I recently started taking birth control and the hair around the edges of my hair are thining noticably it is also shedding really bad and I dont know what to do. I am so upset. I told my doctor and all he said was "that just happens sometimes" That just happens sometimes I dont care how often it "happens" I dont want my hair falling out over some stupid birth control I love my hair and it was doing so good and now this, I am so upset. I also asked him if there was something else I could take and he said there isnt because I am breastfeeding so I am just going to be bald and sad I guess. (CRy)

I have a friend in your situation, candylipsgurl. She also lost a fair amount of hair but figured at least some of it was post-partem hair loss, as it tapered off eventually.

How old is your baby? How long are you planning to breast-feed? It might be worth it to just use another form of birth control for the upcoming months, and after you stop breast-feeding go back to your old birth control pills.

/Kate

I remember after the birth of my son that I lost a ton of hair. It seemed like half my hair.

Yes,exactly. All the hair that doesn`t fall out during pregnancy due to the high estrogen levels will fall out later    It was the same with me,but it normalized after 2-3 months.
A relative of mine had problems with the birth control pill she was taking and was shedding lots of hair-she was prescribed another brand and the shedding stopped.So maybe that's worth checking out