HELP - MY HAIR IS FALLING OUT

[mambamum]

My ds is 16weeks and my hair has started falling out, I'm getting scared I'm going to lose the lot. My hair was very fine to begin with. Is there anything I can do apart from buying a wig?
I normally bleach my hair every 4 to 6 weeks should I stop, will it make it worse?

It's supposedly just the hair that you didn't lose whilst you were pregnant.

It is normal to lose hair up till around six months after your baby's birth. I don't think bleaching will make that much difference, as it's hair that you were going to lose anyway. If you are concerned always worth double checking iron/thyroid levels with GP, as sometimes an imbalance can cause hair loss as well.

i lost loads arond my temples. If I lifted up the longer the top hair I could see scalp, I was really worried, but it grew back after a year very healthily- I first noticed new little spikes sticking up!

Same here, I lost a shocking amount of hair after the birth of both sons - it was carpeting the floors - but it grew back, I'm sure yours will too.

I lost a crap load of hair after ds was born. I thought I had alopecia. Its perfectly normal. I now have my own hair growth back and now worries. Just comes with the territory. It dosent take long to grow back and If i were you (which I am not though) i wouldnt fiddle with it, just in case you mess up your already tuned in hormones.

Thanks everyone, I hope you're right and that it will stop and grow back. Think I'll try and delay the colouring for a while and get a trim to try and tidy up what little there is there. It's hard not to obsess about it though! If all else fails I'll get a comb over!