Postpartum Hair Loss Cause and Treatment Postpartum Hair Loss Cause and Treatment | Page 4

POSTPARTUM HAIR LOSS TREATMENT • SINCE THE HAIR LOSS IS GOVERNED BY HORMONES, THIS CANNOT BE FULLY PREVENTED. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME TIPS THAT CAN HELP CONTROL THE SHEDDING, AS WELL AS ENCOURAGE THE HAIR TO GROW BACK QUICKLY. BELOW ARE SOME TIPS THAT CAN HELP NEW MOTHERS MINIMIZE HAIR LOSS AND REGAIN THE FULLNESS AND THICKNESS OF HAIR: • CONTINUE TAKING PRENATAL VITAMINS. THERE ARE SOME WOMEN WHO TAKE THESE VITAMINS WHETHER THEY ARE PREGNANT OR NOT DUE TO THE BENEFITS IT CAN GIVE TO THE SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS. SUPPLEMENTS USUALLY CONSIST OF BIOTIN, SILICA, CALCIUM AND ZINC, WHICH ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR HAIR GROWTH AND STRENGTH. OTHER SUPPLEMENTS INCLUDE OMEGA FATTY ACIDS WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN FISH OIL, FLAXSEED OIL AND FOODS SUCH AS AVOCADOES AND NUTS.