for all your videos!!! I need a new hairdryer too!! Guess it's time to get one....... : )
Jknurse 👩⚕️: Informative video
It's Okay To Be Clown Pilled: Honestly, the best source of vitamins/minerals is from food. Liver, clams, oysters and eggs to name a few.
Badger _890: I know you probably won’t see this, and it’s not related to this video, but I wanted to put it in a recent one so you are more likely to see it. I’m planned to be in the child vaccine trials this Friday, and I have trypanophobia (phobia of needles) and my mom told me I’d get a few blood draws and the shots, and a nose swabs. What do you recommend for me to tell the nurse to make it less stressful when I visit, like maybe what information would help them make it hurt less
Islamic solution: Yor vefio is very informative and interested thanks for this great struggling.
fatou praise: Wouaw see how pretty you look after birth so cute
Mariam Akhvlediani: hi , my baby is 18 month, still breastfeeding and hair still continues losing :// I take prenatal vitamins. what else should I do? I don't like eat much.i guess the nutrition is not enough for both of us ,maybe...
sarah lee: Thanks you Mrs good teacher.
kinia Swaby: Love
Raj Raut: Beautiful long hair
Jermaine Mooney: I would suggest you talk about fortified shampoo for fast hair growth.
Namita Babain: I lossed my hairs in the age of 17 Plz prescribe me some medication that I got my hairs back
S M dt: Respect
Art And Crafty Bilal: Nice video
ali khan: Omg my Problem
Islamic solution: You hair is very beautiful ❤️
kindu gill: Wht about blemishes in and after pregnancy
RAJPUROHIT Gopal: Thanks
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Anjali jitheesh: O god my hair is not like bfr
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