Girl. My hair started shedding something crazyyyy in my third month of postpartum. I mean, just me running my hand through my ponytail was WILD.

I was talking to another new Mom and she told me that’s what happened to her but she reassured me that it would grow back, especially taking my prenatal vitamins 😩 I’m optimistic but geesh!

For a little context, I’m a hair growth FANATIC lbs so to be losing this much hair is ringing the alarm for me. This is where I started with my hair, and below that is where I am now (taken way before all of the shedding 🥴).

I didn’t know about this part of postpartum and did a little research: 

• Your hair sheds daily but when you’re expecting, your pregnancy hormones keep those hairs from falling out, allowing the hair to give what it needs to give all 9 months
• During postpartum, your hormones go back to normal which means the hair begins to start shedding. A LOT.
• Your hair should be back to normal by your baby’s first birthday (so they say!)

Tips:

• Less is more. Leave your hair alone if you can
• Be extraaa gentle when detangling your hair
• Use satin scrunchies vs. elastic ones and avoid tight ponytails
• Avoid the heat if you can (blow drier, flat irons) and any chemicals
• Just let it fall, girl. Ain’t nothing you can really do about it.

Quick tips on how I grew my hair over the last 2 years: 

• No heat! NO COLOR!
• A few rice water treatments
• Satin pillowcases and scarfs
• Leaving my hair alone (I wore two braids to the back, super moisturized, almost everyday during Covid!)
• African Pride Moisture Miracle Coconut Oil & Baobab Oil Leave-In Cream
• Oils, oils, and more oils! Specifically peppermint oil and African Pride Moisture Miracle 5 essential oils.
• Difeel Ultra Growth with Basil & Castor Oil: Shampoo, Conditioner and Hair Growth Oil
• Following hair recipes from Ro MustLive on YouTube

For the Baby: 

CZN hair started to come out because she slept on our chest her first month of life 😩 I know it’s not recommended BUT it was the only way ANY of us could get some sleep. I was able to save her from a complete bald spot but her hair did break off in some areas before I started the satin protection. But it’s growing back so beautifully and FAST!

I started to use:

• Satin pillowcases in her crib, tucked TIGHTLY under/across her mattress
• Satin pillowcases anytime she lays on her boppy or sits in her chair.
• Basically anything her head will rub against, there’s some protection now!

As for (baby) hair products:

• Shea Moisture Coconut Oil Baby Wash & Shampoo
• 100% Virgin Coconut Oil
• Sweet Almond Oil (I like this better than coconut oil; it feels better to me and it grew her hair super fast.
• Frida Baby DermaFrida Skin Soother for her scalp

I hope you found this helpful, Mama (and Mama to be)!