PP hair loss--how long does it last?

[mama-a-llama]

Around 6 mos pp I started losing hair. I'm almost 8 mos pp now, and it's still going. Is this normal, or might something else be influencing it? I didn't have hair loss the first time b/c I didn't really get to 6 mos pp before I was pregnant again.

[anniegirl]

I think it's one of those things that varies woman to woman. I think my hair loss started 4ish months pp. Ds2 is 7 months old and it's definitely tapered off the last few weeks and I just noticed new hair growing in a few days ago.

Are you still taking prenatal vitamins? A good prenatal will help keep your hair healthy, especially if your tandem nursing.

[lovemysunshine]

I've been wondering the same thing. Mine started at about 2 months pp (I think, my memory is not so good these days ) and is still going strong at 4 mo pp. My poor family~ my hair is everywhere!

[Manda316]

oh my god I was totally about to ask the same thing I lose about 100 strands a day im glad this is normal it was scaring me. My poor vaccuum!

[grumpyshoegirl]

Mine started around 4 and a half months and stopped a little after six months. I'm now back to losing the amount of hair each day that I was losing pre-pregnancy, and my thin spots are growing back in.