02/03/2026
Oooft like pregnancy and birth wasn’t hard enough, now you have worry that every precious hair is going to fall out?!
While postpartum hair loss is totally common and normal it understandably can cause anxiety and stress that your hair will not stop shedding (or you will have weird straggly bits on the side of your forehead forever!!)
When we are pregnant the anagen phase of hair growth increases- that is why during pregnancy you often have luscious locks!
After birth hormones drop and shift- this sadly means the telogen phase increases and all that beautiful hair you grew sheds (just when you feel like the bags under your eyes, weary skin, and Adam Sandler outfits are already making you feel not your best self)..
I get it- it is so hard! While this is a normal process I understand how undesirable it is.. This too shall pass.
However, if you are feeling that your hair loss is excessive; some things I would be looking at are:
Iron panel test- Low levels of iron can cause hair loss- get your levels checked (and not just ferritin).
Full thyroid panel- T.S.H, T3, T4, reverse T3 and antibodies (most doctors will typically on test T.S.H however, you can have a perfect T.SH reading and your thyroid be out of sync. Thyroid imbalances can contribute to hair loss.
Are you still taking a pregnancy multivitamin? You should be taking a pregnancy multi until you finish breastfeeding and at least 6 months postpartum even if you are solely formula feeding. Pregnancy and birth is no joke, your body needs all the replenishing it can get.
Continued in comments..