January 15, 2009

• I had a baby and then I went bald

  I know it’s normal to lose a lot of hair after you have a baby.  I certainly did after Baby #1 and Baby #2.  However, the hair loss I’m experiencing now that Baby #3 has been born is above and beyond anything I experienced before.  After every shower, I clean out the little drainy thing and it’s so much hair that I look like I have a mouse in my hand or something.  It’s crazy!

  In fact, the other day, my husband kind of looked at me quizzically.  “WHAT!!?” I said.  He said, “I don’t know, you look different.  Did you get your haircut?”  I was crushed.  I had NOT gotten a haircut.  “No,” I moaned, “I’m just going bald.”  I’ve literally lost so much hair that it looks different.

  Now that winter is here, when I go outside I notice my thinner hair when the wind blows. Our couch, my pillow, the headrest in my car are all covered in my hair.  When will this ever stop?  If it doesn’t stop soon, I’m going to have to get a wig or something.

  Has anyone else noticed an increase in hair loss with each pregnancy?

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