I am in my early twenties, with two toddlers. A little while after my second child turned 1, my hair started to thin through out the length of my hair. At first, it was only on one side in the back. Then it kinda started to thin on right side. What I am left with is hair that is growing back unevenly and a very small amount that has not broken off. I know my hair grew too fast when I was pregnant. It was so long and all one length, but its not now. I have a very small amount of really long hair that remains, but the rest is shorter. I don’t have bald spots, just a lot of broken hairs. My question: Is this post pregnancy hair loss or some form of it, and how long can this expected before it completely stops. I have never had hair loss issues until now and my daughter is almost 3 now.
What you are experiencing right now is postpartum hair loss and the shorter hair should eventually get longer. You will have to wait (possibly a year or two) to see if your hair becomes fuller. Sometimes, we see changes in the character of hair as we go through different aging periods. Infants have one type of hair, children another, young adults still another, and aging adults will see a thinning of the hair shaft. Although the last phase takes years, it does occur sometime in people in their 20s and 30s. You might see a doctor and get your hair mapped out for miniaturization just to get a base line in case things do not go the way you want. Measurements are important to document when you look for change.