Hair Loss During Pregnancy

By Kathleen Burch


Like the other parts of the body, one of the major changes is change with the hair. It could either become thinner, fall out, or thicken. Understanding why this happens during pregnancy and what you can do to help the problem will help you in fighting the thinning and loss of your hair or with extra hair growth.

Hormones have lot of effects on your hair. During pregnancy, the main reason your hair will change is because of change in hormones. Estrogen plays a large part in the way that your hair is shaped. If your hair begins to grow faster and becomes thicker, it is most likely because there is an increased amount of estrogen that is moving through your body. To increase the growth rate, estrogen moves to the hair follicles in your body. Provided from the estrogen increase are extra nutrients which also increases hair growth. This is the result of the metabolism moving faster because of estrogen and the body is then supplied with extra nutrients.

A change in style is another change that you may notice from pregnancy. It can change from straight to curly and vice versa. The hormone changes usually attributes to this. Automatically moving into the cortex is the hormone increase that you experience and hair will grow and texture will be added to it. Until the hormones return to normal after pregnancy, this will not change back.

Also occurring after your baby is born are these same changes. What you'll realize is your hair thinning and falling out. The first 3-6 months after pregnancy usually causes a change in your hair. This is expected after pregnancy and is normal. The reason this occurs is because the estrogen levels are able to move back to normal and the nutrients moving through your body slows down.

When your body isn't receiving the nutrients it needs, then hair falls out during pregnancy. Your body is unable to produce the amount of estrogen it needs without those essential nutrients. Your hair falling out during pregnancy is one of the things you need to be aware of. If this occurs, it is most likely a result of not receiving enough nutrients for your body to produce the right amounts of estrogen. Because of the morning sickness and nausea, this is especially a problem within the first trimester. Making sure that you're getting the right amounts of nutrients during this time is important so that your body will stay balanced.

Helping you adjust your hair routine and keep it healthy is knowing the changes your body goes through during pregnancy. Additional vitamins and other supplements will help your hair and scalp healthy and your hair beautiful.




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