Taking baby to hairdressers...

[RMarieClaire]

Is this crazy? DS will be 11 weeks old. My plan is to walk him into town to get him to sleep then hope he stays asleep at least for a while in the buggy. It would be for a colour and trim so a good 2-hour appointment, but much of that would be developing time. Still, there will be time at the wash station and getting colour out on.

I usually have a mobile hairdresser but because of post covid chaos she can’t see me till the end of September! I don’t have any childcare options and won’t for many months as DS is EBF.

Any experiences to share? Good or bad!

Yes, sounds silly. Do you have a partner? Dh used to take dc for a walk around town for 2 hours so I could get my hair done. I’d feed them just before in car park and then off he’d go for 2 hours. Worked fine. I doubt they’d be happy with a baby due to COVID. Also just nicer to relax and not have to mess up hairdresser’s appointments if you need to spend 30 minutes sorting baby out.

Thanks all. Slightly surprised how many people think it is crazy!

I have a choice of two Salons. I’ve checked both and they’ve said it’s fine - they can put us in the corner. Both are quite big in a smallish town. I went in one on Friday lunchtime and it was empty! Maybe that’s the one to go for.

I’m planning to go on a Tuesday morning so it should be quiet. He is a very chiller baby, although he’ll inevitably need a nappy change (they have a toilet) and a feed. He’s always happy on th boob. I do see what you mean about other customers but I’m happy to walk him down the road with foils in 😂 if needs be.

It’s a shame there aren’t Mum and baby mornings for this!

Oh and I do have a partner but he works all week and at the weekend we have a very hyperactive toddler home. I don’t think it would be fair to make them wait around and she’d hate it.

I took my daughter at that age for a 45 min appointment with a similar plan…. It didn’t work. She didn’t sleep. She wouldn’t even latch on to feed so the whole salon saw a lot of my boobs while I tried to persuade her to feed 😂😂 I probably wouldn’t do it again

I asked my hairdresser when I was pregnant and they said people bring their babies all the time and they love it. The girls fight over who gets to make a fuss over the baby. Although I guess that's all changed with covid

Of course they said it's fine they're not allowed to say no! But I bet you they were rolling their eyes down the phone!

I think my hairdressers isnt allowing babies in at the moment so that would be the first thing to check. Could you get your partner or someone else to be nearby with the baby and then pop them in for a feed as needed? I had 3-4 hr appointments when mine were 3 months old and did it that way although my eldest managed her longest ever nap walking round the local shopping centre with my Dad! I once tried to get my nails done when one had just dozed off in the pram aged 8 weeks and it did not go as I'd hoped - just ended up boobing him on the opposite side to the hand that was being done for the whole appointment

Sorry but this would be really unfair for your baby and for the other customers. And also for the hairdresser.

Plus risky - what if dye got dropped on your baby accidentally if you were having to cuddle or feed it?

@RMarieClaire

Oh and I do have a partner but he works all week and at the weekend we have a very hyperactive toddler home. I don’t think it would be fair to make them wait around and she’d hate it.

Just leave them both at home with your partner then?

@andromedana oh wow, five hours! What on earth were you having done?! This is what I’m hoping for. He only really cries if he’s hungry and settles quickly. But there are always days they surprise us! 😬

[quote RMarieClaire]@andromedana oh wow, five hours! What on earth were you having done?! This is what I’m hoping for. He only really cries if he’s hungry and settles quickly. But there are always days they surprise us! 😬[/quote]
I was having it bleached and dyed but I have long, thick Afro hair so it always takes hours to do!