Learn how to manage your baby hair loss
Hair loss in infants
Baby hair can eat, fall, get color curly or change.
Find easy ways to treat cradle cap, wash the hair with a temperamental baby,
and learn about new ingredients to look for in shampoos. Sometimes it's a
surprise to find that your baby is born with a full head of hair, is now having
some hair loss and thinning. This is something that happens to many
babies, but when it happens may be different. "It varies, either before
delivery or shortly after birth during the first weeks of life," says Dr.
Stephen Muething, MD, Associate Clinical Director general and community
pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Why this happens
is not really known, although it may have something to do with hormone levels.
New hair grows several times also. "Some babies have a full head of hair,
shortly after birth, but more often in the. Nine in the range of 12 months, you
can begin to see the hair grow again Although some babies can go up to their
first birthday, and even bald, "says Dr. Muething.
