Ashley Graham Says Her ‘Whole Hairline Fell Out’ 4 Months After Giving Birth
In a new interview, Ashley Graham shared her biggest postpartum surprises.
She never expected that her “whole hairline” would fall out four months after giving birth to her son Isaac.
“I was like, ‘My hair’s falling out in clumps—what am I doing?’ and then I realized it’s actually a thing,” she said.
Without a doubt, Ashley Graham loves being a mom. But she doesn’t love the postpartum hair loss that came with the new title. In an interview with Parents, she called the sudden change “more traumatic” than giving birth.
“I think it was like around four months [postpartum], my whole hairline fell out,” the model, 33, said. “And that was more traumatic than even birth because I was like, ‘My hair’s falling out in clumps—what am I doing?’ and then I realized it’s actually a thing. My skin got a bit irritated as well, and I had a little bit of rosacea that I had to combat.”
Graham is right. Postpartum hair loss is indeed “a thing” that’s normal. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, it’s not true hair loss, but “excessive hair shedding” caused by dropping estrogen levels. Most moms see a return to normal fullness by their child’s first birthday, and Graham’s tresses have already come a long way. Her son, Isaac Menelik Giovanni, turned one in January.
Graham’s hairline was one of multiple changes her body endured during and after pregnancy—she told Parents that she’s also adjusting to weight gain, adding that breastfeeding doesn’t always shed pounds like some say.
“Everybody told me if you breastfeed, the weight falls off,” she said. “Well, that was BS. And I’m still working on like 20 pounds. When I say working on, I just kind of look at it every day like, ‘Hello, new body.’ And that’s just kind of how I go on with it.”
Through it all, the new mom has been open and honest about her postpartum journey online, which is something she’s very intentional about. “I like to share every aspect of my life. I don’t want to hide how I’m taking care of my body, whether it’s mental health, stretching, movement,” she told Parents. “I just have found it incredibly important for everybody to talk about their journey and what they’ve been doing because it helps people who are struggling.”
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