My little girl is 3 and has always had a LOT of hair since she was born , never given her a haircut only fringe cuts . She had cradle cap as a new born and after few month I got rid of it with the appropriate brush and cream . Went away everything was fine up until a couple of months ago out of nowhere I found a big lock of her hair in my hands , didn’t notice any hair loss before that , didn’t see any hair on pillows on hair accessories nothings . Obviously freaked out and tried to understand if it was ripped ( she would have screamed ) or if the roots were there as if it just fell but we couldn’t work it out .
after a week I noticed I could see more scalp and realised her hair was literally half of what it used to be .. started a back and forth with GP , blood tests all healthy , scalp healthy .. I noticed at the same time that cradle cap was back all around fringe line and going in towards the centre of her head , there was quite a bit around the fringe line and just a little in the rest of the head , I googled it and apparently if they get it at 3 it’s not cradle cap it just looks like it and it might be a scalp fungus … scalp looks healthy , showed it to gp that just said “ oh yeah cradle cup “ … honestly … how helpful … Eventually used same brush same cream got rid of the main part around fringe but I can’t reach easily the rest cause now she has long hair .
She always had lots of hair so when people see her now they say “ she looks fine “ . I know her , her hairdresser knows her and we both can see something has changed even her dad and grandma can see it so it’s not just me being paranoid .
I can see my little one scalp and I’m panicking every time cause I think it’s getting worse but the gp has stopped helping cause blood tests were healthy . Some friends suggest we give her a haircut and the hair will get stronger again , some friends say she is just naturally shedding . I don’t know what to think and I don’t understand this cradle cap . HELP