5 WAYS PREGNANCY HAS AFFECTED MY HAIR
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- Опубліковано 19 вер 2021
- Wow my hair has changed so much in the 19 weeks I have been pregnant so far. In this video I share the 5 ways that this pregnancy has affected my hair. Have you every experienced extreme changes in your hair?
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It's such a joy to have you talking "normal" pregnancy issues, rather than what you went through the past several weeks. Hallelujah, praise God!!
It really is! Praise God! Thank you, Alyson! 🥰
With my pregnancies I had barely any hair fall at ALL, which was great! Loving your glittery eye look BTW
You look beautiful Courtney, and your glowing. I like the idea about cutting your hair shorter. It makes sense.
I remember when I was pregnant with my son the prenatal vitamins made my hair grow very long as well (3A, 3B curls), and it seemed thinker and more full. After a while with the hair loss, I noticed my curl pattern changed and my hair got thinner and had a wave, but no curl. After a year my curl pattern came back and my hair got slightly thicker. It takes a while.
Awe thank you! 🤗🤗 Thanks for the feedback on the plan fr my hair! We shall see what happens.
And it is so interesting how the hair behaves throughout all the changes! 🤔
This comment made me feel better lol. I had 2C/3A hair that would always spring up no matter how long it was or how I styled it. After I had my sweet baby it's barely a 2B and won't hardly curl no matter how short I cut it. I like 2B hair, I just miss my spirals lol
@@alison8606 your curls will come back after your body adjusts. It just takes a little bit of time. Hang in there! 😊
Thank you 😊😊
I agree in reducing your hair length when baby is here. You will get lots of shedding for sure. But it will grow out much healthier for.👍❤️
I had always heard that pregnancy can change your hair but I was NOT prepared. Before, my hair was sooo straight. Wouldnt hold a curl ever. After kids…well, you can see my profile pic on this comment. I’m totally curly now. And it was such a strange change. About 2 weeks after birth of my son, my hair got incredibly oily for a full week straight. Then the oil stopped suddenly and boom 💥 curly hair since then. And then it got even curlier after I had my daughter.
Same happened to me! I also had incredibly oily hair right after birth and now my hair is wavy. Thats why I'm here trying to figure out what to do with it. 🤣
My hair changed after pregnancy too. Went from smooth with some body, to just looking dry and poofy on the ends with lumps where the hair wanted to curl on the top back of my head. Crazy hormones.
This is such an interesting topic to hear about! Also, your curl pattern today is my everyday hair😆
I have hair halfway down my back almost and I’m 3 months postpartum in the heat of the crazy hair loss 🙄 I have found the righteous roots helps my scalp with the struggle. I do hate the super long hairs I find EVERYWHERE but I’m loving watching my curls come back after they were stretched out during pregnancy. I think you could totally rock the short do again💖
I appreciate this video!
I am 34 weeks along and my hair is more curly/wavy! And it used to be so super straight! But I have been working on my curl pattern!
Omg I need a zazzy band. I use sunglasses as a headband all the time lol. Glad your pregnancy is going well 🙂
Excited to go through my second pregnancy along with you! I'm currently 12 (almost 13) weeks and can honestly say I've styled my hair once in the last 6-7 weeks! 🙈 So haven't noticed changes yet as it's permanently in a bun, but I remember it getting longer and thicker during my last pregnancy ☺️
Loving the way your hair is styled today (noticed the glasses aka zazzy band, haha), it's so flattering and cute. Also love your eyeshadow!!
I agree with your after pregnancy hair loss plan.
Oh thank you!
@@SwavyCurlyCourtney my pleasure!
I think your hair looks fabulous! And your skin looks so glowy.❤️
Awwww thank you! I would call it oily, but will take glowy for sure!
I just watched this. I have five children, and with each pregnancy my hair lost more and more of my natural curl. I used to have ringlets to where only the bottom half of my hair was natural curl and the top was loose waves that needed to be helped along with a curling wand.
