Let’s talk about the clumps of hair you’ve been finding in the shower, on your pillow, and maybe even tangled in tiny baby fingers. Let’s unpack why it’s happening, what tests are worth doing, and the key nutrients that support your hair, hormones, and healing, without compromising breastfeeding.

You had no trouble conceiving the first time, but now you’re trying again and nothing’s happening. You’re not alone. Secondary infertility affects 1 in 8 couples, and one often overlooked factor may be standing in your way: postpartum depletion. In this article, we explore how nutrient loss, birth trauma, emotional exhaustion, and hormonal imbalances can quietly linger after birth and how nutrition and eating psychology can gently support your body back to balance, energy, and fertility.

As a postnatal nutritionist, I see mothers striving to raise emotionally resilient children while silently running on empty. They’ve read the books. They’ve followed the advice. But their bodies are depleted, and their nervous systems are frayed. What if the missing piece is not more parenting techniques, but more nourishment?