hair

[magnolia09]

This seems like a silly question to call my doctor about, especially after our ultrasound looked perfect yesterday , so I thought I'd see what you girls thought. For the past few days, I've been losing what seems like a lot of hair. Not clumps, but enough that between the shower and brushing it, it's a handful. I thought the extra progesterone women have when pregnant keeps your hair from falling out and that's why most women lose so much after giving birth. I was barely losing any for the first 9 weeks. Has this happened to anyone else? Should I be concerned that my progesterone is dropping or do you think I'm just being a "Nervous Nelly" as my DH calls me?

 

[hb1]

I heard it was common during pregnancy - found this link.

https://www.amazingpregnancy.com/pregnancy-articles/231.html

Always worth checking with your dr

hx

 

[magnolia09]

Thanks hb. That article was helpful. I'm seeing the nurse practitioner at my doctor's office Monday, so maybe I'll mention it to her.

 

[WannaB]

A side effect of taking extra progesterone is hair loss, I have a nice bald path atm! So extra progesterone in your system could well and truly cause your hair to thin!