Update / Post Partum Shedding Pics

My hair has turned a corner.....finally. My shower isn't full of hairballs these days. Now that things are beginning to look up I've stepped up my regimen a bit.


Over the weekend I enlisted my hubby to even out my ends. They were HORRID! Between my super duper new growth and shed hairs creating unmanageable tangles I'm surprised I have any hair left.
Anywhoo, this is how I'm wearing it for the time being: gently pulled into a ponytail with the ends pinned under. It does NOTHING to cover my sparse edges. But I can't do anything about that....ya know. Patience and time are the only remedy.

Baking Soda Treatment

The other night I added a tablespoon of baking soda to HE Long Term Relationship Conditioner and left it on for 30 minutes. My hair was noticeably softer afterward. This treatment is definitely a keeper. Perhaps using it every two weeks or so will keep my ends moisturized and prevent that dried crunchy texture that plagues me during the hot summer months.

Hopefully I'm not seeing things....but I think my shedding is slowing down. One thing I've done that's made a huge difference in the amount of hair I lose daily is to search and destroy nasty snarls. The snarls are loose hairs which create impossible tangles! Pulling a comb through them is asking for major ripping and damage. So I'm taking my sweet time pulling them apart with my fingers. As a result there's much less hair on the floor and in my brush.

Seriously thinking about wigs....

It's been three months now and I'm so sick of this shedding. Wearing wigs is beginning to appeal to me. Ugh! I hate wigs. They feel like a hairy hat sitting on top of my big head.