Scheana Shay took to her Instagram page after Tuesday night’s episode of Vanderpump Rules to fire back at backlash over her seemingly receding hairline.
After being seen attending the launch of Lala Kent‘s beauty line, Give Them Lala Beauty, with a high ponytail and one-shouldered dress, Scheana shared a lengthy statement with her fans and followers on her Story, explaining that she was suffering from postpartum hair loss at the time the scene was filmed.
“To everyone who has commented on my hairline tonight: This was already my biggest insecurity and legit the only thing I usually would facetune,” Scheana, who welcomed daughter Summer Moon Honey Davies with now-fiancé Brock Davies in April, began.
“After having a baby, I have postpartum hair loss which I’ve been using [Nutrafol] for going on [two] months now. It’s slowly coming back but I’m also still pumping milk every [three] hours since Summer stopped latching,” she continued. “Not sure if breastfeeding is related to the hair thinning also but it’s happening to me. My hair was coming out in chunks.”
Scheana concluded her message with a stern message to her haters: “Next time, think before you comment.”
As Pump Rules fans may recall, Scheana was diagnosed with preeclampsia after being induced to give birth earlier this year. And, while in the hospital, the condition turned into HELLP syndrome. So, when it comes to welcoming more children in the future, Scheana, who previously suffered a miscarriage, is considering the use of a surrogate.
“I actually got really sick in labor. I got diagnosed with preeclampsia and then that advanced to HELP syndrome. I was put in the high-risk ICU after baby and with HELP syndrome, it could literally be fatal. So that on top of my age, I’m at high-risk for that to happen again,” she told Us Weekly last month. “We talk about a potential surrogate and that is not for cosmetic reasons or selfish reasons whatsoever, it is strictly to protect my health because now I am a mom. I have to think about Summer Moon first and I don’t know if I want to put myself at risk again.”
Vanderpump Rules season nine airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on Bravo.