Is it normal to loose your hair after having a baby?

Ben is 3 1/2 mos old now.

I was thinking that with baby #3 I was going to escape the inevitable but it didn't happen.

With my first son I had a lot of firsts... First c-section, first sleepless nights, first time breastfeeding, first time co-sleeping etc. Well you get the point. The one thing that really took me by surprise was completely horrifying for me. Was I loosing my hair too?!?!?!?! Ahhhhhhh!

I have very thin hair to begin with. Now, my hair was falling out!?!?!?! I didn't know if this was a permanent look I would be sporting or if it was a one time deal. My receding hair line was getting thinner and thinner by the day. Every shampoo = more hair loss. I was mortified.

So when baby #2 arrived, I figured that because my pregnancies were very different, I would not have to worry about the hair loss... WRONG!

Now, baby #3, here I am... loosing my hair again. -__-

Let me tell you that it's scary EVERY time... balls of hair just fall right off... I'm using gentle massage on my scalp, brushing gently, etc. The hair just keeps coming out. The receding hair line keeps thinning out.

Above you see what I normally find on my brush after brushing just one time.

Here's the receding hair line... I'm starting to resemble my husband more and more every day.

Haha, that doesn't look like a happy look on my face.

This is after one shampoo... and there are days when it's a LOT more.

Well, let me tell you that by this time, I kind of expected the hair loss since it had happened twice before but I guess I had forgotten exactly when it began. I started losing my hair a couple of weeks ago... I guess when Ben was just about 3 months old. Give or take a week. The hair loss continues now, I'm going on about 2-4 weeks with crazy hair loss. I'm not too worried this time around. I know this stage will pass but I am annoyed. I hate the receding hair line but I'm thankful to understand that it's part of the whole "post-partum" stage my body goes through. If you are facing the same wonderful (sarcasm -__-) problem, know that it will eventually get better. Hormones are a pain and unfortunately our bodies are still trying to stabilize at this point. I hope your hair loss doesn't discourage you, own it, work with it, and I hope you are facing brighter days ahead! 

~Norm