What The...???
There are a heck of a lot of things nobody tells you about having a baby, and about being a woman in general. So, as a kindness to all those unsuspecting expectant mothers out there, allow me to let you in on a little secret.
When Bennett was about three months old, I started noticing these tiny little hairs all over the top of my head. I talked to some of my friends who also have small children about this discovery, and they all said it was normal.
It's called nursing hair.
When you are pregnant, your hair gets thicker from the prenatal vitamins and the hormones and stuff. I loved this stage. But, once the baby is born, different hormones take over and your hair starts to fall out. Not so much in love with this stage. Well, all the hair that has fallen out eventually starts trying to grow back, and that's the point you usually really start to notice it. I prefer to call this point the, "Unimaginably Ugly Stage That Lasts And Lasts And Makes You Want To Cover Your Head With A Paper Bag" stage. This is the stage I am in now, and it is a new battle every day.
For instance...I went to get my hair cut a few months ago, and before I sat down the lady asked me if there were any questions or concerns I had about my hair. I told her I had some pretty bad nursing hair, and she assured me that wouldn't be a problem. A few minutes later she ran her hands over my scalp and literally screamed "Oh my gosh! Whoa!" Of course, once she saw my face she immediately tried to backtrack, saying it wasn't that bad, and she could probably do something with it. Great.
Anyway, I have been trying to look on the bright side and do some creative things with it. Here are a few examples.
A stylish hairdo with short bangs, nursing style
EXAMPLE #2:
A retro cut from the 80's
When Bennett was about three months old, I started noticing these tiny little hairs all over the top of my head. I talked to some of my friends who also have small children about this discovery, and they all said it was normal.
It's called nursing hair.
When you are pregnant, your hair gets thicker from the prenatal vitamins and the hormones and stuff. I loved this stage. But, once the baby is born, different hormones take over and your hair starts to fall out. Not so much in love with this stage. Well, all the hair that has fallen out eventually starts trying to grow back, and that's the point you usually really start to notice it. I prefer to call this point the, "Unimaginably Ugly Stage That Lasts And Lasts And Makes You Want To Cover Your Head With A Paper Bag" stage. This is the stage I am in now, and it is a new battle every day.
For instance...I went to get my hair cut a few months ago, and before I sat down the lady asked me if there were any questions or concerns I had about my hair. I told her I had some pretty bad nursing hair, and she assured me that wouldn't be a problem. A few minutes later she ran her hands over my scalp and literally screamed "Oh my gosh! Whoa!" Of course, once she saw my face she immediately tried to backtrack, saying it wasn't that bad, and she could probably do something with it. Great.
Anyway, I have been trying to look on the bright side and do some creative things with it. Here are a few examples.
EXAMPLE #1:
A stylish hairdo with short bangs.
A stylish hairdo with short bangs.
A stylish hairdo with short bangs, nursing style
EXAMPLE #2:
A retro cut from the 80's
A retro cut from the 80's, because your body freaked out.
EXAMPLE #3:
Attempting to look normal
Attempting to look normal, even though you know that as soon as there is a strong gust of wind your carefully combed-over hair will flay away and all will be revealed for what it is.
Well, what can you do? Oh, and there is some hope. Apparently, not everybody gets nursing hair, and there are different levels of ugliness. I was just lucky to get such an extreme case. Also, most people's hair grows back to normal within a year...unless your hair grows incredibly slowly. Which mine does. At this rate, I should be back to normal right around the time we are thinking about getting pregnant again. Wonderful.
EXAMPLE #3:
Attempting to look normal
Attempting to look normal, even though you know that as soon as there is a strong gust of wind your carefully combed-over hair will flay away and all will be revealed for what it is.
Well, what can you do? Oh, and there is some hope. Apparently, not everybody gets nursing hair, and there are different levels of ugliness. I was just lucky to get such an extreme case. Also, most people's hair grows back to normal within a year...unless your hair grows incredibly slowly. Which mine does. At this rate, I should be back to normal right around the time we are thinking about getting pregnant again. Wonderful.For now, I will just try to enjoy the fact that I look like I could be the fifth member of KISS. Anybody want an autograph? 
My fashion consultants.
My fashion consultants.
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