Fiona - The OTC prenatal vitamin was news to me also. I’ve never heard of anyone getting them OTC or I've never seen them OTC in Minnesota but I've never really looked that hard either because I thought you needed a prescription. Maybe it is a regional thing or maybe I just need to look harder.
My local stores all carry prenatal vitamins-Wal-Mart, Kroger, etc.
I echo the fact that it could be related to your weight loss/diet. It ALSO could be related to stress...or even a recent hair process-such as a perm, or a color. (I am a licensed cosmotologist.) I would go more for one of those answers before assuming that it is thyroid.
You seem to be getting enough fat, but how about protein? That is another dietary cause.
Prenates don't really do anything more for the hair and nails than regular multivitamins.
my average protien is about 85 grams - working on upping that
i do colour, but with wash out dye.... and i blow dry and straighen on a daily basis
The cause could very well be the colour and styling. Are you using semi-permanent dye, that washes out over the course of a month or so? It is still chemical procesing. I would actually say that the straightening would be the most likely cause, however-because you "pull" the hair when you straighten. The same sort of hair loss can happen when someone wears a ponytail all the time-the hair can fall out some or break at the top of the head where the hair is constantly "pulled".
Is there any way you can cut the straightening to only a couple times a week, rather than daily? (Use cool hair ornaments/clips/barrettes/bandana/etc. on other days?)
Also, cut the coloring to every 6 weeks or less.
Fiona, check near the Women's vitamins (like woman's one a day) or the kiddie vitamins...you might find some OTC prentals there. I take otc prentals with extra folate and iron since there are two and those get depleted more with two. I could take calcium but since I am helping my son drink 4 or 5 gallons of milk a week I am guessing I'm ok on that front You know after LAWL's one dairy serving I am gorging and LOVING IT.
I never found prenatals OTC until I started actually looking for them. I've bought them in Virginia, Hawaii, and Texas.
I was giving some thought to why folks think prenatals help with hair loss, & it occurs to me that it's probably because a lot of us get much nicer hair during pregnancy. Mine grew about six inches during my last pregnancy.
Mine grows like a weed when I am pregnant, too. I also grew about 6 inches or so of hair during this pregnancy.
I tend to actually "lose" a lot of hair afterwards though, due to the hormonal changes-and it doesn't fill back in until my babe's are about a eyar or so old...so it gets long, but then gets thin....and then goes back to normal.
I also had issues with my hair falling out and breaking while dieting. And one thing it is linked to is iron deficiency/anemia, which I do have. So it was recommended to take a vitamin for that reason. Prenatals have an over abundance of iron.
I'm pregnant now, so my hair is looking pretty good, but I'm not looking forward to the "faux bangs" as I call them.
vibrantecho , 11-02-2006 06:42 PM
Dairy Fairy , 11-03-2006 11:37 AM
You know after LAWL's one dairy serving I am gorging and LOVING IT.
GreatBigMonsterMomma , 11-04-2006 11:27 PM
I've bought them in Virginia, Hawaii, and Texas.
