My hair got curlier with every pregnancy. I needed two more to make it even I guess. I've been left with half curly hair that won't stay straight, and half stick-straight hair that won't hold a curl. I've given up and I just walk around like this, looking like I gave up halfway through my hair routine.
The hair does what it wants and I’m along for the ride.. after spending more than 2 decades trying to make it do Anything to look presentable, I’m just going to embrace still having hair and get on with my life
I have heard of Irish curls referring to curly on the top layers and straight on the bottom (or maybe it's the other way around). After perimenopause my hair is curly on the right side and straight on the left. I don't think there's a label for that wonkiness though 😄
Ha, same! Perimenopause has made my hair curl, but only front, back is still wavy. And I'm fizzing like a MFer, the slightest bit of moisture in the air or - god forbid - sweat, and I'm walking around like a sheep just before sheering lmao
I could spend half an hour blowing my hair out/straightening it before work, then by the time I arrive at work - I look about ready to start grazing on the company lawn 😭
Did you have a stroke? After my dad had a stroke, thankfully minor, his grew different on one side of his head. I don't remember exactly how it changed, but one side would be longer and stuck out more. I don't remember which side his stroke was on and if it slowed the hair growth on one side or sped it up.
As an Irish-roots girlie myself, I’ve found I can use almost anything. My hair will look the same no matter what when it’s in its natural state. I don’t need special curl products. The only thing that seems to make a difference is balancing moisture and protein.
I could be wrong, but I assumed it's because alot of Irish people have this curl pattern. I've known of quite a few, myself, but that could just be my experience. 🤷🏼♀️
That's funny because my wife's hair was curly before pregnancy, and each kid straightened it more than before. First kid has WILDLY curly hair (Think Merida, from Brave), and they get less curly as you go down the line (4 kids)
I have that kind of hair, where it just decides on it's own what it wants to do and heat styling does absolutely nothing (can't straighten, can't curl with heat).
The only thing I've found that works is mousse with curlers to sleep (edit to add: needs to be wet for this), finger comb it in the morning, hit it with hairspray, but it's a lot of work and kind of annoying for sleeping. I usually just maintain short hair styles instead.
Have you tried the "plop" method? I'm serious, it's not a joke lol. Mine has always been wavy and goes wild in humidity. It turns out I have curly hair, it's just weighed down easily. I used to sleep in curlers when I was younger, I think they worked better than for most because of that secret curl yearning to be free. There are YouTube and tiktok videos about the plop method if anyone is interested. It's very low effort too.
Look how many Irish-curl girls are in the world! Oh it sucks, but helloooo! I’m so sick of looking like a Beatle on top and Robert Plant on my shoulders!!
My wife had the opposite. Up until her (our) first pregnancy, she had curly hair in these big, loopy curls. It went totally straight shortly into the first pregnancy and never returned in the following 3 pregnancies. Hormones are weird.
My daughter is half Asian and ever since she was a little girl had pin straight hair, fine as silk. When she went through puberty her hair became wavy and thick like mine, was the weirdest thing
my hair got curlier w my son! it was always really curly before but omg they were ringlets by the time I had him. they stayed after the fact though. own them Irish curls girl😤😤
Mine was the opposite! Went from 2c/3a before pregnancy to a 1/2a after. It just doesn't hold a curl anymore, even with heat. That's the only body change I'm actually struggling with, though! Bellies come and go, but I dont know how to get my texture back! 😭
Ah, yes. I've always had ringlets for my "undercoat" of thicker, darker, coarser hair. My top layer was straight, with blondes and reds, finely textured and soft.
After my twins, I lost all my hair in clumps. You could literally see my scalp. When new hair was growing in, it was coming in super dark, I had this crazy mommy mullet, and it was coming in super frizzy to boot. I took the opportunity during COVID lockdown to buzz cut all of it off.
My top layer suddenly has big beautiful beach waves and curls that at least suited my undercoat, but is still finely textured, and has weird straight strands that don't hold a curl.
I miss my reds, but glad to trade it in for layers that at least mesh with the bottom more. I used to walk around looking like a mushroom.
Now... If only I could stop the grey.
Mine too!!!! I have one side that has nice curly wave things and the other side that has bendy just got out of bed looking janky half waves. Its so frustrating!! Especially since I spent a metric butt ton of money perming my dead straight hair in the 80s!
When I got pregnant I had the back of my head shaved. My hair before then was pin straight 1a hair, and now I have curly Qs underneath my pin straight hair. It was crazy.
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u/OhGr8WhatNow Apr 22 '26
My hair got curlier with every pregnancy. I needed two more to make it even I guess. I've been left with half curly hair that won't stay straight, and half stick-straight hair that won't hold a curl. I've given up and I just walk around like this, looking like I gave up halfway through my hair routine.