advice on crazy baby hair please

[amber5]

My 16wk old dd has thick, long hair which sticks up on top and is almost in her eyes. Should i take her to a hairdressers?? any suggestions welcome TIA

[bundle]

um, cut it?

[compo]

it might be less stressful for you to get a mobile hairdresser round to your house
That's what we did with ds although he dodn't have his first hair cut until about 18 months

[alexsmum]

yes why not? go and get a little trim just to get it out of her eyes.and don't forget to keep a lock as a keepsake!

[Angeliz]

Both my dd's had and have long hair. I just trimmed their fringe as soon asit was in their eyes. I think you'll just have to wait for the top to grow more before the spikiness goes

(Did you have lots of heartburn?}

[amber5]

i knew people would think i'm being thick my dh says i should put gel in it and some (older) people have said don't cut it because it won't grow back/ it's bad luck... just wanted to check no-one had any bad experiences
yes i did have heartburn

[mabel1973]

Being the mum of DS with very mad hair had to click on this!
I would just give it a trim yourself, if you think it's bothering her. Personally, if it's bothering you more than her, I would just leave it.
My Ds has blond curly hair which grows out at the front and whn it gets long looks like an elvis quiff - I constantly have comments on it, such as he ought to have been a girl (!) and he looks like he's got a birds nest on his head!! I just ignore it, I think he looks great!

[mabel1973]

p.s definately don't put gel it !!!!

[liquidclocks]

Friend of mine just used to get a soft bobble and tie it up on the top of her little girl's head - looked ever so cute!

[izzybiz]

both my children have had loads of hair!
Dd is on members profiles at the mo, it was her 2nd birthday at the weekend, her hair is really long.
I wouldnt cut it unless you want her to have a fringe when shes bigger.
I really didnt want my Dd to have a fringe, so she was wearing it clipped to one side from about 6 weeks old! Just tie it up, i agree it does look very cute.

[amber5]

thanks izzybiz - never thought of the fringe thing.
and Mabel- I think we can wait a bit longer cos it's not actually bothering her just looks funny.

i knew there was a reason i felt the need to ask before cutting it

[dewmeadow]

My DD has long curly hair and I also do not want to cut a fringe into it. However, she refuses to wear a bobble, clip or hairband, except, of course, for her childminder, for whom she is the perfect child. (Sorry, little bitter aside!)

If I ever have another DD I will put them into her hair from birth, even if she doesnt need it!

[amber5]

mmm, worth thinking about - thanks for that. I'm assuming it's not suitable to put a slide in her fringe, I'll have to look for some soft small bands. Where's good to look for these? (I'm hopeless with girly things)

[liquidclocks]

Claire's accessories would probably sell them - I think you can get little packets of things like that (and good training for when you want to buy fairy wands, totu's, pink feather boas etc!)

[liquidclocks]

Soory that should have been tutus:)