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Why You Lose Hair After Giving Birth

June 15, 2017

We all lose some hair every day and throughout our lives. There is a natural cycle of hair loss and regrowth that every person experiences. But many women report that they start losing large amounts of hair after giving birth, much more than they typically did before becoming pregnant.

This dramatic difference in hair loss isn’t due to stress. While bringing a new life into the world can bring anxiety, the copious amount of hair lost after pregnancy is actually a normal reaction to physiological changes in a mother’s body.

During pregnancy, a woman’s body goes into preservation mode. This helps it retain nutrients, which are then preferentially partitioned to the growing baby. As pregnancy progresses, estrogen levels continue to rise, peaking in the days before delivery. Estrogen is related to hair growth. When levels of the hormone are high, estrogen signals a woman’s hair follicles to grow. This is one reason why women who are pregnant may appear to have thicker, fuller hair.

But right after delivery estrogen levels drop dramatically. This causes hair follicles to enter the resting stage. Hair will start to thin out. Some women may even experience bald patches.

Vitamins to Restore Mom After Delivery & During Breastfeeding

A mother’s body is inherently programmed to support her baby’s nutritional needs, even after her baby is born. While a mother is breastfeeding, her nutrients continue to be partitioned to the baby. The normal postpartum drop in estrogen, combined with the physical and nutritional demands of breastfeeding, can take a toll on a mom.

Prenate® Restore is a once-daily vitamin that can restore mothers’ nutrient stores and nurture their babies. It is designed with the nutritional needs of breastfeeding moms and their babies in mind. Prenate® Restore includes nutrients such as calcium, vitamin D, DHA and probiotics that help infants achieve optimal growth and promote their brain, immune system and gut development.1-3 Prenate® Restore is also appropriate for women to take during pregnancy, which means that expecting mothers can start supplementation with Prenate® Restore before the arrival of their babies and continue taking it through delivery and postpartum. Talk to your doctor to see if Prenate® Restore is right for you.

THESE STATEMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN EVALUATED BY THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION. THIS PRODUCT IS NOT INTENDED TO DIAGNOSE, TREAT, CURE OR PREVENT ANY DISEASE.

REFERENCES: 1 Koo WW, Warren L. Calcium and bone health in infants. Neonatal Netw. 2003; 22(5):23-37. 2. Helen IB, Smith L, Saarem K, Saugstad OD, Drevon CA. Maternal supplementation with very-long-chain n-3 fatty acids during pregnancy and lactation augments children’s IQ at 4 years of age. Pediatrics 2003; 111(1):e39-e44. 3. Hurry A. Laitinen K, Rautava S, Korkeamaki M, Isolauri E. Impact of maternal atopy and probiotic supplementation during pregnancy on infant sensitization: A double-blind placebo-controlled study. In Exp Allergy. 2008; 38:1342-1348.

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WARNING: Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6. Keep this product out of reach of children. In case of accidental overdose, call a doctor or poison control center immediately.

WARNING: Ingestion of more than 3 grams of omega-3 fatty acids (such as DHA) per day has been shown to have potential antithrombotic effects, including an increased bleeding time and International Normalized Ratio (INR). Administration of omega-3 fatty acids should be avoided in patients taking anticoagulants and in those known to have an inherited or acquired predisposition to bleeding.

This site and its contents are an information resource only, and are neither intended to nor should be used in replacement of your doctor or other prescribing professional’s medical guidance, recommendations or advice. Neither this site nor its information should be used or relied upon for any diagnostic, medical, treatment, nutritional or other purpose. All aspects of pregnancy, including whether pregnancy is right for you, and the nourishment and care of your child, should be made with your doctor and other appropriate medical professional, and in consideration of your and your child’s particular medical history. Avion Pharmaceuticals, LLC (“Avion”) makes no representation, warranty or other undertaking that this site or its information are appropriate for you or your child’s specific needs or issues, and further expressly disclaims all damages, losses, injuries or liability whatsoever incurred or alleged to have been incurred in consequence of your reliance on the information on this site. Avion does not endorse any test, procedure, treatment, remedy, therapy, cure, nutritional regimen, method or other activity or undertaking that you and/or your doctor or other medical professional may elect or recommend. By visiting this site you agree to these terms and conditions and acknowledge that you have read and understand the same. These terms and conditions, together with any information on this site, may be amended, restated or otherwise changed from time to time and at any time by Avion within the sole, absolute and uncontrolled exercise of its discretion. You acknowledge and agree that Avion has no duty or obligation to keep you informed of any amendments to, restatements of or other changes to these terms and conditions or this site, and that you are solely and exclusively responsible for apprising yourself of the same.

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