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Cutting a baby's hair

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StealthPolarBear · 04/07/2008 08:31

How would I go about cutting my 14mo's hair? I take it I use nail scissors? He has a lovely scruffy mop, I don't want to change that, I just want to get rid of the bits that dangle in his eyes and get in his ears. DO I cut at an angle then? Any tips?

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StealthPolarBear · 04/07/2008 08:41

please help as I am threatening DS with the puddingbowl!

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nappyaddict · 04/07/2008 08:44

most hairdressers will cut fringes for a couple of pounds. leave it to the professionals.

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StealthPolarBear · 04/07/2008 08:46

will they respect my love of the scruffy look?Do I have to make an appointment? Will they expect him to sit still? he won't - so what do we do?

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Littleface · 04/07/2008 08:48

I sit ds in hes highchair in front of the tv and bribe him to stay still with choc, to do the fringe hold the hair between your fingers and snip in at an angle. hth

geordieminx · 04/07/2008 08:49

I took C to the trendy salon that I go to... it was either that or dp was going to take him to the sweeny todd-esque barber that he goes to...

He went absolutely ballistic.... Dont think we will be repeating the exercise any time soon...

Although they did it for free, I was a bit teary at the sight of his beautiful locks hitting the floor... PFB? Me? Nooooo

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StealthPolarBear · 04/07/2008 08:56

exactly GM I have images of him coming back with a shaved head, instead of his current cute mullet! But it's his uncle's wedding in a few weeks so we should do something, plus it must irritate him in his eyes and ears. Might try the highchair infront of TV and choc thing - listen out for my desperately dashing to the hairdressers to tidy it up before DH gets home and sees what I've done!

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geordieminx · 04/07/2008 08:59

unless you have experience in cutting hair...dont do it...its not as easy as it looks...you will make him look like a twat...then he will have to have a short back and sides...

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StealthPolarBear · 04/07/2008 09:01

so what should i do?

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StealthPolarBear · 04/07/2008 09:01

no experience of cutting hair, and infact I don't have a creative / artistic bone in my body and couldn't draw a straight line with a ruler

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SoupKitchen · 04/07/2008 09:03

I take mine to the hairdressers, pay no more than £2 for a fringe trim and £5 for a full cut.
Dc sit still and behave well after first time as they know the "prize" is a sticky lolly. The only time they ever set eyes on one.
Bribery is a brilliant tool.

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StealthPolarBear · 04/07/2008 09:05

I don't think DS is old enough to understand the concept, unfortunately
Do you think they could cut while I breastfed him? Only way to keep him still IME

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harpomarx · 04/07/2008 09:06

take him to the hairdressers! they do 'scruffy looks' these days, y'know. Not like when I was a kid when there were two child's hairstyles in the back of the style book - a purdy or a pageboy!

or, even better, get a nice mobile hairdresser to come round and do it (obviously that would make more sense if you were having something done too, in which case the hairdresser will probably do ds for free). That way ds will probably be more relaxed.

geordieminx · 04/07/2008 09:06

hairdressers, favourite toy, large bag of milky buttons.

Or leave it and go for the rock star look Or the footballer look and get him a hair band...

ChopsTheDuck · 04/07/2008 09:06

if he still looks like the pics, he doesn't have a lot, I'd jsut snip off a few bits. Or, do you have any friend's who can cut hair?

I do the kids and dp, saves a fortune. dt2 is the worst to keep still, find he better if he resting his head on something so it doesn't bob around. Last week he was blowing raspeberries on my leg while I trimmed the back.

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StealthPolarBear · 04/07/2008 09:07

OK - hairdrssers it is , you have all convinced me

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StealthPolarBear · 04/07/2008 09:07

No, CHops, it's grown quite a lot since then, now dangles well into his eyes and covers his ears

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nappyaddict · 04/07/2008 09:45

get one to come to the house so you can plonk him in front of cbeebies with a bowl of choc buttons

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minniedot · 04/07/2008 14:17

My ds has longish hair, which curls at the back, I love it and don't want it chopped yet. So I've just trimmed his fringe with nail scissors so it's not in his eyes.

If you like it long then just do what I've done so he can see where he's going.

littleboyblue · 04/07/2008 14:20

I cut ds's hair a few weeks ago. Dodgy! I asked at hairdressers and they wanted £8, not a chance!

Alishanty · 04/07/2008 14:40

Personally i wouldn't do it myself unless I was a hairdresser. The first time ds had his hair cut he was about 13 mths and I took him to a barbers and now I have friends that are hairdressers that do it. Most professionals are used to dealing with children if they wriggle and would probably do a better job than you if your ds was moving. Also, they should respect the style you want and cut it accordingly.

nappyaddict · 04/07/2008 17:37

minnie do you have a photo?

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