Fast forward to 2019 when I was diagnosed with a rare disease called Idiopathic subglottic tracheal stenosis (ISGS). My airway grows scar tissue below my vocal cords, upper trachea, closing up my ability to breathe. My first procedure to open up the airway caused a hyperactive response and began to swell shut. I had to be intubated with a pediatric breathing tube & sedated until a riskier surgery with multiple specialists could be done. After a month long hospital stay, a tracheotomy placed, 11 months and over 25 procedures with general anesthesia to breathe normally again finally happened a few days before the pandemic shutdown. My hair was processing all that trauma with increased thinning and hair loss. After that phase, my hair started growing & filling in. Not only was it coming back, it was coming back with my pre-children, 1990s curly ringlets! It’s one of the nice surprises during it all!
I think your hair will be beautiful shorter, you are such a pretty young lady and your skin is glowing!!
I find this such an interesting topic!
But... while I love all your hair videos I would love a tutorial on your eye makeup you are wearing here!!! You are gorgeous!
I've always been told by drs (where I used to work) to take prenatal vitamins even if you're not pregnant because it's like a super vitamin for hair skin and nails and just in general!!
They seem to definitely help!
Wow! That's great! My cousin lost a lot of hair during pregnancy I never new the opposite could happen too 🙏
Quite interesting how hormones change our hair so much. I've had a hormone imbalance for a while now, and I've been taking herbal supplements and things to balance them, and I've noticed that my hair is getting more straight and wavy like rather than my normal 3a curls.
I've heard that when you are pregnant the growing phase of our hair lasts a lot longer so your hair grows quicker.
I wish I only lost a few hairs a day, I lose an absolutely ridiculous amount of hair everyday! Way more than the average person. But somehow my hair is still very thick🤔🤦🏻♀️
I think you should go for a shorter haircut when your baby is born. Very cute hairstyle that not everyone can pull off, but you are able to😄
Keeping you in my prayers
Thank you thank you thank you!
My hair grew faster during pregnancy, too, and I lost almost no hairs at all. When the postpartum hair shedding didn't come after three months, I thought I'd gotten lucky, but no, ist only took longer to start me (possibly due to nursing?).
I like your idea of cutting your hair shorter, it'll also take less time, and with a baby, what you don't have is time ;). Also, If baby girl turns out to be a hair puller (mine is), shorter hair might be a little harder to get a hold of...
Thats interesting that the hair loss started later for you and that you were nursing! 🤔
And you make a good point there about the hair pulling! 😨
I didn’t shed hardly during pregnancy either but afterwards it was like a big hair dump LOL 😂
I thought I lucked out too until 5 months postpartum hit and ALL the shedding has happened! Luckily I'm 6 months postpartum now and my hairline is already filling back in yay!
@@SwavyCurlyCourtney I think the hair shedding ist mostly due to the changes in estrogen levels, which can be slower when you're nursing.
I do also have an autoimmune thyroid condition that can affect the hair (and my thyroid levels have been very wonky since I gave birth), so there might be several factors in play here.
As for the hair pulling, I actually grew my hair out because of it, because mine was so short I couldn't pull it up and out of reach of these tiny hands. It's shoulder length now, that hast turned out to be a pretty practical length.
It will be interesting to hear how you take care of your hair during the wonderful postpartum recovery period. I had a baby 4 weeks ago and my poor hair definitely got neglected once baby came home. It feels like some days new moms are lucky to even get a shower and putting your hair up in a pineapple and covering it for the night is too much to ask of yourself when the hormones are raging and baby won’t sleep.
Oh goodness, for sure! But we have to give ourselves grace during this season. Do what you can, when you can.🥰🤗
4 months postpartum and losing loads of hair! My hair got much straighter after getting off birth control and having my first baby! Hormones are amazing!
Great game plan 😊
Thanks! 😊
Yes, get the cut ✂️ I love your short hair 😍
Thank you!! 🤩🤩
Definitely helpful! I'm also super curious to see your postpartum videos. As a Mom of a newborn and toddler, in the midst of PP hairless with no time for myself. How do I manage having hair that doesn't look like a mess?!? I'm looking forward to your tips.
