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A desired pregnancy is for a woman a time of joy, pleasant excitement and anticipation of a miracle. And, naturally, every woman tries to pass this period, observing healthy rules of nutrition, rest and work. Those around her give as much advice and rules as possible on how to behave, how to take care of oneself during this period, what can and should be done, and what is extremely undesirable to do. Moreover, among these tips there are those that are completely unjustified, but are only based on an old superstition. One such tip is to avoid cutting your hair during pregnancy.
Where this opinion came from that you can’t cut your hair during pregnancy is not clear, but grandmothers and mothers will react extremely negatively if you want to cut your bangs or, even worse, shorten your hair during an interesting situation.
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Prejudice that you should not cut your hair during pregnancy
If you believe the grandmothers, it is strictly forbidden to expose your hair to any influence during pregnancy: it is believed that the child may be born prematurely. Where this prejudice came from is not known for certain. But, in all likelihood, its roots go back to the distant past. Our ancestors believed that curls contained magical power. Again, long strands saved me from hypothermia. In general, there are many superstitions associated with curls. For example, it was considered unacceptable to throw cut strands into the wind: they say, the bird will take them to the nest, and the housewife will have a headache after that. Combed or trimmed hair had to be burned. The pagans, and these are our distant ancestors, determined a person’s strength by the length of their curls. And if there is strength in the strands, then it was impossible to shorten them. You couldn't even cut your bangs.
In the old days, in villages and villages, women, of course, wore long locks, braiding them into braids. Moreover, the young girl’s strands were braided into one braid, and after marriage the braid was divided into two. There was even a custom of “unbraiding” the braid and covering the head. It consisted in the fact that a young girl’s braid was unraveled into two, placed as a crown on her head and covered with a scarf. No one cut the curls; if necessary, only the split ends of the hair were trimmed, and if a young girl became pregnant, the scissors were forbidden to touch the strands at all. By the way, our ancestors did not cut their beard hair either. Remember how reluctantly the boyars of Peter I said goodbye to their beards. And it was generally a sin to cut a pregnant woman’s hair.
Not only among our ancestors, but also among representatives of many other cultures, it was believed that some cosmic information was stored in long hair. If you cut your hair during pregnancy, you can harm your baby. But from a medical point of view, visiting a hairdresser in an interesting position does not in any way affect the gender of the child or his health. Although sometimes there are hairdressers who are reluctant to take on a pregnant woman’s haircut, making the excuse that “come back after giving birth.”
In fact, there is no special evidence regarding haircuts during pregnancy.
If a woman is used to taking care of herself, wearing a stylish haircut before pregnancy, cutting her bangs, it’s scary to think what kind of look she can have without visiting a hairdresser for 9 months. And it is unlikely that she will be able to get to the hairdresser immediately after the birth of the baby for postpartum troubles.
So the superstitious will have to walk around with an unkempt head: it’s not a joy for themselves, and neither is for their family.
A pregnant woman can cut her hair at will, but can she dye her hair?
There are a huge variety of hair dyes to choose from. Every woman, in the desire to be the most unsurpassed and attractive, changes her hair color and haircut at least once a year. And this is a natural desire. But what to do if you are in an interesting position? This is probably a very common question. The fact is that during pregnancy, some changes occur in a woman’s body, and, in particular, the production of the female hormone estrogen increases. At the same time, the appearance of the skin improves, a pleasant light blush appears on the cheeks of expectant mothers, and the hair becomes thicker. And if the hair is thicker, it will become more difficult to care for it. And it would be quite natural to tidy up the bangs and cut off their excess volume at the hairdresser. But hair coloring during pregnancy is extremely undesirable, since many dyes contain harmful chemical compounds. They will not benefit either the expectant mother or her baby. That's for sure! The whole point is that when dyeing hair, dye vapors can enter a woman’s body not only through the follicles of the head, the skin, but also through the respiratory tract.
If you need to tint your hair, it is better to use natural dyes that do not contain aggressive agents such as ammonia. It would be entirely justified to use dyes based on henna and basma. They provide a fairly wide range of shades. Chamomile infusion is a good choice to give blonde hair a vibrant tint. It can be easily prepared at home. An infusion of brewed onion peels can give a bright golden hue. These infusions and hair color will refresh and strengthen your hair. And most importantly, they are completely harmless to a pregnant woman.
Hair extensions have contraindications, and this procedure is not suitable for everyone, even if you are not pregnant. And during pregnancy, when changes occur in the hormonal background of the whole body, it should not be used. This procedure can cause allergic reactions.
Experts also do not recommend pregnant women to stimulate hair growth. The fact is that often during pregnancy women face the problem of hair loss, which can be solved with the help of stimulation. This procedure is based on microcurrent effects on the follicles of the head and is quite capable of harming a pregnant woman. You should refrain from using it.
A pregnant woman is already beautiful by nature, you just need to sensibly compare the pros and cons of hair care during this period. You shouldn’t blindly believe superstitions, but you shouldn’t radically change your appearance using hair dyes either. But in general, you can cut your hair during pregnancy and trim your bangs. It's just that the choice is always yours.
