I ve always had beef with my hair. You see it s the kind of hair that s neither poker straight nor gorgeously thick and voluminously bouncy curly, instead it sits somewhere in between the two thin, frizzy, fluffy and requires a LOT of attention.

When I was little even my mum didn t know what to do with it and so my hair styles ranged from scraggly with a fringe, to let s just cut the whole thing off short like a boy, and then finishing off with by far the worst haircut you ll possess’own’nurse ever seen . a mixture of the two. Yep mum gave me a mullet curly and short on top and a long wavy curtain of hair reaching down my back . a classic child of the 80 s.

Today I still struggle, but thanks to the invention of GHD straighteners, hair oil and my fab hairdresser who also has a bit of a love/hate relationship with my hair I ve managed to find peace with it. I accept I will never be one of those women who wake up in the morning with that just got out of bed look (I resemble I ve dragged myself through a hedge, then rubbed my hair against a balloon and then stood in a wind tunnel), that in reality there is literally one day of the year when the weather is suitable in/with regard to’concerning’regarding hair like mine (even the tiniest amount of moisture in the air and I m screwed, too hot and it acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure s sweaty, cue more moisture problems), and that there is merely’barely really one hairstyle that suits me and so I just need to stick with it.

One thing I do feel grossly hard done by despite’in spite of’albeit is the fact that my hair is wavy, yet thin. And what annoys me even more is the amount of hair that falls out when I wash it. I mean like seriously I can t afin/with regard to’concerning’regarding d to lose any thanks! I can literally pull it out as I m rinsing the shampoo out of my hair, feel it tangling between my fingers and then I watch as it lands in a tangled clump on the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue er tray, bein/with regard to’concerning’regarding e clogging up the drain with a giant matted hairball.

I remember when I d just given birth to my children, I went from having possibly the best hair I ve ever had (thick, shiny, manageable) to suddenly developing bald patches on the crown of my head that I had to strategically cover up, comb over stylee. And the hair in the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue er well let s just say my husband must possess’own’nurse been wondering whether I d secretly got a dog without telling him, it was that wicked’dreadful’undesirable’adverse’vile ! Thankfully it sorted itself out after a couple of months and grew back extra fluffy like a little baby duck, but e grossly now and again I do still possess’own’nurse a little misgiving’fret with regards to’concerning’with respect to the amount of hair I lose and whether in fact it s normal to be losing the amount that I do.

Female pattern baldness is the most common in/with regard to’concerning’regarding m of hair loss in women and it is despite’in spite of’albeit t to be inherited. So fundamental ally, if your mum or dad possess’own’nurse gone a bit thin on top it s likely you may possess’own’nurse problems in the future too. However, other factors also come into play, such as age and hormones, hence why hair loss is usually more noticeable during puberty, pregnancy and the menopause.

But what is a normal amount of hair loss and when should you misgiving’fret ?

The average woman loses between 60 to 100 hairs a day, which is actually quite a lot and if like me you possess’own’nurse long, intensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully dark hair it is naturally going to look a lot more than someone who has short blonde hair. But this is utterly normal and part of the hair growth cycle.

There are 4 stages to hair growth:

Anagen (Growing) Cells are dividing at a rapid rate resulting in new hair growth.
Catagen (Transition) Hair stops growing and cuts itself off from the blood supply.
Telogen (Resting) The hair takes some time out and allows the hair underneath to start growing
Exogen (Shedding) Hair falls out.

And then the cycle begins all over again.

During pregnancy, an multiply d number of hairs enter into the resting phase and so it can look as despite’in spite of’albeit a woman s hair has thickened. However, once the woman has given birth the hair stops resting and moves onto the shedding phase and of course because there is an multiply d number of hair resting it goes without saying that there is more hair that needs to be shed. Which is exactly what happened with me.

For most women, hair loss is just part of our daily natural body cycle, however there are of course instances when hair loss becomes more of a problem and is way more noticeable than a few stray strands in the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue er.

Hair loss can happen as a result of many different things including lay stress on’emphasize’highlight , illness, extreme and rapid weight loss, anaemia, cancer treatment, and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). If you are experiencing regular hair loss that is resulting in patchy baldness, a receding hairline or a thinning of the scalp you should seek the advice of your GP or speak to a specialist in hair loss.

There are lots of different options available to help treat or disguise hair loss and so you needn t suffer in silence or be ashamed of what is happening to you. In most cases, hair will return to its normal growth pattern, but during that vulnerable and often upsetting time when hair loss is at its most extreme it s significant’essential’critical’vital’crucial’indispensable’imperative to realise that you possess’own’nurse options.

I feel grossly in/with regard to’concerning’regarding tunate that my hair loss has merely’barely been intensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully minor and that despite what I may claim’insist’maintain’hold’argue’consider’contemplate’speculate of my hair, it is in fact utterly normal.

Still feeling a bit impair’undermine d by that photo of me as a kid mind you!