Mid-Late Pregnancy Crisis: Hair Related

[brittneysandra]

Your pregnant and tired, Don't do it! .. If anything get a trim & keep it healthy!
Idk if I'm bias though, Im a hairdresser and always wanted long hair and finally have it! So, maybe, don't listen to me!

[smilz4782]

I may or may not have taken scissors to my hair yesterday,.. My last cut was in April and the biatch didn't do ANY layers and now that it's down to my bra strap when I do curls it just falls, no body because no layers. Whore. (I moved from wa 2.5 years ago and lost my stylist and haven't found one I love here ) so I did a quick layer add (and contemplated bangs but didn't want to eff it up.
For me I CHOP every few years anyway and my last chop was dec 2012!! So I'm at that point when I usually do something as much as I love the long hair...
Something that might help is to stop washing daily and use dry shampoo and do every other day? That will save you time in the long run. I'm every other day and sometimes I can eke out to every third, it has to be up though ugh.
I also am getting a moon face with all this weight and pregnancy swelling... Maybe getting some long bangs and layers will revitalize your look and slim your face w/out a big chop??

[evpwed]

I have been wanting to chop off my hair for months!! At first I didn't do it because of my wedding. Then the first tri hit and hair was the last thing on my mind. Now, I really have no reason, just haven't gotten around to it. Its definitely getting cut before the baby gets here.

[Deleted]

I think you're just pregnant and tired. My hair has been in the same style for 3 weeks now. It's now about 5 inches off my waist and it takes me about 1.5 hours to dry, straighten and curl my hair; I definitely feel you. Just wait until after birth and see how you feel then.

[sarahbmcd]

Yessss. I want to cut it so bad. I may cut 3 inches off. We'll see!

[scattered]

Don't do it! I made that mistake a couple months after DD1 was born and I still regret it.

[linny12]

I've been saying "I'm going to chop all this hair off" for months, but then I chicken out because I know that I'm never happy with shorter hair. I'm waiting until after the baby is born and then I'll see how I feel. I think I feel frumpy in general and just want a change.

I always found shorter hair more work. Long hair I can pull into a bun or low pony, or scrunch for some volume and pin back bangs. I feel like short hair requires me to style it every day.

[smilz4782]

Jan 30, 2015 10:43:52 GMT -5 @lalalady54 said:

smilz4782 I don't wash it everyday, just style it, I probably only wash it 2-3x a week it's those 2-3x a week when I blow dry that it's super intensive

I'll add I have super thick, curly, coarse hair, which I actually look forward to falling out after baby comes

Mine didn't start to fall out after DD until... I was knocked up with this one. Warning :/
Hmmmm maybe just a trim and some style will help you feel better without a big cut/chop?

[putput19]

I basically begged my hair stylist this week to chop it but she refused because she knew I would hate it. I'm so happy I didn't lol. Just cutting 1.5 inches off made me feel like a new person.

[staccajaye]

I'm in the Don't Do It camp.

Buns, high pony tails, braids until the baby and then make your decision.

I'm not only because my face is getting rounder, I'll be moon face soon

[mlbrooks]

I had this same thought yesterday as OP.

Although I definitely won't go short, I have pretty long hair but I need a trim desperately. I usually just do like 1 inch for a trim but this time I think I need at least 2-2.5 inches.

[scattered]

I didn't lose any hair pp with Jack, but I did with Ava. It was along my hair line, and I have really thick hair so it was really obvious. My stylist who I adore actually cut some long side swept bangs and voila, no more baldy!

[orangepickle]

yes - the other day I was so sick of it that I seriously contemplated a pixie cut until I realized that it wouldn't work well for curly hair and I have a huge head so that short of hair probably isn't good.

In the end, I just got a few inches cut off and some highlights and I'm over my phase of wanting to chop it off. So I'd recommend waiting a few weeks and see if you still feel the same way.

[sunshyneshay]

I feel you on this, I have been growing my hair for such a long time, but I'm never happy with it because i feel like every stylist gives me layers that I don't want. i keep seeing this picture I pinned and I want to do it so bad, but i'm waiting until after the baby is here to make my final decision.

Sorry the picture is freakin huge!

[jezebk]

I am totally feeling you right now. I actually want to donate my hair to locks of love and have been trying to grow it enough where it won't be too short when I get it cut. I love the pic you posted and may do something like that as well! I just am nervous because I haven't found a hair stylist I love and am afraid to do the big chop with just anyone. My hair is so long and it is really hot at nights...I hate that. But I hate really short hair on me too so its a no win situation right now.

[obi]

Definitely feeling the same way. I am long overdue for a cut though, and would not go very short. My hair is pretty long and I am considering going just a few inches below the shoulder. I think I will just take of a bit at a time and stop when I'm happy with it. I would say absolutely do not do anything drastic all at once.
I should also add, I have very fine hair, so when my layers get too long it just looks so flat.

[corrys12]

ME!!!! I always go between wanting a bald head and long flowy locks. Except now that I am prego and feeling like a frump I have this debate like multiple times a day.

I also have a round face in general. And pregnancy is only adding to that.

Since early adolescence I have wanted a bald head on and off. I have very thick frizzy hair. If I take the time to style it or get it styled it is really nice, but wash and go is not my friend.

AW moment....I have always had hair issues. Shorter = frizzy bob/helmet head. We are a family of 4 girls, short hair was a must to my parents. When we finally got cable in the early 90's (I think) the very first music video I saw on MTV was Sinead O'Connor-Nothing Compares. I was in AWE of her bald head and thought how easy my life would be if I were bald like her. No joke.

[sarahdawn]

I say don't do it. I plan on cutting mine and going blonde for the summer after baby is here. I figure it'll be something to get me out and make me feel cute cuz I'm sure I'll be looking crusty and tired.

[smile55k]

Keeping hair long enough for a ponytail or bun is essential I think! I need a trim badly, and I may do some long bangs that can be pinned back, but I would not go any shorter than will fit into a ponytail! I need the easy option in my life right now!

[veganontuesdays]

I go back and forth. After my wedding I cut over a foot off my curly locks after seeing this sexy due. I don't necessarily regret it but I do have days when I wish I was still in the long hair club.

[jil]

My vote is to wait a few weeks and if you still want to cut it then cut a few inches off. But nothing drastic.

When I was around this part of pregnancy with DD1 my hair was knee length. It was a goal of mine to get it that long. I knew that once she was born I wouldn be able to spend enough time taking care of it and I didn't want it to get gross. I was really hesitatant to get is cut, and decided to do it in chunks. So I went from knee to mid-thigh, then the next month waist length and stopped at mid back. I didn't regret any of the cuts, it was the right time for me.

I've been thinking about cutting a few inches off soon but not a drastic cut. My hair right now is layered and about 15" past shoulder length. I'm in the opposite situation though, we moved from humid east coast to the south west desert. My hair almost always looks frizzy! So I mostly wear it up.

[viola]

Don't do it!! My stylist keeps cutting my hair too short and I just want it to grow. Having those pieces fall out at the bottom when my hair is in the ponytail drive me batty.

[cheechee]

I keep thinking about it too. I've been in ponytail jail for weeks and hate styling it. Im thinking about a short bob too.

[dukwok]

I feel you! I tend to in cycle of growing my hair out long, then chopping it off. I figured this time around, I'll cut it in a bob again after LO gets here and once my face (hopefully) thins out again!

[mpiemont]

I'd wait. You may regret cutting it. But you can always decide to chop it later. Keep it simple and quick for now