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Can a baby start out resembling one parent then the other?

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ByHazelMaker · 07/05/2026 11:14

Anyone had his 2 Months old baby look like father and then shift to look like mother as the baby grows?!
does the eye shape change as they grow?

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Dartmoorcheffy · 07/05/2026 11:15

My nephew was the spitting image of his dad until he was a teenager and now looks more like his mum

Newusername0 · 07/05/2026 11:17

my daughter looked identical to her dad when born, is now 4 and she’s still his double.

I started out looking like my Dad though and, now in my 30s, I definitely have a stronger resemblance to my mum. But my features have never changed, nor have my daughters.

babasaclover · 07/05/2026 11:17

100%. My daughter looked like her dad till around 2 years old and is now my double. Secretly pleased as she was ivf and had some nightmares that they put the wrong egg in 😜

OldWave · 07/05/2026 11:19

Interestingly, it turns out that babies tend to start out looking like their father, so that he is more inclined to bond with the baby and stick around for child rearing!

TinglyandCurious · 07/05/2026 11:37

Totally! DS1 spitting image of my husband at birth. Now at 9 he looks just like me 🥰

Unicornsandprincesses · 07/05/2026 11:48

Yup, happened with my kids and my nieces

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