Hair Care After Pregnancy

What Happens To Hair Post Pregnancy:
After pregnancy, there is hair loss. It can be caused due to various factors like:

• Reduction estrogen quantity (female sex hormones)after delivery
• Lack of hair nutrition
• stress
• bad blood circulation
• Taking contraceptives
• Excessive hair grease
• Lack of vitamins
• Lack of sleep

It is right not to panic when this happen as on an average, hair loss stops in 4 to 5 months with hormone reorganize themselves in the body. You can prevent intense loss and thinning with proper care, by rehabilitation of the entire hair and scalp.

Basic Tips For Haircare After Pregnancy:

• Make sure to get at least eight hours of sleep everyday.
• Keep stress out of your life and keep calm.
• Taking care of your personal needs should be of utmost important to you. So if your spouse or relatives offer you help, then do not hesitate to take it. Let them take care of the baby’s needs for a while while you attend to your needs as well.
• During postnatal period, take multivitamins, it is good for nursing mothers.
• Limit salty, marinated or smoked food. This is an allergic diet for nursing mothers.
• Change your brush more frequently, micro fissures on them are niches for reproduction of skin damaging microbes.
• Let the hair dry naturally, use fan breeze instead of appliances.
• Avoid a wide tooth comb to detangle hair, as hair is weak when it is wet and at this stage after pregnancy, prone to breakage.
• Avoid tying hair too tightly that can cause it to break or fall off. If tying a ponytail or braid, tie it loosely.
• Eat a nutritious diet, consuming a high protein diet and incorporating foods rich in iron will prove beneficial for hair. Before that consult with the doctor about what to include in the diet, as you do not want any unnecessary problems while you are still breastfeeding your baby.
• So be happy, take care of yourself and your baby, and within months, you will get back your crowning glory.