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    Default I'm shedding like crazy!

    My hair has been falling out a LOT more than usual the past week or so. I know you lose a bunch of hair after a pregnancy but that already happened like the first or second month after I had the baby. Everything was normal until recently.

    I've been eating, drinking water and *trying* to get enough sleep. I wash my hair only 2 -3 times a week and I condition the shit out of it with cholesterol and this deep conditioning milk stuff that I have twice a week. I use a daily conditioner when I wash it. I avoid "cones" and use coconut oil instead of those chemical shine serums. It's really blonde - like, Marilyn Monroe ash blonde. I just started taking biotin a few days ago, but it's not making a difference (yet).

    Is there anything else I can do to keep my hair from falling out? Also, any ideas on what could be causing a sudden shedding episode would be helpful. I'm scared I will end up like Otis from House of 1000 Corpses.

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    Your hair goes through a natural shedding cycle..every 2 years or something (hair ladies, confirm?). I'm going through it too, and was WAY freaked out a month or two ago.

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    I think you might need a clairifyer shampoo. Also, do you brush/detangle your hair right before you wash it? I do now. Before I started doing it, I would lose a lot more while washing.
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    I do shed alot from time to time, usually in the spring?

    What i have learned to do is look at the stands. Are they broken off, or do you have a root at the end of the hair? I have had both....

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    Have you had a blood panel ran lately? Any other symptoms or anything atypical going on with you?

    Do you bleach your hair?

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    Is Kembra now taking only formula?

    I've read that once you stop breast feeding, you will start to shed like crazy. It happened to me before. With this baby, like clockwork, I started to shed about a week after I gave The Baby her first bottle of formula. She's still on the boob at night, but during the day she takes formula.

    This is the worst part of the first year after having a baby, IMO.

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    It's natural to loose about 100 strands or so a month from what i've heard. If you're losing a significant amount of hair, like it's falling off in clumps, you may want to go to your doctor to make sure everything is kosher.

    I tend to shed a lot more when i'm stressed out.

    How are you feeling?

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    I know pre-natal vitamins help with hair and nail growth. I have heard that women who are pregnant have rapid hair growth/nail growth. We have hair on our bodies for protection. Maybe since you're not pregnant your body doesn't need the extra "protection" and is shedding it

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    Yes, I'm stressed (just started a new job), I bleach my hair and I can only seem to get less than 1 ounce of breast milk per day.

    It could be any combination of those things I guess. Any advice on how to keep it other than vitamins and brushing before washing it (I do that anyway)?

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    Avoid applying heat or bleach to it.

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    Is it okay to use a tube of haircolor (cool ash blonde) from Sally's with 20 vol. cream developer? It's not bleach powder, although it does lighten my hair.

    Also it started falling out very recently and I haven't done my roots in weeks.

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    The color itself isn't as bad for your hair as bleach is. I use color as well but I take it easy with heat and styling. Don't blowdry your hair or use any hot iron unless you absolutely have to. I only use heat on my hair if I am going out. When I wash my hair I let it air dry. I don't even style it when I go to school, I just wear it up so it's out of the way. Bleach ruined my hair. It's finally starting to get long and healthy like I've always wanted.

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    Make sure you keep your ends trimmed as well. When hair is damaged it will start splitting. If you don't trim or cut off the part that is split the hair will continue splitting upwards and breaking.

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    I never blow dry unless I'm in a major hurry which is rare, and I curl the ends of my hair with a ceramic iron 2 -3 times a week. The rest of the time when I'm at home, I don't really even wash it, and if I do, I totally let it be natural and dry on it's own time.
    I definitely need a trim. It's been months. More than I care to admit...I'll make an appointment asap.

    Thanks for the advice!

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    I'm not sure if i remember if your a veggie or not, but eating Jello strengthens hair and helps it not fall out. Good luck



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    I probably shouldn't eat gelatin because it's gross, but I do. Thanks for the tip!

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    I've heard that you'd need to eat tons of gelatin for that to be even remotely effective. You'd be better off taking actual silica supplements. For shedding though, more people find MSM effective. Biotin is good for overall growth and strength.

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    I use a tressemee shampoo and conditionar.... it's anti breakage, and it's really helped me alot. it's got vit. b12 and geletin.

    for a cheap drugstore product, I'm so impressed! it works great for me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SarahSynn View Post
    It's natural to loose about 100 strands or so a month from what i've heard. If you're losing a significant amount of hair, like it's falling off in clumps, you may want to go to your doctor to make sure everything is kosher.

    I tend to shed a lot more when i'm stressed out.

    How are you feeling?

    When a woman is pregnant she sheds significantly less than normal. Once she has her baby and stops breastfeeding, the hair that didn't shed while she was pregnant will start to fall out, plus the other 100 or so strands per day. The amount of hair lost is quite alarming to a first time mom, but perfectly normal.

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