To wish people wouldn't put headbands on babies?

[SusuwatariToes]

I hate wearing headbands. I last about an hour before the pressure behind my ears really gets to me.

Once they are old enough to figure out how, they will pull them off at every opportunity. They clearly don't like to wear them.

I know people think they are cute but babies are already cute! Little boys aren't put through this torture. AIBU?

I like the headbands and I looked very cute as a baby wearing them. Each to their own.

v cute Bunty.

All those saying what is the point unless hair, I thought that was the whole point....pretty up a hairless baby!

Hairless babies do not need pretty-ing up!

Nor is it imperative that everyone be instantly aware that the baby is a girl.

agree with susu

some of DD's hair fell out when he was 4 months old, but only on the top! she had hair on the side and back, top of her head was bold.

shiny bold. like Kojak.

no hairband needed, she still looked sweet and pretty.
I used to call her Baldy-locks!

*she was 4 months old

twatphone

I hate the bands. Whale spout pig tails very cute though.

My favourite, aside from DD with her whale spout, is when she pulls out the bobble and sport a very punky quiff instead :o

DS had an overabundance of hair, even his shoulders were hairy. I used to envy the bald babies because they were wipe clean whereas DS needed a bath after every newborn vomit then once weaning he needed one after every meal. I had some comments about all that hair being wasted on a boy and my reply was always "if I ever have a girl she'll be bald!".

And she was.

They are often on ugly babies making it clear that the child is a girl rather than a potato.

My DD isn't at all ugly, thank you

I said often, not always. I'm sure your little frilly bear is lovely

Lovely is stretching it, she's got a wicked temper on her :o

I like them

snooter

And just to be pedantic, the Collins English Dictionary
defines pet hate as:

"a minor annoyance that a person identifies as particularly annoying to them, to a greater degree than it may be to others"

So head bands fall into this category whereas I very much doubt that neglect and abuse does

Fuckinghell...that's all. I love this website, it is an absolute hoot

who knew people had such strong views on hairband wearing??
Fwiw I'm 36 weeks pregnant with DD and I've already bought some hairbands Once again I'm struck by how different MN is than real life, nobody I know has views on hairbands/nail painting/ear piercing etc on young girls, you just do what you like. I didn't buy hairbands for any other reason than I think they look cute, it doesn't have to be a feminist issue.
DS is 21 months and I spike his hair

I think people do have opinions on these things in real life but find it much easier to be honest on a anonymous forum rather than to the persons face, I might hate babies with earrings but I wouldn't say that to the mother of a pierced child because what business is it of mine and why would they care? It's an opinion

the tight ones remind me of these

DD has loads of thick hair that falls in her eyes so I use a small hair clip/slide to keep it off her face, shes 14 months. I don't care that it may be chavvy I just want her to see what she is doing.

Can I ask what is 'chavvy' about baby on board stickers? I thought they were designed to let know other drivers you had a young baby in your car and to be a bit more considerate?

flumping they are ok, I think.

"princess on board" on the other hand....questionable to say the least!

Here here!

Think 'baby on board' is to alert emergency services in an accident involving several vehicles. not sure 'princess on board' would get preferential treatment though...

Ah right I thought they had a specific use I used a generic one I bought for 99p!

Although I have seen on ebay you can buy 'princess on board', think that's a bit too much...

Good point about emerg. services Cat, might be what originated the use of them, but I doubt that's their main use now? Only ones I've seen are heavily stylised, in weird, curly and hard to read font and covered in cartoons and/or fluff.

Just Googled, apparently emergency services will pay them no more attention than any other vehicle in an accident. They head to the one who needs them most, not the youngest. Makes sense. Their original purpose was to alert other drivers that a baby was inside the car and to encourage safe driving.

Previous point about heavily stylisation stands