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Posted on Thu, 22 Aug 2019
Question: hello doc, I'm a breastfeeding mom, post pregnancy I am having severe hairfall..please let me wat needs to be done
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Follow up: Dr. Vaishalee Punj (0 minute later)
hello doc, I'm a breastfeeding mom, post pregnancy I am having severe hairfall..please let me wat needs to be done
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Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
It maybe due to nutritional deficiency

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to Ask A Doctor service.

I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Since you are breastfeeding, the cause of hairfall is most probably nutritional deficiency. I will suggest that continue taking your prenatal vitamin supplements (without DHA) atleast 1 tablet a day. Also keep your calorie intake high. Take extra servings of milk, cheese, butter, cookies, pastries etc.
Also all blood tests should be done within 6 months of baby birth to find any post-partum cause like thyroid issues.

The normal hair are expected to return within a year of baby birth. Nothing to worry.

Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (0 minute later)
Brief Answer:
It maybe due to nutritional deficiency

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to Ask A Doctor service.

I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Since you are breastfeeding, the cause of hairfall is most probably nutritional deficiency. I will suggest that continue taking your prenatal vitamin supplements (without DHA) atleast 1 tablet a day. Also keep your calorie intake high. Take extra servings of milk, cheese, butter, cookies, pastries etc.
Also all blood tests should be done within 6 months of baby birth to find any post-partum cause like thyroid issues.

The normal hair are expected to return within a year of baby birth. Nothing to worry.

Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Hello Doc, I'm A Breastfeeding Mom, Post Pregnancy I Am

hello doc, I'm a breastfeeding mom, post pregnancy I am having severe hairfall..please let me wat needs to be done