Hair Club for Women

From other people's experiences IRL, I knew that I should probably expect some hair loss after pregnancy.  I really never expected it to happen.  And I certainly never expected it to be like this.

You see, I have always had baby fine hair.  According to my stylist, I have lots of it but it just doesn't seem that way when you pull it into a ponytail since it is sooooo fine.

I had been told that during pregnancy, my hair would grow very fast and be full and luxurious.  That never seemed to happen.  In fact, my hair grew slower during pregnancy than it did pre-pregnancy.  I never noticed it seeming fuller, although I did appreciate the fact that it seemed less oily.

In the last few weeks, I have been shocked at the amount of hair falling from my head.  I am constantly finding it attached to my clothing, hanging from my hair, on Carder's clothing, wrapped around Carder's fingers, stuck to my bare feet from the floor...this stuff is everywhere.  I am constantly pulling at that invisible hair that is tickling your face, arm, chest, neck, [insert body part here]...

When I wash my hair, it falls out by the handful in the shower.  Even more of it comes out when I comb.  When I blow dry, you can see it falling all around me and the brush gets full.  I clean the bathroom floor every other day, but from the hair that comes up from the floor, one would think I haven't cleaned the floor since we moved in.

It is absolutely terrible.  And according to Dr. Google, I can expect this phenomenon from 3-6 months postpartum - so- for up to the next 2 months.  Good Times.

So, in retrospect, I guess my hair was more full during pregnancy.  Either that or I need to sign up for Hair Club for Women because I am going bald.