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hair loss

theletter12
theletter12
My dd is 17 months old and I have been noticing what I consider considerable hair loss in her crib. She isn't going bald and there aren't clumps missing - there are just a lot of hairs on her bed sheet. I'm thinking she might have some deficiency in her blood or something... anyone else experience this. Thinking of taking her to the doctor...
deleted_user
deleted_user
I would definitely talk to her doctor but her hair might also be "resting". About every three months or so we go through a period where we loose more hair than normal as cells regenerate. You might be noticing more now because she has more hair and it's longer.

Is her energy level good and her finger/toe nails healthy looking? These are big indicators of low iron/protein too.