It is a usual type of hair loss condition, which is temporary in nature, returning to normal when the post partum hormones again return to their normal levels.

Essentially what happens, is that the post partum hormones have a different ratio to each other. During pregnancy, oestrogen is allot more plentiful, but post natally, the hormone progesterone gets the upper hand for a while. It is the excessively high levels of progesterone that can sometimes cause the post natal hair loss.

If you are breast feeding, you should avoid all treatments to restore your hair, as the chemicals may enter your blood stream and affect your baby in some way.

For example, how would you feel, if you tried treating your post natal hair loss, only to find that your baby started growing hair where hair shouldn't be growing.

On a more positive side, post natal hair loss is not normally going to lead to baldness and although post natal hair loss is common enough amongst women following child birth, it still does not affect the majority of women.

Even if you do come down with post natal hair loss, expect nothing more than a slight thinning of the hair.

Very rarely will post natal hair loss evolve into anything worse.

Basically, post natal hair loss is no big deal.

So, if you do start to come down with some hair loss after delivering your baby, don't worry, just look at the bundle of joy and enjoy, knowing it isn't at all likely that your hair loss will get to the point where it is noticeable.

Even if the hair loss does become noticeable, it's only likely a few more weeks and your hair will start to recover again.

If the hair loss is uncomfortable for you in public, you can always try wearing a hat.

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Baldness and premature hair loss can be caused by genetics and therefore run in a family

Male pattern baldness can happen to male teenagers as well as to men.

Females are at risk of developing hair loss and female baldness, due to hormonal changes, such as with giving birth, or getting pregnant.

After age 30, hair loss and baldness in both men and women is to be expected.

After age 40, males will typically show signs of male pattern baldness and females will normally start seeing their hair thinning out.

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