Things they don't tell you

When you have a baby, there are a lot of things people just don't talk about. All the little effects on your life and your body are simply omitted from any conversations. So unless you do tour own (rather rigorous) research in advance, you're in for a few surprises.

I did do my research, and two kids later nothing surprises me anymore. But the one thing that really annoys me and makes me feel unfairly treated by biology, is the damned hair loss.

During pregnancy, not a single hair falls out of your scalp. That's nine months of unprecedented, lushious, thick, lovely hair that most likely is the reason for that "pregnancy glow" some people claim to see. 

Once the baby is born however, and the body has had a couple of months to adjust the hormone supply, the loss begins. Every single hair follicle that's had it's cycle put on hold for nine months goes in to fall out mode, all at once.

For months now I've been losing a fistful of hair every time I wash or brush it, and it's miracle that I'm not entirely bald. This happened with my first baby also, but somehow I was so distracted by motherhood that I didn't notice it that much until it started growing back and I had tufts of short hair sticking out here and there. 

It's just not fair. This fills no function as far as I can see. It's just an unfair, mean thing that makes your already frazzled appearance that little bit worse.

A new shorter haircut makes it just a little bit easier to live with!