A grey hair in 8 yr old

[sparkysparkysparky]

Just the one. Do I ignore? Do I need to speak to a doc? Any ideas?

[TongueBiter]

Wouldn't have thought it's anything to worry about. I find an occasional one on my 6 yr old's head! Must be the stress of living with me

[AmazonsForEver]

I have read it can be a sign of b12 deficiency. Perhaps see GP?

[sparkysparkysparky]

Thanks. I noticed my first at 16 while preparing my tresses for what would now be called a prom. Teensy bit of over dramatis ing at the time on my part which might explain my initial concern.
I haven't mentioned it to dd and don't intend to.

[sparkysparkysparky]

I'll reboot the minavex we all took over winter just to keep the vitamins topped up.

[jenenberry]

She could be about to develop vitiligo.
Check her for pale patches.

[sparkysparkysparky]

Thanks. I'll check for pale patches.

[DrLego]

I'd take to doctors for bloods to check re B12 and any anaemia/ autoimmunity, also keep eye out re. pale patches but I'd still want full bloods done

[PenguinVox]

I found 2 or 3 in my dd's hair (age 5). Her doctor wasn't concerned. He said it's only a worry if there's a whole patch of them.

[Whereisegg]

Ds 8 has quite a few, it never occurred to me to be concerned tbh.
I always just thought he must have a very hard life!

[DrLego]

it's probably nothing but there are a couple of pathologies it may be so personally would get checked out although I realise it can be hard to approach for a non urgent matter & mostly GPs will reassure and send away,but bloods etc can help to reassure. May also be nutritional or enzyme -deficiency related, or simply one of those things.
(I am unfortunately very dark haired and I got my first white hair at 20..eek)

[DrLego]

so if no other signs, it's unlikely to be pathologic but it could be hence earlier remark but please don't worry it's far more likely not to be

[jeee]

I found my first grey hair at 9, and by 13/14 was quite grey behind my ears. At 20 I realised I no longer had any grey hairs. FWIW, I think my grey hairs coincided with the start of puberty.

I started finding grey hairs again in my mid-20s, but have also found out that pregnancy clears up my grey - though dying my hair is generally less stressful.

[sparkysparkysparky]

Thanks everyone. Plenty of food for thought. I intend to keep my eyes open for skin patches of white. I knew about vitiligo