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Babies should NOT wear headbands/bows

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StudentMum92 · 15/03/2017 20:41

They are completely unnecessary!

www.google.co.uk/amp/www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/parents-being-warned-dangers-big-12741977.amp

Poor baby 💔😢

OP posts:

SalemSaberhagen · 15/03/2017 21:29

To all the headband haters, what if your child is born with a full head of hair? From about 4 months my DD actually needed a headband to keep her curls out of her eyes. Not a giant one with a bright bow, but a soft patterned band. Is that ok with you? Or are they still 'pointless'?

Vinorosso74 · 15/03/2017 21:30

That is a very sad story. Personally I hate those big hairbands on babies.
I think people should be aware of the risks, however small, of babies wearing them.

Wando1986 · 15/03/2017 21:34

Salem a haircut might have been more suitable...

1horatio · 15/03/2017 21:36

Whaaat? That's so sad :( And terrifying!!!!

DD always wears a soft hat when we're outside. Because of the cold and because of the sun.

When she had no hair because we didn't want to sunscreen her head as well,,,,

SalemSaberhagen · 15/03/2017 21:38

That is one of the more ridiculous things I've seen on here recently wando. Cut her beautiful hair so as not to offend the haters of a hairband? What do I do, keep it short indefinitely before it reaches the dreaded headband stage?

Anyway, my DD is mixed race. It isn't as easy as just cutting a fringe in.

toffee1000 · 15/03/2017 21:41

They look silly on bald babies. If the baby has hair then a headband would be reasonable. They would've looked ridiculous on me when I was a baby as I had no hair until about 14-15 months.

Sweets101 · 15/03/2017 21:47

I wouldn't/didn't use them for mine (although DS loves his older sisters)
Salem does it have to be a headband? DD3 had shit loads of hair from birth, like that country singer with massive norks, Dolly Parson? Just take them off when you can't see her so car seat, bed etc. I wouldn't put mine to bed in a top with a hood, or a necklace etc, isn't it the same principle?

Clawdy · 15/03/2017 21:49

Rumours that it's an urban myth? Let's hope so.

WayfaringStranger · 15/03/2017 21:50

For fucks sake, a baby has died and people are judging the look of a hairband. Way to miss the point!

How terrible tragic for her poor family.

Notso · 15/03/2017 21:52

Parents of boys seem to manage their child's hair without headbands salem

This story is so sad.

1horatio · 15/03/2017 21:56

Parents of boys seem to manage their child's hair without headbands

Yup.

Or else what about something like this? (just without the little decoraton. Little stones like that are like a choking hazard) These seem less likely to accidentally cover the mouth and nose...

Blossomdeary · 15/03/2017 21:57

Not appropriate for babies to wear - I cannot imagine why anyone would do this. That poor family - they must be in bits. It is hard to think why anyone would let a baby sleep with one on.

Bin the darned things.

IvyLeagueUnderTheSea · 15/03/2017 22:00

Opinions on hairbands aside, there is no proof that this happened at all. All we have is one post on FB.
Although think the danger of hairbands is worth being aware of I question if this particular situation ever happened.

SalemSaberhagen · 15/03/2017 22:05

Goodness I wouldn't have put DD to sleep in one.

Of course parents of boys manage. Although I think if I had a boy with curls like my DD has I would have used a plain soft band (like the ones I used for DD) to keep them away from his eyes.

My DD is 2.5 now and asks for it to be tied up, plaited or shock horror in a headband sometimes.

Butteredparsnip1ps · 15/03/2017 22:08

This the Mirror are being careful to say allegedly. I'm not keen on headbands, but I'm really not convinced by this.

Herhighness · 15/03/2017 22:15

I could be way off the mark here, but, I'm not totally convinced by this story.
If it is true then my heartfelt sympathies to the family.
There is just something about it though....

ImFuckingSpartacus · 15/03/2017 22:16

It wasn't in the DM, and they would be all over a story like that normally.

IvyLeagueUnderTheSea · 15/03/2017 22:19

Anyone could make that up and stick it on FB. Just look at all the things that get made up on here.

Sweets101 · 15/03/2017 22:25

If you don't leave her to sleep with it Salem then who cares? It's just a matter of attire which is up to you.
I agree the story seems made up but tbh if it encourages parents to take them off for sleeping/car seats etc then that's probably a good thing. Although amber bollocks beads are rife and kids seem to be surviving.

Deedee3311 · 15/03/2017 22:33

Tragic accident. I'm not too kean on them, I think babies look cuter without them.

Morphene · 16/03/2017 14:35

Amber beads have killed toddlers by both strangulation and choking.

No reason an elastic headband couldn't do the same even if this particular story is made up (and I certainly hope it is).

When it comes to babies I hope we could all sign up to safety first, fashion statements second (most of us would likely go for gender stereotyping fashion statements never, but hey ho).

VestalVirgin · 16/03/2017 15:49

Babies have suffocated on their own clothes, but you don't warn people to make sure all babies are naked.

Babies need clothes.

Babies do not need headbands. No, babies do also not need headbands to manage their hair.

Fun fact: Babies have no problem with being bald. If they are born with hair you can, you know, just cut it off.

Iamastonished · 16/03/2017 19:36

DD had loads of hair. I think I first started cutting her hair before she was a year old. I don't understand the angst some parents have about cutting babies hair.

TowerRavenSeven · 16/03/2017 19:47

How awful no matter how you feel about the way it looks. When ds was a baby every book, article, visiting nurse and pediatric doctor said absolutely no blankets of any kind in the crib or on them either in case they suffocate. It was so tempting to put a squishy soft blanket on ds though I never did, yet I'm sure many do without a thought.

Clawdy · 16/03/2017 21:43

Think most people are realising this story is not true. One of those Internet hoaxes.

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