I have extremely dark hair (Italian heritage) and when I was pregany with my first child, I noticed that I had a few white hairs. I was only 19. Now I'm 25 and pregnant again and I have noticed that I am going gray even faster. I would like to know if I am missing a nutrient or if it's just hereditary? Anyone?
2006-07-06 02:51:44 · 11 answers · asked by MamaMia 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I just had a baby 4 months ago, I am 27 and I too experienced a few gray hairs during pregnancy. Now that my hormones seem to be going back to normal, I've seen even more gray hairs. I think this is normal, until hormones have actually gone back to their original stage, I think that gray hair is normal. Plus it comes on with stress too sometimes, so that may be why we are seeing some. I just yank them out if I see one.
2006-07-07 04:58:01 · answer #1 · answered by famousgirlnyc 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It could be lack of copper. Check your prenatal and see if it contains enough copper, you don't need a ton, usually 3 mg a day will do it.
Your body sucks up the copper when you are pregnant to help absorb the extra iron you are taking. The thing is melanin also needs copper to give your hair and skin it's pigment. So, if your body is using all it's copper to go to the iron, it can cause the lack of pigment in your hair.
2006-07-06 03:02:17 · answer #2 · answered by barefeet561 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. During pregnancy, I too had a few strands to lose pigmentation. I was 19. I just pulled them from the roots. I did not see them again. Now I am 37 and they are starting to appear here and there.
2006-07-06 02:56:09 · answer #3 · answered by pretty_brown_eyes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like it is hereditary to me.
a lot of people with naturally dark hair will notice they start going gray faster than their contemporaries with lighter hair. the simple answer to that is that you are not going grayer any faster than others, it is just due to your natural hair color it is going to show up more than on someone with lighter hair.
2006-07-06 02:57:43 · answer #4 · answered by Plain_Common_Sense 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is a good point you made about nutrition. as you may know, hair is made up of calcium. If it appears to be 'dying' I would guess you are not getting enough calcium. You find calcium in milk products. Speak to your midwife about it and also any suppliments you can take for it during pregnancy.
2006-07-06 02:57:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like it's hereditary to me. No graying happened to me while I was pregnant. My hair actually became more lush due to the prenatal vitamins I presumed...
Some people get grey in their early twenties, like my mom, her brother and my husband's aunt...
Don't worry about it, that's what they have hair colors for... :-)
enjoy your babies...
2006-07-06 02:58:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anesia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.kidsource.com/pregnancy/preg.skin.html This site talks about all the changes in skin, hair and nails women can expect during pregnancy. It sounds like a harmless change your body goes through during your pregnancies.
2006-07-06 03:00:47 · answer #7 · answered by SusieQ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tu te ferras beaucoup plus de cheveux blancs apres la naissance... etre parent c'est connaitre enfin la vraie peur...
2006-07-06 02:56:04 · answer #8 · answered by lydie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think its just hereditary i wouldn't worry about it
2006-07-06 02:55:17 · answer #9 · answered by just_gethere 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think u should ask ur doctor. he knows best
2006-07-06 02:59:08 · answer #10 · answered by ▲▼ßððĝiз▼▲ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