Are all babies born with blue or brown eyes?

[LouB1990]

Do all babies eye colour change? Or are some babies born with green eyes? Just curious. Thanks

[Pixiedustandluck]

My lo was born with brown almost black eyes, none of the midwives had seen that colour before, so had a lot of visitors just to see lo eyes. Have now gone to a light green.

[edgeofheaven]

Based on my nurses training 40 years ago, most born grey although some dark browns from birth

Based on your nurses training most Caucasian babies may have grey eyes but not most babies in general.

[April241]

My kids had such such dark blue eyes when they were born, like a navy blue almost verging on black. Now they have a medium to light blue eye.

I have blue eyes which verge on green and my husband has bright blue eyes

[GaraMedouar]

All my DC were born with grey eyes which changed to brown after a while.

[DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen]

Ds had blue eyes which ended up brown.

[TheHorseYouRodeInOn]

My baby was born with blue eyes, after a few months they changed to green, and then a lovely golden brown ( I have boring dark brown eyes!)

[LordProfFekkoThePenguinPhD]

Mine were very dark when I was born and changed at some point - not sure when. I noticed they were green when I was mid teens and mum confirmed that they had been very dark brown.

[Notquiteagandt]

My DD is 8wks and has bright grey eyes. Its the 1st thing everyone comments on. So ashume fairly unnusual. They where almost black in her first few weeks.

[Graphista]

Dd dark brown almost black eyes at birth, a slightly lighter brown now aged 18.

But my ex who supposedly has white British ancestry has very dark colouring (dark olive skin, dark eyes, black hair) and features that I've always felt strongly suggest African heritage somewhere along the line and dd very much takes after him.

Most disconcerting for people as dd is this tall, skinny, dark, exotic beauty and there I am short, fat, redhead, freckly & pale Celt!

Genetics are odd!

[steppemum]

Never seen a blue eyed newborn although several pale grey that probably became blue eyed children.

sorry, but as that goes against all the textbooks and against even anecdotes on the thread, I find it a little hard to believe!

[IntoValhalla]

My DD was born with really dark eyes that almost looked black. She’s almost 4 now and they are a light brown/hazel colour.
DS was born with dark greens/blue eyes. He’s 2.5 now and they changed to more or less the same colour as DD’s, but a little more on the greenish side than brown

[Knitclubchatter]

Based on my nurses training 40 years ago, most born grey although some dark browns from birth. Never seen a blue eyed newborn although several pale grey that probably became blue eyed children.

[RustyBear]

Both mine were born with very dark grey eyes, both turned to very dark brown after a few months.

[nutsfornutella]

My dd was born with blue eyes but has green now. (She's 16)
My boys were born with blue and brown eyes and still have the same colour eyes.

[WantRapunzelLocks]

Mine was born with blue. Changed to green almost overnight at around 14 months!

Mine are also green and they change different shade of green daily. Apparently green eyes do this

[WeeDangerousSpike]

4 days old

[Mrsfrumble]

DS’s eyes didn’t turn green until he was nearly 3 (they were blue when he was born). DD was born with grey eyes that turned brown when she was about 9 months.

[WeeDangerousSpike]

My Caucasian baby had black eyes when she was born, we couldn't see a diference between the iris and the pupil because they were so dark.

They went grey, then dark blue (like denim) then green, now they are hazel/brown ish. She's 2y5m.

[Jammiebammie]

Dd1 born with very dark brown eyes and stayed that way.

Dd2 born with blue eyes and lightened to bright blue.

Dd3 born with really dark blue eyes, lightened a bit and stayed blue for a few months then turned to a green/hazel.

Often get comments on all 3 having diff coloured eyes.

[DustyMaiden]

I have three D.C. they were all born with vivid blue eyes. One is now blue, one green, one brown. (D.C. not eye).

[steppemum]

(obviously, some also change to green etc, as well as going brown)

[steppemum]

most caucasian babies are born with blue eyes, and then some darken to brown. It is rare for a caucasian baby to be born with brown eyes.

Having said that, 2 of mine had light blue eyes which have stayed pretty much the same colour, the third had dark, dark blue eyes, which pretty quickly (few weeks) went properly brown.

I have heard of babies eyes changing right up until they are about 12 months, so it is early days if they are only a few weeks old.

[whitehalleve]

Mine was born with grey eyes.

[StBernard]

Both my Caucasian babies were born with dark brown eyes and have kept them. A lot of people commented, but I didn't know it was unusual.

[SimonJT]

BAME babies are born with brown eyes.