Hair falling out :(

[nayma]

so, my hair is falling out, and i'm not sure when to start worrying. it fell out like this a few months post-partum, and then seemed to get back to relative normal. well now my daughter is 3, and i'm actually still nursing. about 3 months ago, i really started to notice that my hair was getting thinner up front. i'm lucky to have thick hair, but now i can see my scalp. i keep wondering if this is hormonal (related to nursing), stress (which i have a large amount of right now), or something else entirely. any thoughts?? thanks, ladies.

[mom61508]

Originally Posted by nayma

so, my hair is falling out, and i'm not sure when to start worrying. it fell out like this a few months post-partum, and then seemed to get back to relative normal. well now my daughter is 3, and i'm actually still nursing. about 3 months ago, i really started to notice that my hair was getting thinner up front. i'm lucky to have thick hair, but now i can see my scalp. i keep wondering if this is hormonal (related to nursing), stress (which i have a large amount of right now), or something else entirely. any thoughts?? thanks, ladies.

My hair started to fall out when my thyroid went nuts. Have you had that checked?

[deditus]

Can be many things -
Thyroid
Stress - will definitely do it, but it also eats up nutrients like crazy
Mineral deficiency - especially zinc and iron (often low ferritin, not outright anemia) - I think this is really common after pregnancy and nursing for years
Hormone imbalance - liver support to help body clear hormones, good b complex

[MCatLvrMom2A&X]

Are you on any meds? My anti d caused mine to come out badly.