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to ask you about fanjo hair?

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ReticulatingSplines · 22/01/2014 21:27

I used to have a bushy bush. It's now looking decidedly balding. There's a big bald patch in the middle.

Is this normal as one gets older?

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DownstairsMixUp · 22/01/2014 21:28

I don't know but I know a lot of the elderly ladies on the wards I used to work with were hairless down there and I don't think they were whipping out the razor/wax kit. Grin

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PacificDogwood · 22/01/2014 21:31

Why have there been so many ladygarden threads lately? Confused

I am so NOT sharing my personal grooming, sorry. Grin

Is is a perfectly round patch? Have you noticed any other hair loss? Like this but not on the head?

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onelittleclara · 22/01/2014 21:39

Yes. I'm 39 and not only am I greying rapidly down below but it falls out rapidly too. My mum has told me (eww) that she went grey then bald

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ReticulatingSplines · 22/01/2014 21:44

It's fairly round but difficult to tell as all the hair is pretty thin.

Armpits are shaved so no idea about them and legs don't have a great deal of hair so can't tell if any is missing.

I'm not even 30 yet!!

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Gossipyfishwife · 22/01/2014 21:48

Have your thyroid checked. This could be an indicator of an under active thyroid.

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PacificDogwood · 22/01/2014 21:48

Has your weight changed dramatically recently?
Hair can get rubbed off with repeated/constant friction.

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ReticulatingSplines · 22/01/2014 22:05

Constant friction?! Not much of that going on.

Err I've lost a fair bit of weight, but I have a 5mo. I'm probably lighter than I was pre-pregnancy.

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DownstairsMixUp · 22/01/2014 22:07

Hair loss is common after pregnancy. Assuming that applies all over and not just the head!

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FortyDoorsToNowhere · 22/01/2014 22:09

Liking this ageing thing, no periods and no fanjo hair grooming :).

Not that I would notice because I like to be bald down there any way.

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BohemianGirl · 23/01/2014 05:20

www.graciehagen.com/lllusions-of-the-body/

Can I just share this with you - its actually about posture but involves naked bodies. I have to say, waxing is not a good look. Neither is that Brazilian.

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ZingSweetApple · 23/01/2014 05:37

YANBU to ask.

I ain't answering though.

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bragmatic · 23/01/2014 06:08

I like the website BG and agree that the natural look to me is much more pleasing to the eye.

Coming up to 45 and no discernible difference here, OP. How's the hair on your head?

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Chuckthefucklebrothers · 23/01/2014 06:38

What a great set of photos!
Posture is all!
And I agree, the baldies & brazilians didn't look all that (a bit contrived, iyswim?). But having said that, I didn't think the full-on 70s bush was very flattering either.

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ReticulatingSplines · 23/01/2014 07:07

Hair on my head is falling out a lot and has been since DD was about 8 weeks. Although it is thinner there are no patches I've noticed.

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ReticulatingSplines · 23/01/2014 07:13

Those photos are brilliant :)

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NCISaddict · 23/01/2014 07:20

I'm 48 and mine is certainly more patchy but longer, what's that all about? The hair that used to be in the sparser patches has migrated down to the back of my thighs which now have long dark hairs. Very odd, my Mother never warned me about this.

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Sallystyle · 23/01/2014 08:41

I lost most of mine at age 30.

I do have an under active thyroid though. Even though it is now well managed I still have bald patches.

It's really quite quirky as I don't trim or anything so it resembles a bald mans head with a long beard.

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fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 23/01/2014 08:42

My hair is just past shoulders and wavy, thanks.

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FoxOff · 23/01/2014 08:52

You could always fill the circular patch with a little vajazzle and then gradually expand the pattern if and when the bald patch gets bigger.

That's my beauty tip for today.

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poopooheadwillyfatface · 23/01/2014 08:57

its quite common for thyroid to go wonky after a baby. Might be worth getting that checked?

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PacificDogwood · 23/01/2014 09:02

bragmatic, thanks for that link - brilliant!

FoxOff, you win the prize for Most Constructive Advice Grin

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ReticulatingSplines · 23/01/2014 11:30

Googling "fanjo accessories" is of no help. First it says "did you mean banjo accessories?" Why would my banjo need accessories? Then it comes up with this:
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Which although lovely, is not quite what I was expecting.

Serious advice taken, will head to Dr at some point :)

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summertimeandthelivingiseasy · 23/01/2014 12:24

It could be low oestrogen, post baby.

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SukiTakeItOffAgain · 23/01/2014 12:30

I've got the opposite problem - fanjo hair spreading down my legs. I swear to god it'll be down to my knees soon, but at least i will have nice warm thighs.

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ReticulatingSplines · 23/01/2014 12:52

You could plait it? Or donate some to less fortunate individuals? I wonder if there'd be a market for fanjo wigs.

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