Doesn't everyone lose hair after the first few weeks or months 
postpartum? During pregnancy, hair synchronizes in the resting phase, 
and hair that would ordinarily be shed stops falling out. When the 
hormones reset after the birth (and for bf moms this can be a more 
gradual process) the hair shedding cycle resumes. For women with long 
hair, it can look like a tremendous amount of hair is being lost when it 
is in fact normal.

If mom is losing enough hair to be causes bald patches, she deserves a 
workup by a good endocrinologist. Breastfeeding has nothing to do with that.
Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC  NYC

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