Baby headbands

[Stephenstickinsect]

Aibu to say when you have had a girl you should be made to sign a declaration stating you won’t put stupid headbands on your daughter.

I put them on my 10 month old. She was born with hair and it's now so long, it gets in her eyes and mouth. I have to wash food out of it every night.

I really can't think of anything else I can do with it. It's too fine for clips or anything, and she refuses to wear a hat.

Oh god i hate them, the bands with flowers on a bald baby & baby tutus, what’s that about?!

I dislike them but each to their own.

My daughter was born with a full head of unruly hair, so when going somewhere nice we have attempted to use a headband to keep it out the way. Never worked though, she always took them off and her hair looked more unruly than before. We gave up after a couple of tries. Only had a little flower though, not keen on the ones with flowers half the size of the baby's head

I think they look tacky.

motherofwren that’s awful, I have never seen anything about the dangers of them but thinking about it now I would have thought o would have seen more about the potential dangers

I utterly detest them and never put them on my DD, however, I don't care what others do. Each to their own.

I never liked them before I had a baby. Now my daughter has two (11mo) and looks extremely cute in them and her hair is getting very thick on top so they help keep her fringe back and stop it getting full of baby food mush/dirt/random sticky stuff.

I love the description I heard once of babies with headbands as 'looking like hyperactive eggs'

I don't understand why people find it so unbearable that their baby girl might be taken for being male, but as others have said, each to their own.

I suppose new mothers want others to know they have a girl, not a boy.
I don’t like them to look at, but it’s good that mums are proud of their girls.

I’m not other a fan but find judging other people’s parenting a much worse thing to do

I think making a baby girl uncomfortable and itchy because her mother and father want everyone to know THAT SHE IS A GIRL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH is a worse thing to do.

I never used them for my little girl. Ever since I saw the story of a baby suffocating on hers when it slipped over her face it terrified me. Can just imagine her poor parents.
Sometimes they look pretty but I’d just rather not take the risk. Maybe when she is a lot older but I’m still not a fan anyway.

Better than piercing their ears though.

I have heard that they aren’t recommended because they are dangerous.
My daughter has long fine hair, I just gasp cut it.

I wouldn't put one on a baby myself, but if someone else wants to put one on their baby then that's up to them.

vulvaofsteel agree with you there

I really can't think of anything else I can do with it. It's too fine for clips or anything, and she refuses to wear a hat.

Tbf, I think the Op specifically said stupid hairbands a thin practical one for the baby's welfare (done safely )is different. This not so much

I suppose new mothers want others to know they have a girl, not a boy.
I don’t like them to look at, but it’s good that mums are proud of their girls.

Yeah, mums of boys fucking hate people knowing about it!

What has it got to do with being proud though? Why would you be proud because of the sex if your child?

Would have been pointless with DD. She took hats off as fast as humanly possible, & threw them with remarkable strength, until about 3 years old. I had to sew elastic ties to all her sun hats. Also shoes, socks etc used to go AWOL with remarkable regularity, despite almost constant checking whenever we were out. I regularly had to get down on my stomach to fish them out from under the supermarket display shelves. I wouldn't have been keen for more opportunities to grovel in the dust while the Alpha Mummies looked on in evident disapproval... if you've ever seen the Adventures of Beta Mummy blog, I'm definitely on her team.

Thank you vulvaofsteel you basically summed up what I was saying more precisely

“I think making a baby girl uncomfortable and itchy because her mother and father want everyone to know THAT SHE IS A GIRL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH is a worse thing to do.”

Yes, I think this is pretty much my stance. I’ve never and wouldn’t say anything to the parent but god yes they’re awful things. Taste wise (IMO) and comfort wise for the baby. I think young babies should be dressed for their comfort as far as possible.

My baby boys never wore jeans for the same reason.

I think they look tidy, especially when the baby has no hair, and they usually pull them off anyway! However, it's not hurting the baby, so to each her own!

Sorry that was meant to be ridiculous...not tidy! Where the hell did that come from?

YANBU. And don't get me started on tiny babies (boys and girls) in miniature Nike trainers etc.