this isnt unreasonable, just an observation.

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I read today,portugese babies have their hair shaved off at 10/11 weeks,no,i dont know why,.Im not sure about it ,what do you think?

I guess they have a lot of lice in Portugal or something.

you don't have to be sure about it do you?

unless yhou're a 10 week old portuguese baby?

A lot of hot countries do shave their babies heads - it's a cultural thing.

One of my friends from Columbia shaved her babies head on his 1st birthday.

And I've worked for a client who shaved gorgeous thick black hair off their 8 week old girl - I was very sad. They did it so her hair would grow even and thick.

It is custom for some Asian cultures to shave their babies heads at 1 year too.

I am assuming its common practice in lots of cultures.

Its not harmful, cruel or even slightly disturbing.

I heard that Muslims shave the baby at 8 days and donate the weight of the hair in gold to the poor.

I always wondered-do they just go and give a gold coin to the nearest homeless person? And how much does that much gold cost? It can't be every much.

I'm sure there is an official ruling on this.

Another of my clients who was a practising Muslim when she cut the babies hair, so not shaved and it was after aged one. She weighed his hair and then converted it the weight/price of gold and then gave the value in money to poor people in the town they lived in. I thought it was a good idea.

Butterpie, if I'd done that to my daughter at aged eight days that would have cost me $nothing. At aged one, I'm guessing it would have cost me...hmm, gold is currently $AU1213 per ounce, so that would have cost me about $AU60.

is cultural

exh wanted me to do this for our son when he was born. I drew the line and said when he could bring himself to shave our PFB's head himself, no problem.

I do seem to recall he used the words stroppy bitch at me.

Ah those were the days...

(not against it BTW, just couldn't bring myself to do it)

I am really trying to give a shit.

lots of cultures shave babies heads. fuzzy baby stubble is so soft and cute.

stops cradlecap too (i think - although may have dreamt that one)

I my dad is from cyprus and they used to do the same. My mum reckoned they thought the hair would grow back thick and curly.

They do it so that the baby's hair grows in lovely and thick - apparently it works according to my hairdress, although his wife wouldn't let him do it to their baby!

my dd is 1 and i dont think you would even notice if i shaved her hair..

What is it you are not sure about?