| For any woman who has had a child, pregnancy | | | | discontinuing the use of contraceptives, |
| can be a great experience excluding of course the | | | | miscarriage, stillbirth, abortion and hormonal |
| nauseating pain that comes with child birth, but | | | | imbalance resulting from various reasons. |
| then that is an aside considering they have just | | | | Most women fortunately do not have to worry |
| brought a brand new life into the world. The | | | | considering this effect is only temporary and |
| problem is the pain is not the only side effect of a | | | | most come out of this problem without even |
| pregnancy, there is some degree of hair loss | | | | taking any treatment for it since the body does |
| involved which is more of a postnatal effect as is | | | | the work for itself. There is however some cases |
| well known by many mothers. Somewhere | | | | whereby the hair loss continues after the |
| around 50% of women will experience this hair | | | | predetermined period and becomes something to |
| loss at some point in time after child birth. This | | | | worry about especially if the person was already |
| usually happens within a one to five months | | | | afflicted with very thin hair in the first place. No |
| period after child birth whereby in or around the | | | | real need to worry though since there are |
| third month is where in most cases the effect is | | | | treatment options available to help out in form of |
| really felt. This of course is a very distasteful | | | | hair care and hair nutrition which are the major |
| situation and extremely unnerving especially since | | | | factors in promoting healthy hair after child birth. |
| this affects their looks and their mood. What is | | | | Hair Care |
| even worst is when the person is a new or even | | | | Proper hair care has been found to be in this case |
| worst yet a young mother which increases their | | | | a major helper in the restoration of the hair to a |
| rate for postnatal depression and lowering their | | | | thicker and lusher growth. Some of these |
| self esteem. | | | | methods however should be avoided during this |
| What is the cause? | | | | time though because they put too much stress |
| Hormones! Just that, hormones, the increase and | | | | on the scalp such as pigtails, cornrows, hair |
| or loss of hair when it comes to pregnant women | | | | weaves and braids. Using tight hair rollers is also |
| and new mothers is usually due to the flux in the | | | | not recommended. The application of essential oils |
| level of female hormones, which basically is known | | | | is also helpful as they promote healthy hair |
| as estrogen. Within the term of pregnancy most | | | | growth which may include lavender, neroli, |
| women would experience an increase in their scalp | | | | patchouli and sandalwood. Shampoos and |
| hair, which is because at this time there is a | | | | conditioners containing biotin and silica are also |
| surplus of estrogen being pumped around the | | | | advisable options available. What should also be |
| body. This causes their metabolisms to be sped | | | | noted is that wet hair should not be rubbed hard |
| up and nutrients spread to everywhere in the | | | | since the hair is usually brittle at this time. |
| body including the scalp causing the increase in | | | | Nutrition |
| scalp hair. | | | | As with all others symptoms the body may |
| After child birth however is the complete opposite | | | | experience a healthy diet is always the way to go |
| whereby there is a decrease in estrogen in the | | | | and especially so for hair loss after pregnancy. |
| body to return the body to its normal levels that | | | | Foods like fruit and vegetables are usually the |
| it was before the pregnancy therefore resulting in | | | | most ideal for the promotion of healthy hair and |
| what we deem, hair loss. Basically since the extra | | | | growth. Also along with you doctor advice which |
| nutrients in the scalp can not be provided by the | | | | he/she can advise you to a prescription of |
| hormones anymore there is nothing to support | | | | nutritional supplements which can include Vitamin |
| the increase in hair therefore the hair gained falls | | | | B, Vitamin, C, Vitamin E and zinc which an |
| out. There are also other causes that add to pack | | | | excellent source of nutrients for the hair. |
| when it relates to this type of hair loss like | | | | |