All spouses who love each other are looking forward to the birth of their little one. And after his birth, they, with tenderness and bated breath, consider the smallest details of the appearance of their crumbs. For each mother, her baby is the most beautiful, the best. And therefore, if she notices that the hair of the baby falls out, she immediately begins to panic. This is just not worth doing. It is better to contact a specialist who can establish the causes of such a manifestation and direct all efforts to eliminate them.
We will deal with the reasons
Many parents wonder: why does the baby lose hair? Such a situation does not always mean that there are serious pathological processes in the body. A similar symptom is considered to be natural.
Parents themselves are convinced that the first hair of the baby is very similar to fluff. They are soft, light and do not look like ordinary adult hair. Such hairs are quite fragile and can break, even if they are slightly in contact with the surface. When the baby lies all the time, his head rubs against the surface of the crib. Because of this, he loses a little hair.
In the first three months, the baby can acquire bald patches, which over time, gradually, begin to fill with hair with an adult structure. True, this situation can not always be considered harmless. For example, a baby may begin baldness on the background of rickets.
Additional symptoms
What else should parents pay more attention to? They should make sure that the baby does not have the symptoms indicated below, except for hair loss:
- discoloration of the skin (baby's skin is similar to marble)
- the baby refuses mother's milk and often cries;
- the baby sweats quite often;
- he has a high fever.
If at least one point matches, you should consult a doctor. Usually, the process stops without any intervention before the baby is four years old. But this also depends on what the individual characteristics of the body are. If a child is diagnosed with a pathology, he should be given emergency medical attention. Only then the baby will have a luxurious head of hair for life.
Hair Bar Injury
If the hair falls out in a baby 3 months old and a little older, the reason could be this:
- baby's hair is subject to significant tension;
- at this age, little ones begin to touch their hairs little by little, studying themselves, while they break their fragile structure;
- the skin can be affected by a chemical burn;
- the baby is often pulled by the hair.
If the hair shaft is damaged, only focal loss occurs. This manifestation is very easily diagnosed. In order to eliminate it, friction and tension should be excluded. Then the children's hair will not fall out, the cover on the head will gradually recover completely.
Does baby hair fall out with a nervous breakdown? Yes, if the baby is often nervous, the number of his hairs will rapidly decrease. In this case, the use of additional relaxing agents is necessary. There are other additional techniques with which you can eliminate the shortcomings of the baby's behavior. You should only consult a pediatrician.
The telogen nature of baldness
In some cases, when the hair of the baby falls out, this is due to an ailment that affects the baby even before his birth. With such a disease, the hair development cycle is very rapid. The disease in most cases manifests itself against a background of stress or emotional overload. And his reason is as follows:
- previously, the woman had a surgical intervention in which anesthesia was used;
- the body has too much vitamin A;
- a side effect has occurred from the use of drugs;
- body temperature is elevated.
Allergy and Alopecia
Consider two more reasons why hair falls in the baby.
It is possible that this happens due to the individual intolerance of a substance. The baby's body tries to remove a certain allergen as soon as possible, getting rid of the components that have accumulated it.
A similar situation can happen if mom introduced an early lure to the little one. Also, allergies can cause regular contact with a dangerous synthetic detergent. The hairs in the baby stop falling out immediately, as such interaction ceases.
Parents often ask the question, why does baby hair fall out 4 months of age? However, this can happen at a different age of the peanut. Typically, this situation arises due to the fact that in the body of the crumbs there is a pathology. It should be noted that the area with baldness in shape resembles a circle or oval. The skin remains smooth, no symptoms of inflammation or peeling.
In this case, the hair falls off in the baby pretty quickly. Sometimes everything happens during the day.
The onset of the disease is due to the aggressive effects of the baby's immunity, which begins to act on the hair follicles.
When the baby will be diagnosed, it is necessary to identify factors that contribute to baldness. But the next step should be devoted to their complete elimination. A dermatologist will provide all possible assistance in selecting a course of therapy. By the way, the baby will need to be registered with this doctor for at least a year.
Also, the baby should be provided with proper hair care.
What does Evgeny Komarovsky advise?
The doctor, known to millions of mothers, assures that if hair falls out in a baby 1 year old, do not worry. This is a normal physiological process, which is closely related to hormonal changes occurring in a growing body. Komarovsky also draws attention to the fact that the peanut spends more time lying down for up to six months, so curls on the back of the head simply “wipe themselves”. Parents should not immediately panic and rank the baby as a patient with rickets.
Peanut hair care products will not be needed until three years. It should be remembered that any baby shampoo should not be aggressive, irritating and contain perfumes. Ideally, children's products should not contain an alkaline base, which serves as the main difference between them and adult products. Evgeny Olegovich recommends not to get involved in daily washing the baby’s head with shampoos. They should be used only once a week.
You should carefully monitor the child who started attending kindergarten or school. Such radical changes can become severe stress in his life, leading to partial or complete baldness. But it will be temporary. In addition, such baldness can be prevented by providing psychological assistance to the child in time and creating an atmosphere of support and sincere friendliness at home.
How to organize the nutrition of a child?
If the baby has hair on the head, this can often be due to the fact that a deficiency of vitamins is observed in the child's body. Komarovsky advises giving children special complexes that contain vitamins A, B, C, D and E. He draws attention to the fact that adult vitamin complexes for babies by their formula will not work. If an overdose of vitamins happens (especially for group A), the condition of the hairline will also not be in the best shape.
In the diet of the child should be present foods in which there is a sufficient amount of magnesium, iron, calcium and zinc.
The doctor also recommends that parents do not allow overheating of the scalp of the pean so that subsequently there are not enough serious problems with the hairs. Those mothers and fathers who wrap their baby in three hats, then can for a long time deal with the treatment of baldness of their offspring.
Try to prevent hair loss
It may seem strange, but the best prevention of a variety of problems remains the right care.
Parents should pay special attention to the children's cosmetics that they choose for their babies. The skin of the children is very delicate and can react to any component. When buying, for example, shampoo, you should immediately look at its composition, pay attention to too saturated color and a pungent smell. The more natural it looks, the better for the little ones.
You don’t need to wash the baby’s head with shampoos and balms, because they will not suit him. If you don’t have any baby remedies at hand, you can brew herbs - chamomile or a series of.
From the whole variety of baby shampoos, you should choose those that are marked "hypoallergenic", containing the marking "without tears" and "from birth." It will be quite enough to use the shampoo once or twice a week. On other days, while bathing the baby, you can rinse his head with boiled or running water.
Water, hats and postures - how to save hair
The water temperature (it is measured with a special thermometer) should be at a level of 37 ° C - this is optimal for the baby.
You should pay attention to the size of the headgear of the little one - the baby should not be crowded. It is important to consider seasonality, because if the hat is too warm, the baby will sweat. All this leads to hair loss.
If the baby will lie in the crib in different poses - on the side, on the tummy (and not just on the back), then it will form much less bald patches.