Postpartum Hair, Two Years On: What’s Actually Helped Me

Breakage, thinness, flyaways that won’t behave—postpartum hair can feel like a prank no one warned you about. (One of the “perks”… kidding. Mostly.)

I’m nearly two years postpartum, and my hair shedding actually began around nine months after giving birth. At first, I blamed the blow-dryer. Nope. I tried vitamins and “hair foods.” Some made a slight difference; others didn’t help. The most significant change has come from a simple routine I’ve been following for the last five months. That routine ha…