Postpartum hair loss

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Suffering from moderate postpartum hair loss. I need a style that will look decent but I have terrible hair. It is long, but very fine/fly away. It is SO flat, volume is impossible. It doesn't hold a curl or any style really. I just think it always looks pretty awful to be honest. Ears always stick out when I wear it down because it's so flat.

Any ideas? I was thinking of going shorter because maybe it wouldn't be weighed down as much. I do like the idea of still being able to tie it back though due to baby's grabbing hands 😊

I have hair just like yours and after both babies I got it cut short! It improved the condition of it but I hate the length, starting the growing-out process again now. I have no advice with improvements as have resolved to keeping tied up/pinned back as best I can. Hope it stops falling out soon!

How short did you go? I truly think it's the worst hair to have. I know everyone thinks that but every other type of hair can look great even if it takes a bit of effort. Mine literally never looks good. I've been to countless hairdressers and none of them have succeeded either ☹️

My gp suggested taking a silica supplement and it made a world of a difference.

Change your parting for awhile

I had this style to cope with the thin scrawny hair post partum. It was surprisingly easy to look after too.
My hair is slightly thicker 8 years on but never really returned to normal. I've kept variations of this style over the years.

Have you had your iron and thyroid levels checked? They often go to crap after giving birth and affect hair loss. I second getting it cut to remove some of the weight. It doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s easier to style though. (In my case, it was more effort, but it wasn’t being pulled out by it’s own weight...) I would recommend taking a good quality hair, skin & nails formula that has got the highest levels of silica, biotin and iron that you can get. Also maybe supplement your vitamin D. That’s what stopped mine from coming out in chunks. (It was the combination that thickened it up again though.) My thyroid is cactus so I am on them permanently now. I take fistfuls of vitamins daily to combat my autoimmune issues. I’m feeling the best I have felt since I was 28 and I’m 46 now.

Recommend taking iron to help. I'm also trying Nioxin this time, but too early to tell if it's helping.
Could you add some highlights to give it depth?

@justilou1 haven't had my iron levels checked but I am prone to anaemia anyway so might be a good idea to have it done.

Looks like I'll be going for the chop... such a shame I feel so fat at the moment. My face carries a lot of weight too and short hair always makes it look even bigger ☹️

I hate to say it but I also went for the chop when my DD2 was about 6 weeks old and it felt so much thicker. I have been taking a biotin supplement and starflower oil, also using Plantur 39 shampoo. Baby is now 5 months old and the hair loss has slowed to a normal level.