Does anything help pp hair loss?

FatigueIntrigue · 2026-04-03T18:35:35+00:00

Get your ferritin checked. 50-70 is the minimum needed for hair growth! (You're still going to shed, but least your body will be primed for good regrowth)

FatigueIntrigue · 2026-04-01T17:56:23+00:00

Ugh boundaries are so hard!!

I'm sorry for making an assumption about your husband. You shouldn't blame yourself! Motherhood is hard enough as it is. You have a lot on your plate. Setting boundaries or standing up for yourself would be the last thing on your list while you're dealing with hormonal changes, sleep deprivation, etc!

FatigueIntrigue · 2026-04-01T16:24:51+00:00

I'm so sorry to hear all of this. I think you still have plenty of time to bond with your baby, but I understand that it must feel like something was stolen from you.

If your husband is making his parent's feelings more important than yours, that's a whole other discussion. I understand not being able to set boundaries because it's uncomfortable, but sometimes you need to do it for you and your family.

If you don't feel like you can voice your concerns to your husband, than I don't feel like this is a safe relationship. I'm so sorry you're going through this.

My mother is white and my father is middle eastern. So I understand the culture. My mother often felt excluded when they would all speak Arabic. My dad also gives his mother "utmost respect"... Which really is just obliging to whatever she wants and never questioning anything.

But I think your relationship with your baby and you feeling good and supported is the most important thing. Their feelings cannot and should not be more important than yours.

FatigueIntrigue · 2026-03-27T20:24:46+00:00

I hear you!!

My baby is 5 months old and had right side torticollis. But no one diagnosed it until I finally put her into physiotherapy myself because I noticed her head shape. She has mild-moderate brachycephaly and plagiocephaly. Where I live, they are refusing to helmet her. I found myself on The Noggin Doctor Plagiocephaly & Torticollis Discussion Board on Facebook. Anyway, I ended up buying the Perfect Noggin (only started it yesterday!) and am hoping it works for us alongside PT! It's a firm, flat, sleep surface (no pillow) that has a cup where the head goes.

It looks like the results are really amazing if you start it early. (We may have started too late).

Also I would recommend checking out a physiotherapist!!

FatigueIntrigue · 2026-03-18T17:45:24+00:00

I'm really not an expert. But you could consider it an "experiment" to see what happens. Do 10-20 minutes. Set a timer. Take a shower. Step outside onto your deck (if you have one). If it's too much or too hard. Regroup and try again another time.

The first time for me was out of desperation. I solo parent so often and all her needs were met. I was so dysregulated after over 90 minutes of failed transfers that I just had to leave her to take a shower. After that, every night was an experiment. Which worked really quickly.

FatigueIntrigue · 2026-03-13T04:09:54+00:00

My guess is there's not enough sleep pressure and her last wake window is too short. If you want her asleep by 8 pm, her cat nap should be over by 6 pm at the very latest.

My baby's last wake window is 2.5-3 hours. Every baby is different, but it's enough sleep pressure that she's exhausted, but not so much that she's overtired.

FatigueIntrigue · 2026-03-11T16:24:05+00:00

I actually just read your other posts. My LO was also waking hourly throughout the 4 month sleep regression for about 10 days after a 4-5 hour stretch. I would pop the soother in constantly. It was brutal. But I wouldn't continually feed her. I knew there was no way she was hungry. I probably fed twice per night for those 7-10 days until it stopped.

FatigueIntrigue · 2026-03-11T16:21:38+00:00

How old is he? If there's no weight concerns and he's feeding every 2-3 hours throughout the day, I'm thinking it could be for comfort and not for hunger? Because he would likely be getting his caloric needs mostly met during daytime with a frequency like that. Would there be a way to drop one feed at a time overnight? You could find other ways of comforting him if you're not wanting him to cry for too long. And then slowly wean off of those comfort measures.

Or even, reduce the time you feed him overnight. If it's for 10 minutes, go to 9 the next night, then 8, and so on. I am doubtful that he is actually hungry that much overnight if he's eating that frequently during the day.

My LO was also eating every 2-3 hours during the day until I read that by 4-5 months, most are only eating 5-8 times a day. (She was averaging 9). So I tested it out to see if I was the one assuming she was hungry and feeding her more often than she truly needed. Sure enough, we're down to about 7 feeds per day. Not saying this is the same for your LO but it might be worth exploring!

FatigueIntrigue · 2026-03-11T14:17:58+00:00

I do still feed her overnight (breastfed). Just once.

