5 Low Maintenance Postpartum Hairstyles for Women

After you’ve been blessed with luxurious shine, full body, and hair that grows rapidly during pregnancy due to new hormones, it can be tempting to cut it all off after delivery. After you have your baby, your hair can go dull and break or fall out around 3 months due to changing hormones and beyond that, you want to have a new hairstyle to match the new woman you are! A new style can renew your life and restore some self-confidence as you navigate your new role and learn to stay pampered and feel good about the mix of responsibilities. Many postpartum minds jump straight to a shortcut, do it quickly and impulsively, and then regret it while waiting, what seems like forever, for their hair to grow back. While cutting it short can give you the short-term satisfaction you may desperately want postpartum, consider some of these low-maintenance styling salon services that may give you the change you’re looking for.

A medium length asymmetrical bob
This haircut is edgy and stunning! It is usually cut shorter right at the shoulder while the other side is 2-3 inches beyond, but it can be modified longer and have the same cool modern effect. You can personalize this further by adding a fun peek-a-boo color underneath or dye it all a bold color and just dye the roots at home when they grow out. This cut can still be long enough to fit into a ponytail or sweep behind the ear and these two dyeing options ensure you won’t need to be in the salon often to maintain your colour.

Long Ombre Gold Balayage Hair
This popular celebrity look is for those who appreciate their length and want to look different without compromising it with a haircut. Since your ends are bleached to look sun-kissed and your roots are left intact, this type of coloring is virtually maintenance-free in the salon once it’s done. Many have found success doing it themselves with comprehensive YouTube tutorials and specifically Revlon’s Frost ‘N Glow kits. It’s a low-risk change that reflects a happy, fun and youthful mother, even if she’s been cooped up during her maternity leave.

Medium Length Body Wave Perm
Best seen on Julianne Hough, cutting your hair to medium length and giving it a subtle wave can give you a fun, sexy, and tousled look. This is very low maintenance, just use some leave-in conditioner and scrub in a bit, air or blow dry and voila!

Bring back “Raquel”
It’s about time, the 90’s will be back around the corner. Rachel became famous for playing Jennifer Aniston’s character on the hit show Friends. It’s a layered haircut with sweeping bangs that frames the face and adds a lot of body to your hair, especially when played up with a cute headband or when you “blow” it with a blow dryer and round brush. Design it in many ways or don’t at all! It can convey sophistication and maturity, if that’s the style you’re after. Rejuvenate with reflections!

Pastel Dip Dye
Pink for a girl or blue for a boy, take advantage of this low-maintenance trend and celebrate your new package with this hairstyle! On both brunettes (bleach first) and blondes, a pale color “dipped” at the ends has been in style recently and many have found success trying it at home, such as the balayage look. If you can’t commit or want to try it first, find a good semi-permanent dye or try hair chalk.