The Science Baby Podcast

Postpartum Hair Loss - Is It All In Your Head?!

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Around three months after giving birth, many women are alarmed to find their hair starting to fall out. Although this is a pretty ubiquitous anacdote shared among new mothers, the science - where it exists - tells us that it might not be a real phenomenon.

In this episode, Leila and Kim dive into the pitiful research that has been done to figure out if postpartum hairloss is a real thing, and what might be causing it.

In this episode:

  • We compare notes on our hair growth during pregnancy and its subsequent loss after birth.
  • A brief review of the limited research that's been done into postpartum hair loss.
  • We consider whether this hair loss is a real thing, or if it's all in our heads. 
  • A run down on how hair grows normally, and how this growth cycle is changed by the transformative process of having a child. 
  • How the amount and timing of hair loss is affected by things like breastfeeding and the seasons
  • How and why our babies also lose hair, and how that's tied to many of the same processes. 
  • What we can do about postpartum hair loss

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    The Science Baby PodcastBy Leila Battison