Postpartum hairloss hit me way harder emotionally than I expected
I knew postpartum hairloss was a thing but I honestly thought it would just mean “a little extra shedding.” Nobody warned me about pulling out handfuls of hair in the shower and then spiraling every time I saw bright bathroom lighting. Im about 7 months postpartum now and the temples/front of my hairline are the worst part. I can hide some of it depending on how I style my hair but photos are brutal lately. The regrowth hairs also stick straight up so now I somehow have thinning AND weird fuzzy bangs at the same time. I think part of me is struggling with the mental side of it too because after pregnancy your body already feels unfamiliar, then your hair starts disappearing on top of everything else. Did anyone’s postpartum hair eventually stabilize on its own? Or was there something that helped with the shedding phase? Ive tried changing shampoos, vitamins, satin pillowcases, all the usual internet rabbit hole stuff.