Hairloss after miscarriage - when does it end?!

[ElleBelleLou]

Hello everyone,

I had a miscarriage in March and ever since my hair has been horrible, I estimate about 30% has fallen out, parts are half the length of other parts and it is genuinely getting me down every time I look at myself.

I look after my hair well, my GP advised me it was likely down to pregnancy hormones and that a lot of women experience hair loss from pregnancy - bit of a kick in the teeth seeing as I didn't actually get to have my baby either.

Has anyone else had this, and if so when did it end? Can you recommend anything to stop my hair falling out or to thicken it back up?

Thank you!

Sorry for your loss

My hair didn’t fall out after any of my miscarriages. My hair did fall out however when I had an undiagnosed thyroid issue, again when I had low ferritin and again when my B12 was low. I’d speak to the practice nurse, if the dr isn’t sympathetic, and ask if you can have blood tests to check your levels of the above to see if there is an issue. Hair loss can happen if ferritin is lower end of the normal range so, even if results are ‘normal’ ask for a print out so you can see what your actual levels are. I’m sure I’ve read on here it needs to be 70 for hair growth but the labs level of normal is 15-20 in some places.

I don't know whether they have anything hair falling specific, but I've found One Stop Meds to be good for hair fall to buy meds online UK. Maybe worth a look?

I had an ectopic back in October and early MC in Feb, my hair has been falling out ever since unfortunately. I was losing so much my gp looked into it but nothing seemed out of place and blood tests were 'normal'. Though it has improved recently (probably due to being pregnant again) I'm sorry to say it is still happening. The amount of fuzz sticking up all the time is endless, I'm contemplating having it all cut short to try and make it easier to deal with!
I did start using this which my dp got me and I feel like it did help somewhat. https://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/dr-organic-hemp-oil-rescue-restore-hair-scalp-treatment-60001811