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Is this normal ? 4 month old's hair is coming out

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angelcake99 · 06/05/2008 14:40

My DD is 4 months and doesn't have loads of hair but a fine covering, however everytime I pick her up in the morning or from a nap I notice lots of hairs all over her matress and also on the back of her clothes during the day.

I was looking at some photos of her when she was 2-3 months old and there is a marked difference in how much hair she now has.. is this normal? Or should I take her to the docs?

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TheDevilWearsPrimark · 06/05/2008 14:42

Yes it's very normal. DS went totally bald at around 6 months and his hair grew back much darker and thicker.

themildmanneredjanitor · 06/05/2008 14:43

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Furball · 06/05/2008 14:44

it happened to my ds - he literally woke up one morning with his hair beside him in the moses basket. I phoned my HV in a panic - (true PFB symptoms!!) who said yes, it happened sometimes. - phew!

saralou · 06/05/2008 14:45

my friends children were born with thick black hair.. then it all fell out and their both blonde now.

my 2 were bald but still lost hair somehow!

themildmanneredjanitor · 06/05/2008 14:50

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belcantavinissima · 06/05/2008 15:00

totally normal. it may even grow back a totally different colour or texture

BarbaraWoodlouse · 06/05/2008 15:13

Happened to my DD too. She had lots of spikey brownish-red hair when she was born. Lost that at around 4-5 months, had a crew-cut style at six months (someone actually asked me if I'd cut it and now has lots of lovely blonde hair.

SpacePuppy · 06/05/2008 15:22

same here, ds lost all his hair up until about 18 months when he sprouted a mohawk type / David beckham hairstyle. He is now 2.5 and has a full head of hair.

charchargabor · 06/05/2008 16:20

DD looked like a monkey at birth, she was literally covered in dark hair. At around 3 months it started to fall out, and her sheet would have a layer of hair on it. She looked like a monk, only the bottom didn't fall out! She's 9 months now, and it's all grown back. It's a shade or two lighter, but not that much.

Meandmyjoe · 06/05/2008 19:42

Very normal, my ds actually had quite a bit of dark hair when he was first born, he looked gorgeous! By three months I noticed it was getting thinner, particularly at the back. It grew back though, a lot thicker but slightly lighter. He has lovely hair now at 9 months but was nearly totally bald at 4 months, with just a punky bit on top!

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