Retire Your Detangling and Styling Tools For A While
Try to finger detangle exclusively during this time and only when it is absolutely necessary like on your wash day. By using just your hands you will be better able to retain the inches you grew.
Remember that the hair may be a bit more dry to the point where they are brittle and brittle hair and combs or brushes don’t go well together.
Heat styling tools are likely to do more harm than good at this time so rest them for a bit (I believe this tip made a huge difference as I was able to have 100% length retention; I added 6 inches to my hair for the duration of the nine months and kept all of it. I must say that 22 inches isn’t bad for someone with slow growth; never mind that it’s just the middle section).
Do Tea Rinses Before You Even Start Seeing Evidence Of Shedding
No need to wait and see if you are going to lose the hair. If you’ve gone through postpartum shedding before then you’ll already have a good idea that there’s a likelihood of you losing some hair again this trip so get to rinsing.
If this is your first pregnancy, all the more need to get your rinse on before you see any definite signs you are losing hair.Tea rinses are meant to significantly limit hair fall and also to stimulate re-growth when the hair does fall.
Line Up A Good Hair Re-grower or Fertilizer
For those who will experience shedding you will start to notice bald patches within a few weeks of delivery (For me it was two months after).
Whether you make your own fertilizing balm or you buy a commercialized one, mix it with a carrier oil and massage it in at the site at least three times per week- if not weekly- then seal it with the oil of your choice (My mix included ORS Hair Fertilizer, melted cocoa butter* – food grade type- olive oil*, coconut oil* and castor oil*).
Whip out your rosemary oil*, castor oil*, emu oil* or whatever growth stimulating oils you choose. If all goes well you should have a noticeable fuzz at the site signifying regrowth within three weeks of doing the massages.
I hope these tips help and even if you aren’t the one facing this issue, float it over to a friend who is. If you know of any other helpful tips for keeping your hair healthy in the midst of postpartum shedding, do share them with us in the comments down below.
Lauren Ralph says
I go bald in the same 2 spots by my hair line every time after having a baby ! Worst thing ever takes about 2/3 months until it’s grown back