5 Months PP and hair loss?

I swear I should be bald!I can't believe how much hair is falling out. Its disgusting! When does it get better??

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good question b/c i feel the same way!!

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soooon! stopped around 5 months for me

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Yeah it sucks, but hopefully it will get better, it did for me. I think maybe around 7 or 8 months PP? Hang in there, I hated it!

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I dont remember exactly when it started and stopped for me but it didn't last too long

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I don't remember it being this bad the first time around...then again, I got pregnant only 3 months PP!!! But now at 5 months PP, my hair comes out in clumps!

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It started around 4 months, but it's gotten a lot better at 6 months.

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I posted about this about 1.5 months ago and its still terrible. I brought it up to the dr. who just laughed and said its normal. She did say I could see a dermatologist about it if I was overly concerned. My MIL, who owns a hair salon, also noticed and commented about it this week

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Thanks ladies! Glad to see that it's normal! I started noticing it around 4 months pp but it has gotten worse lately. Hopefully only a couple more months left!

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Its definitely gotten much better at 6 months. Months 4 and 5 were awful.

Between that and my DD pulling on my hair all the time, I was convinced I was going to be bald by Christmas.

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I'm at 6 months and its just starting to taper off!

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The peak of hair loss started at 4 months. Now at 6 months, I feel like it is slowing down a bit but not completely done yet. I do not know how I am not bald right now.

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Totally normal.

It's because when you're pregnant all the hormons prevent you from shedding your hair daily like you normally do. That's why a lot of pregnant woman comment on how thick their hair seems.

Then after you have the baby and your hormones normalize, you start to lose 9 months worth of hair that you held onto when pregnant!!! When we lose hair daily we don't notice it as much. All at once is a bit alarming! It will slow down eventually!

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For me, it started at 8 weeks PP and only JUST started slowing down around 10.5 months!!!

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I'm still in month 4 and I feel like I should be bald as well. It's awful