My hair went from just slightly wavy to a mix of curls/strong waves when I was in college. People thought I had gotten a perm.

My hair went from straight and thick to very wavy/curly seemingly overnight when I was in my early 20s. No changes in medication, environment, etc. I'm in my early 40s now and multiple pregnancies unfortunately did not make it revert back to straight. I do have an autoimmune disease, albeit one that only manifested/ was diagnosed in the past few years and has been relatively mild after it's initial appearance. I wonder if that has something to do with it, except that the timing doesn't really match up.

My cousin's slightly wavy hair turned very curly after she hit puberty. (And my blond hair turned mousy brown right after my second pregnancy).

Mine turned curly during puberty as well. I'm pregnant with #2 and I hope it doesn't change back! I love my curls

Mine went from straight to wavy /curly during my second pregnancy. That second kid is 31 now and my hair is still curly. It's beautiful but it tangles so easily that I hardly ever wear it down. Now that I am post menopausal, my hair is getting thinner, so I am very meticulous about combing it gently so I don't yank any hairs out.

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Autoimmune disease. It’s like a lifetime of puberty.

Me too. It really started to curl when I was entering perimenopause.

Yes. Autoimmune disease. It’s like a lifetime of puberty.

Anonymous wrote:So funny all of the pregnancy responses mention the second pregnancy. That second big dose of hormones must be a common factor.

I will add my story to this! My hair went curly after my second. It stayed that way until I finished nursing my third (and learned to love and style my curls unfortunately!)

Anonymous wrote:It’s gotten progressively curlier as I’ve gotten older, but perimenopause accelerated it from a loose wave to full-blown ringlets.

+1. Love it! I get my hair cut to accentuate the curls and I threw away all of my heat-styling tools. Now I have air-dry curls in mid-life.