Pregnancy & Hairloss
Why do some pregnant women (after pregnancy also) dramatic experience hairloss?
It's hormonal. About 85 to 95 percent of the hair on your head is growing and the other 5 to 15 percent is in a resting stage. After the resting period, this hair falls out, when you are pregnant or after given birth your estrogen levels take a tumble and a lot more hair follicles enter the resting stage. It should go away within 6 to 12 months. I am experiencing this right now and is NOT nice.
I have always struggled with hair loss. By no means am I balled, but usually when I wash my hair, some falls out. Once I got pregnant, it became a little worse, but then I think the prenatal vitamins set in and now my hair is lovely. (It won't be that way for long, I know) I am 5 & 1/2 months pregnant now and my hair has stopped falling out for the better part. We'll see what happens when I have the baby!