What causes hair loss during pregnancy? What to do during pregnancy

There are already a lot of things added to the pregnancy, but I also started to experience hair loss. My heart trembled when I looked at the hair I combed every day. How can I remedy hair loss at this time?

1. Changes in hormone levels

During pregnancy, the estrogen secreted by expectant mothers increases compared to normal, and the speed of hair loss slows down. In this way, the life of hair is extended. The reason for the gradual increase in hair is that hormonal changes make 90% of the hair form a growth zone at the same time (usually only 90% grows and the rest is static). Therefore, during pregnancy, the hair of expectant mothers will be more "luxuriant", and the normal hair loss of expectant mothers may become a large amount of hair loss after delivery to allow new hair to grow.

2. Nutritional imbalance

Pregnancy is a very consuming process for expectant mothers. Both their own health and the growth and development of their fetuses require a lot of nutritional supplements. Some expectant mothers have a monotonous diet during pregnancy, which cannot meet the nutritional needs of themselves and their fetuses. If the expectant mothers have poor digestion and absorption functions, or their diet is too monotonous or picky, it is easy to have nutritional deficiencies or unbalanced nutrition, resulting in insufficient supply of protein, vitamins or minerals in the body, thus affecting the growth and metabolism of hair.

3. Mood swings

From a psychological perspective, pregnant women, especially those who are pregnant for the first time, will experience great mental pressure, such as whether the delivery will hurt? Can they recover to their previous state? Will they have a boy or a girl? Will the baby be healthy? And so on. Pregnant women become emotionally fragile and anxious, which causes cerebral cortex dysfunction, autonomic nervous system dysfunction, nerves that control hair blood vessels to malfunction, and reduced blood supply to the scalp, resulting in malnutrition and hair loss. If sleep is affected during pregnancy, it will also cause hair loss in pregnant women. What's worse is that when the hair falls out, pregnant women will feel anxious and uneasy, forming new mental stimulation, and this cycle will cause hair loss to become more and more serious.

1. During pregnancy, you can increase the intake of black sesame seeds appropriately. Black sesame seeds are rich in oleic acid, vitamin E and other substances, which can nourish hair and improve hair loss.

2. Pregnant women can eat more apples to improve hair loss and other phenomena. Malic acid can prevent the hair from being too dry, pectin can reduce water loss in the hair, and the vitamin C in it can whiten the skin.

3. In your daily diet, the food you eat should not be too salty. Too much salt may cause water retention in the body and affect hair growth.

During pregnancy, eat less soy sauce, tea, coffee and other things, eat more vegetables and fruits, especially foods containing vitamin C are good for whitening the skin, such as tomatoes, strawberries, kiwis, etc. Eating more fruits during pregnancy can make the skin better, and eating some black sesame and black beans can make the hair dark and thick.

It is because after you get pregnant, the progesterone in your body increases, which causes endocrine disorders. If you eat well and maintain a good mood, your hair loss will improve. Three months after you give birth, you will still lose a lot of hair, which is caused by a sharp decrease in progesterone.