Your baby has moved out of that sleep all day without much interaction with anyone or anything phase into an energetic and alert baby; making eye contact and squealing with joy at the cutest things. She's four months old, and all of those sleepless nights and cranky late afternoons are starting to feel more bearable when you look at your precious baby who's looking back at you and flashes a huge gum filled smile. You probably haven't lost all of the baby weight yet, or maybe you have but either way you're able to wear a bigger selection of clothes. Which for me is amazing not having to rotate those same yoga pants and maternity shirts. If you're breastfeeding, by now you've pretty much got a handle on it and you're feeling confident with the feeding schedule you and your baby have.
She's four months old. Things are beginning to look up. Things are beginning to feel back to normal, your body and your mind. Then you wake up in the morning wash your face and pull your hair up into a ponytail and as you're staring at your reflection in the mirror your jaw drops. Everything is not back to normal, in fact, you've now encountered a new post pregnancy issue to deal
with. You can't believe it but...yup, you're hairline is definitely rocking a receding look. As a busy Mom, pulling your hair back is usually a must but now you're feeling insecure. It's certainly frustrating to me not being able to pull my hair back in confidence. Not only that, but your shower drain is severely clogged due to the amount of hair that's falling out in every shower, and it's becoming astonishing the amount of hair left in your brush while combing your hair. It's terrible, but all normal and a part of this amazing journey called being a Mom.
While you're pregnant most of us remember the longer, thicker hair we endure due to increased levels of estrogen. This is because the estrogen levels are causing less hair to fall out on a regular basis. So guess what happens when you're no longer producing those estrogen levels? You make up for lost time of course! Your estrogen levels plummet and you lose more hair on an every day basis. Great, right?
How I've dealt with this is simple. I wish I could do more, but I can only do what I can to bandaid this problem. So I end up wearing a low loose pony or bun instead of pulling hair back tight and it will allow you to cover the bald spots a bit. Also, I have bangs that I was growing out so I just style those to be left forward lining my face, which also covers those spots. Other days, well who cares if I look like I'm balding it's all part of the process and sometimes I just have to get the hair out of my face! I suppose getting a whole new cut with more styling focused around your face would also be helpful, but I'm personally not ready to dive into the Mom bob quite yet. I do know from experience that this doesn't last forever. You're hair will grow back once everything balances out a bit. Your hair and it's pre-preggo thickness will come back in the next few months, and then you get to deal with the short whispies that then begin to line your face while your hair grows back, which is also fun. If you're reading this and can relate just know from one bald Mama to another, I feel your baldness!
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