Reasons for hair loss in four-month-old babies

Many mothers are worried about the fact that their children start to lose their hair when they are more than four months old. Children are the apple of their parents' eyes, so parents are very worried and puzzled about their children's early hair loss. So, what is the reason for hair loss in a four-month-old baby? If you don’t know, follow the editor to find out now.

There are two common reasons for hair loss in babies.

1. Physiological hair loss: The baby's lanugo may fall off in the first few weeks after birth, and the hair will recover after a few months. This is a normal phenomenon. Babies can also experience hair loss due to constant friction on their heads. When a baby is sleeping, the pressure generated by the weight of the head alone can cause a large area of ​​hair loss on the baby's back of the head. This is because the roots of a newborn's hair are not yet firmly attached to the skin, so even if the friction is not frequent, it can cause the hair to loosen and fall off.

2. Pathological hair loss: It is more common in rickets (calcium deficiency). In addition to hair loss, rickets is often accompanied by other symptoms, such as crying, waking up easily during sleep, sweating, etc. Because the pillow is irritated by sweat, babies often shake their heads and rub against the pillow when they sleep, resulting in sparse hair and hair loss on the pillow, forming typical occipital annular hair loss, which is medically known as "occipital baldness" and is an early manifestation of rickets in infants.

After reading the above introduction, do you have a certain understanding of hair loss in four-month-old babies? However, parents do not need to panic too much. Hair loss in some babies is just a normal physiological phenomenon. So when your baby loses hair, it is best to understand the reasons first. May the baby grow up healthily.