31/08/2026
If your hairbrush suddenly looks like a crime scene, you're not imagining it.
Postpartum hair loss is one of the most common parts of the fourth trimester, and one of the least talked about. During pregnancy, higher estrogen levels keep more hair in its growth phase than usual. Once hormones start returning to baseline after birth, that "extra" hair sheds all at once, usually between month 3 and month 6 postpartum. For most women, it settles by around month 12 as new growth fills back in.
It's not a sign something's wrong. It's just your body recalibrating after doing something incredible.
Did postpartum hair loss catch you off guard, or were you already expecting it? Tell us in the comments 👇.