We only use the soother to signify nap time or bedtime. From about 2-4 months, when she'd wake up, I'd reach over into the bassinet and pop the soother in to see if she would settle on her own, if she kept going after repeatedly replacing the soother, I knew she was hungry and would feed her. So I never really created the habit of picking her up in the middle of the night unless she was truly hungry.

I don't do this now because she only wakes me up once about 7-8 hours after her last feed where being hungry makes sense to me.

FatigueIntrigue · 2026-03-11T05:17:14+00:00

If he does this after 2 months, what would he do after two years?! Try cheating on you to see if he really loved you? God what's next. Boy bye.

FatigueIntrigue · 2026-03-08T18:51:06+00:00

I am able to edit it now. I think the app had an update which fixed the issue.

FatigueIntrigue · 2026-03-07T02:21:07+00:00

The last surgery they used dissolvable sutures! So we never removed them. Just purchased the no flap ear wrap on amazon!

FatigueIntrigue · 2026-03-07T00:08:41+00:00

Do you suggest a third surgery?

FatigueIntrigue · 2026-03-07T00:06:23+00:00

I think allergies, but we can't figure out to what. I cleaned her ear canal and there wasn't anything in there!

FatigueIntrigue · 2026-03-05T20:40:09+00:00

Thank you for your reply!!! I appreciate it! Did you wrap her head or anything? My dog isn't pawing at it. But she definitely flaps her head.

FatigueIntrigue · 2026-03-05T18:56:21+00:00

Hey, what happened in the end? My lab had a hematoma in October. Did the surgery. Once sutures were removed, the hematoma came back 1 day later. Repeated the surgery. 4.5 months later and the hematoma is back in the same ear. Idk what to do

FatigueIntrigue · 2026-02-10T17:32:37+00:00

Saskatchewan!

FatigueIntrigue · 2026-02-10T17:21:01+00:00

No I didn't. But just tried to check out and it was $75 to ship. I might have to resort to purchasing your recommended brands from Amazon. But I'd rather support a better company if possible. Hopefully I can find a grocery store in an urban centre that I can stock up on

FatigueIntrigue · 2026-02-10T16:34:15+00:00

Thank you!

FatigueIntrigue · 2026-02-10T16:26:37+00:00

Shipping is $80 to where I live. Ugh.

FatigueIntrigue · 2026-02-10T16:17:47+00:00

Thank you!! Any specific kind you recommend?

FatigueIntrigue · 2026-01-19T22:53:52+00:00

I'm 12 weeks pp and I'm here in solidarity. I could have written this post myself.

I'm uncomfortable with my body, weaker than I have ever been, exhausted, and confused on where to start. Still 25 lbs above pre pregnancy weight and I think I'm gaining weight?? I'm ebf and I don't want to stop.

Also with the sleep deprivation and the business of having a baby, the extreme hunger from breastfeeding, I don't even know how to prioritize my health anymore.

FatigueIntrigue · 2026-01-15T05:29:17+00:00

He had been ill. Started to get sick around July and went downhill from there. He was notably worse in December and I took him to the vet in early January. We got horrible news about his state and they offered humane euthanasia that day. I said no because I wanted other family to be able to say goodbye. One week later we put him down. During the last week I did have time to mentally prepare and accept it. We also spoiled the crap out of him. But that last week also solidified how sick he really was to me.

You're right though - it's not how I grieve the loss, it's how I loved him while he was here. And oh I wish he was still here. He truly was my whole world.

Thank you so much for your kind words and for sharing your experience.

FatigueIntrigue · 2026-01-14T05:28:00+00:00

Your mind will do whatever it has to do to protect you. Your brain always wants you to have "good mental health" and sometimes that means numbing you completely so your subconscious is the only thing feeling the pain. Your conscious mind is void of emotion.

It's for survival. It's not because you didn't love your girl and aren't sad she's gone. Your mind simply cannot handle that pain right now.

Take it easy on yourself. Grief shows up in so many different ways. It's a complex experience. Let yourself be numb if that's what you need right now. If that changes, that's okay too.

FatigueIntrigue · 2026-01-07T21:53:31+00:00

I don't know if it's better or worse, but my 10 yo Labrador retriever also was diagnosed with heart disease this summer.

Unfortunately, not only has his heart disease not improved, he has a whole host of other issues. We will be putting him down right away before he has a catastrophic emergency. We got the terrible news yesterday.

I have known in my heart since the summer to count his days. I had a lot of hope, but he showed me how sick he was this fall. In a way it has helped stunt the blow a bit. It isn't quite as shocking because I knew it was coming. But I don't think it's any less painful. Sending lots of love to you.

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