Will strawberry blonde/'ginger' hair stay?- upset!

[Bluberry]

My beautiful baby girl was born with red/'ginger' or strawberry blonde hair. In some lights it looks really fair and in others light brown but today it started looking quite red.
My husband and I are quite dark but I understand the red gene must be in our genes somewhere. My step daughter has bright red hair so it wasnt a complete shock but I didn't realise my family had the gene either so wasn't expecting it really. My step daughter was born with fiery red hair but my daughters is lighter.

I just feel so worried and upset that she may be open to bullies. People are already commenting on it and using the word 'ginger' which I think is hurtful.

Does anyone else have a red head and how does it make you feel?
Did anyone's baby's hair colour change from red to blonde or brown?

I don't want to cause offence.

[Nikki121e]

Ginger haired kids will always be bullied. Sad but true

[Mumofaginge]

I was shocked when my lo arrived and was ginger, we have nicknamed him Ginge ourselves as we know he’ll be called it at school anyway, we’ve thought he can embrace it early doors so it won’t affect him as much

[Palms82]

My DS was born with loads of dark brown hair. He's nearly two and although still dark he has blonde highlights with no signs of red/ginger.

My DD has what I can only describe as beautiful dusky ginger 😊 Her brows and long lashes are a similar so hopefully it will stay and get stronger in colour (she's only 10 weeks). We're so excited to see what colour she will be!

Both me and my partner are brown but one of his sisters has beautiful red hair and my dad was bright ginger.

I've already had a negative comment about her hair. I found once I challenged the comment with "what's wrong with ginger hair?" the person felt a bit stupid and couldn't answer. Why? Because it's a hair colour, and a beautiful one at that. I agree with previous posts that it only seems to be an issue in England🤷🏼‍♀️

[FTmama83]

A few years down the track. What did bub end up having? Red, strawberry blonde, blonde?

[hoolabaybee]

Here's my little strawberry blonde

[Branleuse]

this thread is so old, and ginger hair is still gorgeous

[GinIsIn]

I have ginger hair. Being called ginger isn't an insult, it's a descriptor. To be honest your child is far more likely to pick up on anxieties about her hair colour from you if you carry on like this than being bullied by others. It's a shame your DD had a bad time when she was little, but that was a decade ago - attitudes have changed! Don't make a fuss about it, be confident that red hair is lovely, and let your DD take her lead from you.

[DeeGinge]

For bullies most of the time it's the red headed males that get the short end of the stick.

[Lovelovelove89]

Is this an actual serious question.... My God.... Just be happy that your baby is healthy

[Branleuse]

Ginger hair is gorgeous.

[Kraggle]

My 2 year old has golden ginger hair. It is absolutely beautiful and the only comments we get are how lovely a colour it is.

[CarpeDiemCras]

Sad to hear that about your DSD Bluberry. I hope as she gets older that improves & she comes to feel better about it.

I do know some people who were teased horribly about their hair, but your DSD's experiece sounds like it must've been particularly bad if she's still feeling that way at 16.

I suspect most red heads do put up with a bit of stick & maybe even a bit more than a non-red headed child, but it won't necessarily be a repeat of your DSD's experience.

[Bluberry]

CarpeDiemCras- As for the comments about my dsd. She is 16 and has lived through years of bullying to the point where she dyes her hair dark and refuses to allow even a root of red through so I am not being unkind and calling her ginger. It upsets me to think that she was bullied about it and knowing how it made her feel, and how she has escaped it now by dying her hair, I worry that this will all be repeated for my child!!

I appreciate that kids will pick on anything different.

[Umlauf]

I'm pregnant now. DH has the most beautiful hair I have ever seen on a man. It's thick, shiny, and a really rich, darkish ginger.

I am soooo hoping our baby will have his hair.

He, on the other hand, is not, due to his own experience of school name calling. So I can see both sides of the argument. I do think boys get teased more than girls about it sadly.

[Bluberry]

Hubby's gran was a red head but there doesn't seem to be any red in our family. I keep reading that it must be present on both sides but I'm wondering if it might change as it doesn't seem to be on my side - although in sure it could be underlying.

[ThatVikRinA22]

....and i would bet that as a natural red head you can go any colour...easily. lighten up to blonde....easy.

go darker....easy.

im naturally very dark brown which i truly dont think fits my colouring at all. Red worked and blonde works - but its all a bit hard to maintain from brown!

we are never happy are we whatever we have....if you have straight hair you want curls.
curly people want poker straight hair....
blondes want to be brunettes
brunetts fancy a change and want to be blonde...

if we are short we want to be tall and wear heels
if we are tall we stand out too much and wear flats....
we change our eye colour with contacts
we change our hair colour with dyes
we change our skin colour with fake tan

we are never happy! be assured that what ever your DD ends up with she will colour it something else!

[ProPerformer]

Personally I find red haired women extremely beautiful! My friend has the most wonderful red hair and is bloody GORGEOUS!!
In my view, people bully people with red hair because they're Jelous!

[ThatVikRinA22]

i should be a red head, i have green eyes and very pale skin. i used to dye it red. i loved it.

im having a blonde spell now and enjoying that too.

you are worrying over nothing - truly. anything that stands out on anyone can be a target for bullies - my dd (15) has blonde waist length hair, she is 5ft 7 and stunning.

she gets called 'spaghetti legs'.

because she has legs like a giraffe and she is very slim. go figure that one out! i cant.
she is beautiful and clearly inspires jealousy. red hair is lovely. i really wouldnt worry.

[soontobeslendergirl]

steppemum - if he has the confidence it's better to make his own issue of it. I know a little boy who calls himself "the ginja ninja". Other kids think he is cool and after you've used the word yourself it loses the ability to hurt. If someone calls him ginger he just shouts back, "yes, that's me, the ginja ninja!"