Is hair loss normal during breastfeeding?
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Asked on:Apr 04, 2026 12:51 PM
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Cara
Apr 04, 2026
Lactation hair loss Is it normal? ? Breastfeeding women experience many physical changes, including breast sagging, body weight gain, and some even lose their hair. Hair loss is normal for breastfeeding women.
This is because estrogen secretion is strong during pregnancy and estrogen suddenly decreases after childbirth. Those hairs that should fall off under normal circumstances but do not fall out, will Postpartum Shedding often begins between 2 and 7 months. When the amount of hair lost is much larger than the amount of hair grown, some new mothers will have thinning hair. Postpartum hair loss is more common than hair loss during pregnancy. Some new mothers do not lose hair when they give birth to their first child, but lose a lot of hair when they give birth to their second child.
What to do about hair loss during breastfeeding ? In fact, no matter when hair loss starts and the amount of hair loss, in most cases, hair loss caused by pregnancy will stop automatically as the body recovers about 3-10 months after pregnancy. 》》》 The most effective recipe for treating constipation for women
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