Oooo next time I get pregnant I wanna do that haircut plan. Maybe go 7 weeks before due date (first baby came 6 weeks early due to severe Pre-Eclamsia and HELLPS so worth factoring in) and go like proper bob length or shorter. Get real crazy with it! I usually like my hair just past my shoulders. Only cut it short to like chin length once in middle school.
I made the mistake of leaving my hair long before my son was born. It didn't take me long to figure out it needed to go! His little fingers were always getting stuck in it and he would yank it out. And since they keep their hands in a fist so much, once he got a handful it was almost impossible to get it out.
Oh yeah! It is amazing how strong those little hands are! I don't blame you for cutting it off.
Apparently a newborn baby's grip is so strong that you could hang them off a washing line & they wouldn't fall 😳 (not that I'm suggesting you try it out though 🤣 lol)
Thanks for sharing this, Courtney! I'm currently 14 weeks pregnant and already noticing both a looser curl pattern and that my hair is inclined to become over-moisturized. I took advantage of Trēluxe's labor day sale, in hopes of the line helping with that balance, and I did a gelatin treatment a week ago, but things are already feeling mushy after two washes. What are your go-to protein treatments right now? I know you mentioned the Curl Junkie Repair Me-- do you think that still had too much moisture?
I find that using a low poo and the Curl Junkie Repair me is working well on my hair! I have also been loving the Hi Definition Gel from @Treluxe a lot and loving it!
@@SwavyCurlyCourtney I'll have to give that a try! Have you had luck with the Trēluxe serum? I've been layering the gel on top of that, and I'm wondering if maybe it's just too much... I suppose I could try a single-styler wash day😉🙃
I always consider it as giving some of your beautiful curls to the baby. I honestly wouldn't mind having straight hair when I will have kids as long as they will get my curls. Also, when you are planning to chop it off please donate as I did, tho I'm sure you will. We can all support your donation!
Hi Dear.
The reason that your hair is straighter is for the protein filler you used. It happened exactly to me. I chop very short my hair and the part that has grown is curlier like previously use of the protein filler.
It's normal for your hair to grow faster and to not shed much during pregnancy. It's because your body is providing for both you and baby. I have heard that after pregnancy the hair shedding starts and the growth reduces, so there's a period when you feel like your hair is falling, but it's just catching up on the shedding process. What was your hair like the first months after you had your little one?
I’ve found lately that when my hair hair protein overload I can clarify, use a regular conditioner (skip the deep condition, of not depending) and then use protein heavy stylers and that balances my hair the best. I think this might be because most of the masques I use with protein are balanced or still moisturizing.
Interesting! That makes sense with the mask being more balancing. 🤔
Try the whipped egg whites as a final styler. I use unite funky’s curly magic, then top with whipped egg whites as a mousse, then diffuse as normal. While I know the egg whites don’t give protein to the hair, the protein seems to lend to the structure and hold of my styling. It is so amazing!!!!
My hair curl pattern is all kinds of wonky this pregnancy and greasy too yet crunchy on ends 🤪 so dry shampoo has been my friend too still trying to figure out the ends
I know this is unrelated, but have you done any videos on different diffusers other than the one comparing the Xtava Black Orchid with the SegBeauty one? That was really helpful, but I'm curious if you have any recommendations for cheaper and hopefully lighter hair dryers to which those diffusers might attach. I have lots of RA damage to my shoulders, neck, and hands, but I really want to start diffusing my hair. Thanks!
I had straight hair that curled easily when I was a kid. I hit my teen years and my hair turned wavy with an attitude (sometimes curly). I had a perm and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't grow out.
Is your zazzy band slim or original? What color is it? Thanks!
Chin length curly hair is so much less annoying to deal with! Glad I got the chop!
That is so true! 😀
Ok, I got a question. I get the change with hair growth or loss, the oiliness...all that.
But how would hormones affect the curl pattern or the hair's reaction to protein and such short term? I mean, the hair has already grown out of the head, it shouldn't be affected by anything going on inside of your body anymore at that stage.
Is there an explanation for why/how that would happen?
