The reason we usually only loss a little hair daily is because different hair follicles are at different stages of growth. During pregnancy hair growth is somewhat arrested, thus when pregnancy is over, it is not unusual to loose alot of hair - left over from what didn't fall out during pregnancy. There is a technical name for this but I am blanking on it at the moment. Yes, it a result of pregnancy, not lactation. -- **************************************************** * Deena Zimmerman MD MPH * * Department of Pediatrics * * UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School * * 1 RWJ Place * * New Brunswick, NJ 08903 * * * * phone (908) 235-7248 * * fax (908) 235-7345 * * email [log in to unmask] (internet) * ****************************************************