So during my pregnancy I looked forward to taking prenatal vitamins so my hair and nails would be great. But it never happened. I never noticed a change in either my hair or my nails. Fast forward to now, three months after the birth, and I guess the prenatals did SOMETHING for me—or maybe it was just normal pregnancy hormones—but my hair is falling out…again.
What do I mean by this?
Well, prior to getting pregnant, every time I washed or combed my hair, I would pull out handfuls of hair. After every shower, I had a huge glob of hair on the shower wall to dispose of (sounds gross, but I’d rather have it there than clogging the drain). It was no big deal—I considered it normal.
It wasn’t until waaaay after the birth that realized I hadn’t been pulling out ANY hair during washings OR combings…for most of my pregnancy!! And then my mom friends warned me not to freak out if I started losing my hair—it’s a common post-pregnancy hormonal effect—and by the power of suggestion (LOL) I started losing (pulling out) hair again!
In other news, I am finally pooping without the aid of pills and I have started taking birth control pills again.
So things are getting back to normal…