Hello!

I’m struggling really badly at the moment with postpartum hair loss. I was extremely sick my whole pregnancy with Hypermesis gravidarum- so to go from that for nine months to extreme acne, hair loss and night sweats I’m struggling. What can I do to help with the hair loss!


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  • How did you get on?
    An update would be awesome and might be helpful to anyone else thats battling with the same thing.
    I hope you consulted your local GP and that they were able to get things sorted for you very swiftly.
    I was very concerned over the night sweats


  • Did you talk to your gp and do some blood tests?


  • I had the same from morning sickness to hair loss but I just dealt with it, my hair just grew back eventually


  • Hey there,

    I also struggled with this. My go to was taking the JS health vitamins “hair and energy” tablets. You can get them online. Also recommend either getting a fringe cut or layering around the front. This helped with the balding bits and also the strangely bits that have grown back. Good luck mumma xx


  • I’ve been taking my party pill cup every day and have elivit, vitamin D, hair&nail vitamin, zinc and magnesium. I haven’t had any hair loss so far ????


  • You don’t say how long post partym you are, but in my experience, a lot of weird post partum stuff clears up around the six month mark.


  • Have a talk to your Dr. Make sure you have a good nutritional diet, take a supplement to increase your immune system and reduce stress. Let your hair dry naturally, brush/comb gently and don’t pull hair back severely. Enjoy bub and try to relax.
    Wishing you all the very best.


  • I can’t really offer much advice here.
    I lost a lot of hair after having each of my kids, especially with my first and last.


  • I always believed that during pregnancy there isn’t much hair loss, so the hair loss after the birth appears to be more when it is actually all of the hair that would have been lost normally.


  • If you’re not already taking them, then please take a Multivitamin tablet and a Zinc tablet daily. A hair specialist once told me to gentle massage your scalp and tug your hair. It apparently stimulates blood flow to the scalp and encourages growth.


  • I have been using Plantur 39 shampoo and tonic for over two years and it really works. You don’t need to use the shampoo everyday just wash as normal but I use the tonic everyday when doing my hair. Also the conditioner is very watery so I just use my normal conditioner. It will take a few to several months to see the difference. I can’t speak highly enough about this stuff, even my hair dresser was blown away.


  • So many good suggestions here. I suffered after both of mine and eventually grew back to normal within the first year.


  • I think it’s just about making sure you have a good diet and taking vitamins to help. Jshealth have some for hair.


  • Think you have had some excellent replies here. Mine just stayed very, very fine but at least I still have some.


  • I lost all my hair after my first baby it was a traumatic birth .
    My hair never grew back my daughter is now 32 .
    So reading the comments to see if this happened to any one else ?
    Hopefully yours is just temporary and will grow back .


  • I take hair and energy tablets by JS Health. They have helped my hair a lot.


  • I don’t have any answers ( I actually just came to read the responses) but you aren’t along. I lost a lot of hair during pregnancy as well and mine is still really thin now but I might try those hair and nail tablets now…


  • All these things you mentioned are normal but you can do some things to help out; first you should do some blood tests and see your vitamin levels as this is the most common one like Vit D, C, Iron etc.
    Second thing is that losing hair is very normal as each normal person’s hair needs to renew and grow new one instead at least 3 months a year! So you should keep those points in mind and one last thing is that after each time you wash your face you should use sunscreen to protect it from dirt and everything


  • Try using Nioxin Shampoo and Conditioners, these are specifically for hair loss/thinning hair and helped me with my Alopecia. Cheaper on eBay too! Also don’t brush your hair when wet, it’s causes breakage. Only use a wide tooth comb to reduce stress when brushing and try to wear your hair down as much as possible. GPs can recommend a medication called Spironolactone which I use and it has helped my hair condition, but keep in mind once on this medication your generally on it for good, if you stop taking it, your hair will weaken and fall out again – so I’ve been told. If you have concession it’s only $5.60/100 pills which is 3 months worth. You can also get Minoxidil in a pill, which basically Regaine. The pill is said to be better because it goes into your body whereas the foam only goes on targeted areas. But this is a bit expensive, $60/100 pills which is 3 months worth.
    Hope this helps and all the Best!


  • My hair fell out shockingly at 4 months post partum. Literally all at the front of my head, it was very severe. For me the only thing that worked was taking a basic hair, skin, nails tablet. Literally nothing fancy or expensive. My hair has now grown back 2.5 months later.


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