I think your plan to do a 'chop' towards the end of the pregnancy is very sensible, btw. I had bra strap length hair forever, then a pixie and now an about chin length curly bob and don't plan, to grow it much longer. Certainly not past shoulder length. Because, yes, long hair is gorgeous...but the time and effort it requires...uff.
No thank you. Short curly styles are hella cute, too and it only to takes me 30 minutes to wash, plop and diffuse my hair.
A change in oils alone can cause different reactions. More oils can affect your cuticle and definition. It can also weigh hair down. If u figure that the last couple of inches has come out both straighter & oilier, it could impact what the rest of the strand will do.
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Hm...at 4 months or so... that's about 2 inches, maybe 3 even. Yeah, I guess that could have an effect.
Maybe it's not intuitive to me, because my hair definitely curls from the ends. When my hair was too long, to hold a curl overall, the last couple inches would still wave/curl just the same.
But the oiliness...I mean, I could see that affect second or third day hair, certainly. But why wouldn't the freshly washed hair style the same as before?
You're right, it's not logical at all. It's not like the hair strands are alive and somehow get affected by hormones down to their tips.
@@glocode
It just really makes me curious. Because I don't doubt, that those experiences are genuine (obviously). Lots of pregnant women seem to experience this, so there must be an explanation. Curls are such a mystery and I've only recently (at age 41) 'discovered', that I have quite a bit of natural curl myself. Which is quite funny, because I wanted curly hair all my life. So much so, I even contemplated a perm, but got discouraged by every hairdresser, I asked about it. I did ever 'heatless curl' style under the sun, but would always end up a bushy, tangled mess, after a couple hours of wearing my long hair open.
If only I had known, that all that was required, was the right styling 😆
@@glocode not sure if you're being facetious but hair itself is not actually alive. It's keratin. But if we're talking about where the hair originates then sure, it's possible the hormones affect the hair follicles & therefore the curl pattern (which is what I believe @Rara Avis was asking originally?)
I like your plan, but if it were me I'd cut it a month or 2 after giving birth, but before the copious hair loss starts so you can enjoy your long hair longer and treat yourself to much deserved you time when you get it cut. Just a thought, but you do you and I'm excited for shorter hair styling videos!
I've been attributing my loose curls to bleach but it may also be pregnancy too didn't think of that it's been slowly getting better with treatments then the progress stopped which might be cuz of the pregnancy
I just recently chopped my hair off and donated it to Children With Hair Loss, a charity that makes wigs for kids with cancer and stuff like that. You have to cut at least 8 inches. But you could do that if you cut your hair shorter. Ava K
Does all of your "reactions" dissapear after birth or are they permanent?
I wonder if your curl pattern is looser because your hair is longer and not because of your pregnancy? I have been watching your videos for a long time and have noticed that your curls seem to really curl up after you get your hair cut shorter! You are beautiful both ways!!
Yeah, there’s a reason you see so many moms with short hair!
I got tired of my infant pulling and tangling her sticky spit fingers in my hair at the nape of my neck 😂
Personally I think you look great with a bob cut, so I would say go for it :D Maybe you could even donate the cut hair to like a cancer fund or something.
Hello I hope you are doing well. I am also on my way to be having a 2nd baby soon and shouldn't be any problems and hope for the best.
Yeay!! Congratulations! And thank you!
Lucky you 🤣🤣 I swear my hair didn't grow faster with both of my pregnancies lol that was one thing I was hoping for
Awe bummer!! 😞 Did you still experience the shed after giving birth?
@@SwavyCurlyCourtney yes so my first daughter my hair basically stopped growing and the post pregnancy shedding wasn't that bad with my second daughter my hair grew at more of a regular rate but the post pregnancy shedding was awful!!
Your wave looks more like mine now. :D
Wave twins!
I wish mine would grow an inch ... More really every month. Its not been bad tho. Im growing out a bleached\damaged pixie from nov2020 so its definitely growing well. Just not gonna make it even shoulder length by the time she gets here in 4 weeks.
