My wife and I have been blessed with the opportunity to have and raise three beautiful boys.  Hats off to my wife for doing all of the hard work that goes along with carrying, delivering and nursing three babies! Maybe she will read this and I will get bonus points...one needs all the bonus points he can get these days.

As a husband and father, I tried to be supportive as my wife underwent the process of bringing each child into the world.  One of her biggest concerns during and after pregnancy was hair loss.  After talking with many other women, I have found that this is a common topic for women in the post-baby world.  Women go through some crazy hormonal shifts during and after pregnancy.  Of course, all of these shifts in hormones are for a good cause (i.e. a cute little baby) but when your face is breaking out like a teenager, you are moody for no reason (or at least it feels like no reason to me) and your hair is falling out....you don't really want to hear about the "good cause"... you just want everything to go back to "normal." 

I have provided a checklist below to help guide you in addressing your post-baby hair issues:

1. Touch base with your doctor!  Always, Always, Always.  If you feel like something may be amiss with your body, go to your doctor. 
2. Get your thyroid levels checked.  Look for hyper and hypo thyroid. 
3. Get your vitamin D level checked.  Women who breastfeed tend to deplete their vitamin D levels.  If you have a low vitamin D level, your body cannot absorb calcium efficently.  If you cannot absorb calcium, well...you will have hair loss as well as set yourself up for osteoporsis later in life.
4. Get your mercury level checked.  High levels of mercury can lead to hair loss. 
5. Keep taking your prenatal vitamin.
6. Drink milk and eat yogurt.  Make sure you are consuming foods rich in vitamin D and calcium. 
7. Buy a shampoo that is free from Sodium Laurel Sulfates (SLS).  This chemical is found in almost all over the counter shampoos as well as Garage Floor Degreasers (I am not kidding).  Do a google search on SLS and you will see some pretty incredible stuff.  My wife buys Jasons shampoo from Vitamin World.

I hope this helps!  If you have any other tips/suggestions about pre/post natal hair loss, please leave a comment and let us know. 

 Randy

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