Hair loss due to Pregnancy

To be a mother is the most rewarding experience for almost every woman. Nevertheless, motherhood comes with certain challenges which might be not easy for many women. The changes brought by pregnancy can be biologically and physically and it does demands a mother to be patient, gentle and tolerant.

Three months after delivery is the most common period of hair loss. The rise in hormones in pregnancy keeps you from losing your hair. Post delivery, the hormones come back to normal levels, which let the hair to fall out and go back to the normal cycle. The normal hair loss fall out cycle that was delayed during pregnancy occurs all at once.

Gorgeous, healthy, luxurious hair can be seen on the scalp of many expectant mothers. This happens because oestrogen causes hair to stay behind in the growing phase. Moreover, the hair strands also get stronger and grow longer. This gets all the more heightened at some point in the last trimester.

Once the baby is born things changed. The high oestrogen levels during pregnancy come brusquely down to normal — and, hair drops from the growing phase to the falling phase. This is a normal condition and in certain cases, it’s this stark contrast between hair growth in pregnancy and hair loss after delivery that often disturbs many women.

Hair loss post-delivery may sometimes go on for 6-9 months. It does not require medical treatment. What is adequate is a good, nutritious diet that supplements the body with optimal amounts of iron, vitamins, minerals and proteins to support hair growth. To re- grow the hair lost after delivery can take upto a year.

It might be a good idea to talk to your doctor once, if you notice your hair is shedding at a rate that is unusual even for postpartum, especially if the hair loss is accompanied by other symptoms like fatigue, dry skin, insomnia and palpitations.

 You cannot do much to prevent it on the whole. Luckily, there are steps you can take to restore the lost shine and texture of your hair and control hair fall.

• Do not stress about the hair loss condition. More stress connects to more hair loss.
• The second step is to find out if there is any other underlying cause of hair loss like iron deficiency, poor nutrition or poor circulation. If this is the reason , you should watch your diet, and consult a  doctor.
• You can also take help of homeopathic medicines once you deliver the baby. Homeopathy medicines for hair loss work gently and effectively. In actual fact, homeopathy effectively addresses pregnancy related problems without any toxic side-effects whereas conventional medicine can possibly have side-effects on both the mother and child. For better results, it is sensible to take homeopathic medicines under the care and guidance of an expert homeopathic physician.