Hair not growing in pregnancy??

[Ismo456]

I’m in the second trimester now. Early on in first trimester I felt like my legs etc were getting super hairy. However past 16 weeks I’ve noticed that my hair is just not growing. Legs are still completely smooth and I’ve not shaved them for over 3 weeks, armpits barely any stubble, even my eyelashes seem to be quite thin and short compared to how they usually are. It’s like my lash cycle has just shut down

I’m guessing this is hormone related, but seems to be the opposite to what I’d expect and I definitely don’t remember this being the case in my previous pregnancies. Wondering if it’s something to do with an imbalance I maybe need to check?

This happened to me no underarms or hairy legs! Unfortunately started again once the baby was born.

This happened to me. It was amazing for a few months. It all started growing again once the baby was here.

Oh I’m so glad it’s a thing! Was starting to worry that it would mean some kind of deficiency or something.

googled it earlier and everything I could find was saying how much your hair grows when you’re pregnant. I’m booked to have my roots done next week which I usually am desperate for but I’ve barely got any root growth either so will be postponing that!

I had this and similar now when still BF a lot. Barely need to shave my legs.

I forgot about this. It was fabulous! And my head hair got less greasy too. Sadly all reverted to normal post pregnancy

It was the same for me! (had a boy)

One of the best parts of pregnancy for me. Barely had to shave armpits or legs. Facial hair was nonexistent. Head hair was gloriously thick. Psoriasis went into remission. Good times.

Then loads of hair fell out post pregnancy. Leg, face, and pit hair grew back with a vengeance. Psoriasis came back worse than ever. Oh well. At least I had a cute baby.

Thanks all,

id never considered it may be linked to gender - I’ve not found out what I’m having this time but already have 2 DD and definitely didn’t have this symptom with them.

out of interest, if what gender did you all have when your hair stopped growing?x

Same happened to me with both a boy and girl pregnancy. More noticeable with the boy though.

Boy. Actually it may have stayed hairless while BF too, I can't quite remember. Was so gutted when the legs started growing back though! Such a great side effect!

I had one of each. I remember it better with my first (girl) though.