Weird, cuz I've been thinking your hair looked curlier in recent videos, at least the front pieces, compared to the last several months 🤔 Although I do know the camera can play tricks too. Sometimes the days my hair looks super curly in person, it will look looser in pics. And there's days my hair has a looser curl and looks puffy but in pics it will look very curly & voluminous lol
Of course the is only my experience, but my hair is very similar to yours and I had the same oily hair problem. I switched to only using Giovanni's shampoo, conditioner, and gel and now I only have to wash my hair every week to week and a half when dandruff shows up as opposed to every other day.
That's awesome! 😀 They have amazing products. What line of theirs are you using?
@@SwavyCurlyCourtney tea tree triple treat shampoo and conditioner and the LA hold gel and moose (I use the moose to refresh)
Don't mean to scare any wavy/curly ladies but my mom went from wavy hair to stick straight hair after having three children. As a curly haired child thanks to my dad, I used to look at mom's hair wishing my hair was straight like hers.
Seems like your hair was curlier when it was shorter. Think the curls seem stretched out when it is longer. You are cute no matter how those curls look! Shorter hair with a newborn will be faster and easier to style. Great plan!
My hair got curlier and curlier with every pregnancy.
Ohhh I love this. How interesting! 😀
I only had 1 pregnancy. I didnt get sick much gained about 25 lbs. Not too many physical changes, if anything my hair grew faster and my skin improved.
I did get super bloated toward the end and got mini rages( must have been the testosterone from baby boy).
Those darn boys! 😜😜
@@SwavyCurlyCourtney best of luck just heard about the other news. Hope it's the most mild form...prayers for you.
Definitely enjoy a shorter cut ... see what your hair does ... you may love it. If not ... it will grow.
That is true!
U said it: everyone \ pregnancy os different! I wouldnt do a big chop right off. Wait & see. But hey do you, mermaid! 💕
Are you going to consider donating your hair when you chop it?
Oh gosh mine was beautiful in my pregnancies .it was after it went to crap .now ive hit menopause and its just gone shocking .its awful the worst its ever been .
Oh no!! Darn hormones! What have you focused on doing with it?
@@SwavyCurlyCourtney im on hrt and i just give it the best shampoo i can .i try to leave it as long as possible before i colour it .im a box dye dark brown which sucks when the grey comes in .it comes in quickly .if i had my time again .i wouldnt colour my hair .my hair is waist length. It like mermaid hair not very good condition neither curly or straight .its not even wavy .i dont really know how to describe it .just looks washed out 🤣😂 .make the most of your beautiful hair and maybe take vitamins when youve had baby .my hair went horrible after pregnancies. Im taking vitamins now to .to help with my hair not seen improvement yet but only been a month .take care my lovely .
Smart idea to cut your hair right before you give birth!
Get your protein & all calcium related fuels you can! Ure building a human! She needs all that to build her machine 👂💪
Absolutely!
Ive always had calcium\teeth issues ( didnt used to understand why... Lol) when im pregnant. Being my 5th & high risk\diabetic pregnancy i understand now more than ever before how important it is! Lol we are short folk & i swear if id get my kids more calcium etc mostly inutero they could grow to be 6ft tall lol. (Im sure biology says no 99% of the time) ;)
Curls leaking from your head to your baby’s, mayhaps 🤔? Curly haired babyy? 😂
Just think if her little girl ends up having curly hair, she will know how to take care of it at a young age, unlike some of us who start learning now and struggle through the transition phase!
Hahaha I love this!!
I was promised lucious locks during pregnancy, especially when expecting a boy, but instead it's gone greasy, flat and limp. I'm having to wash every day. :(
Oh my gosh the grease!! 😩😩
Could hormones really affect hair that’s already outside of your scalp? 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️
NO ! DON'T CUT YOUR HAIR.. Just triim.. Just drink lots of water and continue eating healthy...
Have you ever tried dry shampoo? It's suppose to help absorb oil .
Yep! The one I used in the video is linked in the description. 😀
@@SwavyCurlyCourtney Sorry, I should've looked there first. I usually do to. My bad. Going over the video, I guess I totally missed the part where you were talking about it.