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At this rate, I'll be bald in a week!

So, you know how they say you lose your hair after you have a baby?

Totally true.

It has been steadily falling out for the last few weeks, but this morning in the shower, I noticed quite a large amount coming off in my hands as I washed my hair. UGH. Good thing I have a pretty thick head of hair... For all of you who are KTFU, beware. Stock up on the Drano now. LOL

Also, yes, I'm procrastinating packing. I kind of need to get on that since M is napping... 

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Re: At this rate, I'll be bald in a week!

  • so maybe when i'm preg, my hair will be more fulll.. and afterwards i'll def be bald. awesome.

    another reason to get preg. Tongue Tied

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  • i think it would be in the best interest of all women everywhere to know about these things..

    you, karebear, jennlin, picks, austin, johlise, and anyone else who is a mom should probably compile a list.

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  • imageLegalBritt:

    Here's mine so far...at only 10 weeks.

    Sore breasts. Very sore.

    Nausea if you get too hungry and also after you eat.

    Abdominal cramps especially after O'ing

    Skin breakouts in weird places like neck, back and chest. But not on face.

    Darker nipples and areolas.

    Bumps on areolas

    Constipation

    Water retention

    Bloating (my pants fit in the morning but not by 4pm)

    Peeing constantly. At least 4 times a night for me.

    Extreme exhaustion. It's a battle to stay up till 9 and I want a nap in the middle of the day even though I sleep for 8 hours at night.

    Food aversion (poultry) and cravings (citrus)

    Feeling more emotional

    Flatulence

    Feeling like I need to burp but can't.

    Sensative gag reflex

    Those dark nipples/areolas? They're Oreolas. Haha. :) 

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  • imageLegalBritt:

    So my hair dresser explained it to me like this. Your hair is always in 3 stages. Mature (full length, staying in), Growing (those short little baby hairs that are growing out), and Dying (the hairs that naturally slough off). She siad when you are pregnant, the natural hair life cycle is thrown off so that about 3 months after you give birth all the hairs that should have been falling out for the last year all of the sudden fall out at the same time and the new hairs grow in. It shouldn't be as noticeable b/c it should be in gradual stages but when it happens all at once it's very noticeable. After all the hair falls out you'll get a new crop of baby fine hairs that come in.

    I have thick hair too. Grateful for that!

    This. I am actually looking forward to my hair falling out by the end of my pregnancy it was an unruly thick mess. I couldn't do anything with it.

    Something I didn't know.... Cheese burger crotch. I couldn't believe how much my lady parts swelled! It hurt so bad too. I didn't realize it until after it went down afterwards. Holy cow!

    Oh and bloody noses... Towards the end if I threw up I also wet myself. All the tmi stuff no one tells you.

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  • LB has got a pretty good list...some added ones:

    trouble breathing, trouble taking deep breaths

    feeling really really hungry, but only being able to fit in a few small bites of food

    STRETCH MARKS!

    hair, everywhere. i have a hairy chest now Wink and belly, and my arm hairs are also super long now.

    i'll echo exhaustion again...because i NEVER knew it would be this bad...growing a human is hard work!

     

    but are we going to only list bad things? because the good things are great too:

    your hair/nails grows long and thick

    random strangers smile at you (is this a good or a bad thing?)

    people always offer to help you do anything, even if it's grabbing something from across the room

    you have an excuse for anything....crying, not wanting to go out, being lazy.... Smile

    feeling/watching the baby move is just so awe-inspiring

    having a BABY!

     

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  • imageLegalBritt:

     Jenn---I haven't experienced any of those joys yet b/c I'm still so early on. I think most people just assume I'm a drunk b/c I'm tired, lazy, unkempt, and throw up all the time.

    Also, I'm so afriad of the body hair! I pride myself on being a hairless wonder with the exception of my thick head hair.

    When did you get stretch marks? In the 3rd trimester?

    i told my friends that i was "seeing a doctor", "have been extremely tired", "dr has drawn my blood and has been running tests", "dr recommend i take certain vitamins", "dr recommend i restrict my diet"....etc etc etc....all true statements. my friends were actually starting to worry about me...haha. i felt bad, but i did not once lie to them. but because they were starting to worry, they did all take care of me in the beginning, too Smile

    as for the body hair..it's really light, but it's there! i've had it since...maybe 15ish weeks..and h finally noticed it a few weeks ago (i'm 31.5 weeks right now).....he had his head/face on my belly, listening for baby...then he lifted his hand and started playing with the hair!!!!! i was like WTF!!!!! stop!!!

    stretch marks came at about 18 wks maybe...i'm not sure. i can't them unless i look at it in the mirror haha. (that should be another negative..i can't see my girly bits!) . they say that you can tell if you're going to get stretch marks by looking at your mom...they're more genetic than anything. 

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  • My mom has warned me about this.. and I remember her loosing lots of hair after she had my little siblings! It's weird how things change so much when you are pregnant and then afterwards again as your hormones regulate themselves again!
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  • imagejennlin:

    hair, everywhere. i have a hairy chest now Wink and belly, and my arm hairs are also super long now.

    shave that sh!t. or wax, lol. i really only quoted this because i thought it said your armpit hairs are super long.. reading fail.

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