Hair loss after delivery and lactation


Thick, beautiful, shiny hair by women was appreciated in all ages. However, not only them. Owners of luxurious hairstyles always enjoyed a special attention of the strong half. And because women have always given their hair and care for them a lot of time and energy, looking for recipes and tools to improve them. As is known, the condition of the hair during pregnancy improves naturally. It is during this period that women are unanimous in their assessment: the structure, density and even hair growth during child-bearing significantly improve.

However, childbirth takes place, a woman begins to breastfeed a baby, and the picture changes. Most people notice a sudden change in the condition of the hair: they become dull, brittle, and the most terrible - they start falling out. Quite often it happens and this - the hair blondes become dark. And because the cause-and-effect relationship is easy to establish here, the woman understands that the body after birth is missing something. Some see the source of the problem and in breastfeeding. And what is the real reason? What causes hair loss after childbirth and breastfeeding?

As studies show, the reason for this is not one, but do not panic - as a rule, this is a passing phenomenon. First of all, in the postpartum period and during breastfeeding, the amount of estrogen in the body of a woman drops sharply - hormones, on whose condition the condition of our hair depends, among other things. In addition, hair loss is a normal and normal phenomenon, because this is how their constant updating takes place. However, during pregnancy, the hair does not fall out, so after it the body updates them in large numbers.

If childbirth passed by caesarean section, then deterioration of the form and hair loss can be a consequence of anesthesia. And since in the initial period after giving birth, breastfeeding must be carried out very often, for women this is almost the most stressful time - here and frequent rising in the middle of the night, and that's why a constant lack of sleep and experiences, which also has a very unfavorable effect on the condition of the hair and the whole organism. And yet, it is noticed that if a woman feeds a child, she does not have intense hair loss, but those mothers who do not breastfeed are much stronger.

Typically, the process of hair loss usually ends six months after birth - just at this time, stop changes in the body and normalize the hormonal background. However, it is incomparably more difficult to restore lost beauty than to prevent this loss. So there is no need to be powerless to watch what your beautiful hair turns into. We must act. No matter how busy you are with caring for your baby and household chores, you can always find a few minutes on yourself in a day.

Very good for strengthening and preventing hair loss help special balms and masks. Counters of beauty shops and salons literally burst from their diversity: it remains only to correctly choose a remedy for the type of skin and hair structure. But if you do not want to waste time on running around for shopping or if you are a fan of natural remedies and folk recipes, then everything is even easier. Some masks and tools are suitable for everyone.

For example, castor and burdock oils have long and perfectly proven themselves in terms of hair restoration and strengthening. Oil is rubbed into the scalp and to accelerate their growth, and to give splendor and shine. Other simple and known means are honey and egg yolk, whey, curdled milk, rye bread. Perfectly suitable for rinsing and decoction of nettle grass, burdock roots, chamomile flowers, birch leaves.

In addition, you will help your hair very much, if you temporarily stop drying them with a hair dryer, use foam, gel for styling and lacquer. And to handle your hair during this period should be delicately, as rarely as possible using hairpins, elastic bands, tourniquets and even hairpins. The hairbrush is also better to choose a wooden with large teeth.

And experts advise to protect hair and head from overheating in the sun and from its bright rays. And myself, too. And not only from solar radiation, but also from unnecessary and groundless unrest. The body will return to normal rhythm and adjust its systems as the best computer in the world. But if the hair continues to fall and a year after the birth, you should see the doctor.