What can you do against hair loss after pregnancy?

1. Treat your hair gently
Brush and comb your hair gently. Use a wide-tooth comb or a soft brush.
Wet hair is more sensitive than dry hair. So be extra careful when combing wet hair.
Avoid using hot styling tools like blow dryers and curling irons.
Do not play with your hair and pull it too much.
Wear your hair in tight braids, tails or buns: it can exacerbate hair loss.
Let your hair would prefer not to color the hair loss stopped.
2.Pas your hairstyle
Ask your hairdresser to get a hairstyle that your hair does what appear fuller.
Provide short hair: thus hair loss is less and is easier to care for.
3. Avoid stress
Stress can contribute to hair loss due to telogen effluvium. That is easier said than done with a new baby ...

4. Use proper care
Use a shampoo and conditioner that 'volume' indicates. Use a conditioner for fine hair.
Avoid "intensive conditioners' and combinations of shampoo and conditioner. These make it flatter.
Apply the conditioner especially on the ends of the bristles to.
Possible products that contain biotin and silica beneficial, but do not really exist evidence.
5. Watch your diet


A balanced diet is important for healthy hair.

accounted Provide adequate protein (dairy, meat, fish, nuts ...) and eat lots of fruits and vegetables.
Also make sure that your diet contains enough iron. After giving birth, you may have anemia by iron deficiency. Iron is mainly in grain products, all kinds of meat, fish and eggs, potatoes and pulses, all the fruit and nuts.
6. Vitamins and minerals
Vitamin and mineral supplements are only useful at a deficit.

It has not been shown, for example, supplements of vitamin B (such as B7 or biotin), C or E have a beneficial effect on hair growth.
It is also shown that zinc supplements have any effect.
In the case of iron deficiency, iron pills can be of help. Discuss this with your physician.
7. Contraceptive pill
Birth control pills containing estrogen, could potentially have a beneficial effect on the hair loss.

in any case wait until four weeks postpartum (longer breastfeeding) before taking the contraceptive pill, and discuss this in advance with your doctor.