Being a new mom is exciting – your whole world changes in an instant when you become someone’s mom. If you’ve recently become a mom, whether for the first time or not, congratulations! Here at Cameo Salon & Spa, we’re thrilled when our clients experience such an amazing time in their lives. For some, your hair is the last thing you’re thinking about while changing diapers and getting up for late-night feedings, but we want you to know that as a new mom, you can have soft, sexy hair, too! So, we’re here to answer a few questions you may have about your hair after pregnancy.
What changes happen to hair during pregnancy?
Not long after your baby is born, you might start to notice a change in your hair, and you may be wondering why it doesn’t seem to be as quick to grow as it did when you were pregnant.
You’re not alone, because this is common for women who have just had a baby. That’s because during pregnancy, you’re getting more nutrients from prenatal vitamins and, combined with your hormones which are balanced to promote the baby’s growth, your hair follicles can also be affected.
How do hair follicles affect hair growth?
All hair grows from the follicles, which nourish the root of your hair and create cells that eventually become hair shafts. Normally, these follicles get nourishment from the blood, which delivers vital nutrients to the follicles so they can promote hair growth.
Follicles grow hair in natural cycles of growth, rest, and shedding. It’s perfectly natural for hair to shed sometimes, which is why you’ll see stray hairs in your brush every day. On average, there are usually around 50 to 100 hairs shed each day. Normally, you don’t even notice hair shedding because all your follicles are in different stages of growth, rest, and shedding, so the shedding happens from different parts of your scalp without leaving obvious thinning.
During pregnancy, you’re eating well for the baby, taking those prenatal vitamins that are loaded with vital nutrients – and your body is adjusting your hormone levels for optimal growth of your baby. During this time, the nutrients your follicles get from your blood is exceptional, so all your hair follicles may be in healthy stages of growth. In many cases, hair follicles no longer shed, growing new, longer hair instead.
What happens to hair after pregnancy?
When you deliver your baby, your body begins to change in many ways that you don’t even know about – and that includes changes in your hair follicles.
In the first six weeks after your baby is born, you may experience more hair shedding because more of those follicles will reach their shedding stage, shedding the hairs you would have normally shed throughout the pregnancy.
That means it can become more obvious that your hair just doesn’t quite have the volume that it had while you were pregnant. In addition, the change in nourishment to your follicles can sometimes mean that your hair isn’t as silky soft as it was when you were pregnant – even the vibrancy of your color can be affected in some cases.
So, what do I do when my hair needs help after pregnancy?
As a new mom, you certainly have a lot on your plate, so you don’t want to have to fuss with your hair – but you still want to look and feel like the sexy woman you are! That’s where the experts at Cameo Salon & Spa can help! Just visit the salon and our expert stylists and colorists can help you get the look you want with a little bit of pampering – that is well deserved!
- Haircut. The right cut can restore your hair’s volume and can even make it easier to style when you’re focused on your life as a busy mom. Ask your Cameo stylist about the right cut for you to help you look and feel your best.
- Deep conditioning. You can restore that silky-soft feel of your hair that you had during pregnancy through regular professional deep conditioning treatments. They’ll help restore the moisture lost for that smooth, soft feel you’ll love that also makes it easier to style.
- Styling. Give yourself a little pampering and let our expert stylists give you a new hairstyle that you’ll love without any fuss! We’ll go a step further with fast, easy styling tips to make it easy to look great for your busy new-mom lifestyle.
Congratulations to all the new moms out there! Be sure to take some time for yourself in between caring for your new little one. Make an appointment today at Cameo Salon & Spa and let our expert stylists and colorists give you a new look for your new life as a mom! You can find us at 1817 Collier Parkway in Lutz, FL, call us at (813) 948-7411, or book your haircut, styling, or hair coloring appointment online with our convenient scheduling tool. Want fun, exciting rewards? It’s fast and easy to become a member of our Rewards Program and earn exclusive rewards! Join online today!