Postpartum Hair Loss: What It Actually Feels Like (And What Helped)
Postpartum hair loss is one of those things you hear about, but don’t really understand until it happens to you. And then around 4 months, it hits. With my first baby, I genuinely thought I was in the clear. My hair looked amazing, honestly the best it’s ever looked those first three months. I remember thinking, what are people talking about?? And then it started. Somehow, I completely forgot all about this the second time around.
The shedding is constant. You brush your hair—shedding. Shampoo—shedding. You think you’ve already pulled out everything there is to lose, and then you look down and there’s another clump sitting in the drain. Run your hands through your hair—more shedding. I already hate finding my hair around the house, and this just multiplied it. It got to the point where I was picking up every single strand I saw on the couch, the floor, everywhere.
This time, I was so fed up that I decided to actually do something. I did some light research and hesitated on Nutrafol. It felt like every influencer was talking about it, and I came across a Reddit thread about high amounts of biotin. I ended up trying Lemme Grow Hair Growth & Anti-Shedding instead, mainly because it’s biotin-free. I’m on month 5 now, and the shedding noticeably slowed within about 1–2 months. My baby hairs have been growing in pretty quickly. I’m 8.5 months postpartum now and still very much in the regrowth phase.
One thing I will say: getting bangs at this stage will not help you. Trust me. Later on, yes (it’s actually one of the reasons I got bangs after Margot), but not during peak shedding and regrowth. If you’re thinning at the crown, it creates this weird separation. If you try to pin them back, your baby hairs just stick straight up. It’s not the fix you think it is.
And don’t try to slick everything down either. It somehow makes it worse. Those baby hairs are going to do whatever they want, and fighting it just draws more attention to it. There were honestly days where it felt hard to get ready for work, like that same feeling of not knowing what to wear, except it was my hair. It was the only thing I could see on Zoom calls. And blurring the background somehow just accentuated it.
Postpartum hair loss is temporary, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. If you’re in it right now, you’re not alone. And if you’re not there yet… it’s still coming.