Very short hairs around fringe after pregnancy

[mamabeeboo]

Hi all
Experienced some shorter hair around the hairline after my pregnancy (see pic). I have curly hair and wear it a lot in pony tails or half up/down because it's easier to deal with the kids this way, and get less sweaty. The problem is that I look like this.

I've tried clips, but the hair is too short and/or I need loads. I've tried gel/hairspray to slick it back but this also doesn't hold after a while. I recently bought some Alice bands to try but the hair isn't long enough, so the band has to be almost on the hairline and I look silly.

I'm getting really self conscious about this now, especially as DC is now 1 and I thought it would go away soon.

Any help?

I have lots of broken hairs around my hairline (bad hair pulling/ twisting habit). I use a hair wax stick (like Tigi)to smooth it down. I know you said you tried Alice bands, but I find these bendy wire hair bands hold everything down well too.