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.. to NEVER wash DD's hair...

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GoTheFkToSleep · 29/11/2011 18:47

She's 5. She hates it, I hate it and two days later its looks the same as before. I think I last washed it about 6 months ago. I do bath the child once a month whether she needs it or not every few days, and she goes swimming every now and then but I am not sure that counts as she won't get in the pool showers. There must be a mild disinfectant effect of the chlorine tho??

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AitchTwoOh · 02/12/2011 18:29

i remember being utterly fascinated by my mother's body when i was a pre-pubescent child, to the degree that i think it was she who became self-conscious rather than me. i couldn't square what hers looked like (fairly decent bod, great legs, pale colour, tum that had borne four children) with what i saw on the widely-available page 3 images of women in all the tabloids. and thank GOD i did see it, because it was a valuable bulwark against all the body image craziness that young girls then go on to encounter.

(not that i think my mother would like to be described as a bulwark...)

4madboys · 02/12/2011 18:34

aitch i remember going into the bathroom some months after my sister was born and my mum was in the bath and was expressing off excess milk my hand, i dont think i commented or was bothered, nor was she but for some reason its something i remember.

the boys have seen me expressing via pump or hand etc, again its just normal to them and not something they have commented on.

but do people really think boys shouldnt see their mothers breasts after a certain age? the same breasts that fed and nourished them, two of my boys bfed until they were 3yr old, one was nearly 4 and at 9 he now still sees my breasts and has remarked about how he remembers nursing, should i not let him see them?!!

and yes aitch i am glad my boys know what a NORMAL body looks like, one that has born and nursed children and that they know that is the norm!

lynyrdskynyrd · 02/12/2011 18:37

I have 4 and none of them like having their hair washed. We have been through the nit thing twice and the combing is a nightmare. I have delegated hair washing to DH. He washes and baths, I brush/comb hair. At various times we have tried "fun" things with watering cans but you get tired of that just as the kids do. Its up to you, but if your kid doesnt stink and doesnt have nits, carry on.

Fleecy · 03/12/2011 14:18

Going back to the original topic Grin I was lucky enough to have a cuddle with 4madboys DD this week and can assure you that her hair doesn't smell at all horrid!

4madboys · 03/12/2011 20:55

aww thanks fleecy and having had to check your profile to work out who you were from our lunch meet, you need to update your profile to include the new dd!! who looked goreous from what i saw of her all snuggled up asleep, she was sooo good!! but next time she must wake up for a cuddle! Grin

Fleecy · 04/12/2011 21:46

Oh you're right - must upload some more onto FB too! I'm sure she will be more awake next time. Surely I won't be allowed peace and quiet twice in a row Grin

moodymoose77 · 03/02/2012 09:35

Hi,
I have some solutions for your daughters hairwashing fear. I was like that as a kid- just terrified, and I came up with methods to wash hair because of babysitting (30+ years) so the kids would never be scared and the kids would never cry. I'll be glad to share my methods. Let me know if you are interested okay? Don't pay attention to the snotty people putting you down over not washing hair. They need to get a life and stop being judgemental!

                                                         Cheers,
                                                                Harriet
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