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:( my little girl is bald-ish

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hydeparkhottie · 29/12/2014 16:23

:( and it's starting to get to me. She has very sparse hair and she is now 1 years old. My son in comparison has lovely luscious thick curly locks. He had thick lovely hair from the moment he was born. It's hard not to compare, I put in the odd clip and put it in whatever wisp of hair she has, but my worry is it won't get any thicker.

Is there anything I can do? I put her in dresses and sweet little bonnets...has anyone ever had a little girl whose hair just didn't grow in by 1? How long do you think it will take? Is there anything I can do to help her along?

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TripTrapTripTrapOverTheBridge · 29/12/2014 17:56

My niece was like that until about 2 and a half. She is 17 now with fine hair but quite a bit of it and it's naturally very straight!

SoftSheen · 29/12/2014 17:56

My DD didn't have a decent head of hair until she was 2.6. At one she was almost bald. Now at 3.10 she has beautiful long, thick, silky, blond hair. So just be patient- your DD's hair will grow in its own time! :)

merlehaggard · 29/12/2014 17:56

There's not a lot you can do about it. They get hair when they get hair. She'll get it on the end. My friend's daughter was about 3 before her hair thickened.

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MissHJ · 29/12/2014 18:06

Am sorry but I think you sound really silly. She is a beautiful little girl, you really don't need to keep putting her in pink dresses all the time because she has little hair. She is a baby, does it really matter? My son is 15 months and his hair is only really starting to become noticeable. Dress your daughter in comfortable clothes and let her become her own person. She might turn into a right little tomboy and want to wear her brother's clothes for all you know. And pink is not just for girls, my son has a beautiful pink shirt and looks pretty damn good in it if a don't say so myself ;). Honestly better things to be concerned about than a lack of hair

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hydeparkhottie · 29/12/2014 18:12

I am really silly.

I was just having a moment of panic. Now I'm thinking about more baby/toddler clothes

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RonaldMcDonald · 29/12/2014 18:17

Ah my d1 was like this to past 2. It then started thickly at the front like a mad curling quiff - now full head of thick hair
By this stage her sister had been born covered ( literally ) in a pelt of dark hair

I am v blonde

elliepac · 29/12/2014 18:20

DD didn't have a full head of hair until she was nearly 3. It is now down to her bottom and lovely and thick. Please don't worry. Enjoy your beautiful little girl.

Branleuse · 29/12/2014 18:25

shes just a baby. It doesnt matter if people cant identify her gender straight away. Please dont overcompensate. LOADS of babies are bald for the first couple of years

Clubclassic · 29/12/2014 18:31

My DD didn't have hair until she was nearly 3. Now 14 she has long thick curly hair. She has so much that the hairdressers have asked me to book double appointments for her, she said she has enough hair for two heads!

tethersend · 29/12/2014 18:43

Both mine were/are like this. DD1's hair was dead straight when it came through, so she went from Phil Mitchell to Kevin Bacon overnight she now has very long flowing locks at the age of six.

DD2 is 2.5 and still has hardly any hair, but hers is curly so she looks like the baby off the Fairy bottle.

You could always invest in one of these terrifying crimes against nature.

Marylou2 · 29/12/2014 18:56

I look at baby pictures of DD now 8 and I'm shocked at how sparse her hair was.It's now waist length and thick. Give it time.

ThankGodThatsOver · 29/12/2014 19:01

My little one didn't have hair until she was 3. Looking back at pictures she did look like a boy although I didn't think so at the time.

At age 8 she now has thick curly hair but it barely grows! She would love it long like her classmates but it has never grown even to her shoulders.

You don't really mean you dress your dd in little bonnets do you? I didn't know you could even buy them any more.

Teladi · 29/12/2014 19:02

I responded earlier about my own follicularly-challenged DD, but now feel a bit sad for you after reading your later posts.

I'm sure your DD is beautiful and I don't know why it really matters if people might think she is a boy for a minute until you correct them. However, I wonder if this might help - my DD enjoys wearing dresses so I bought lots of jersey dresses and tunics in a variety of colours. She wears them with leggings or tights depending on the weather. "Extra-feminine" clothes generally aren't much good for playing, climbing and getting dirty so this might be a compromise that works for you. If your DD hasn't much hair you will also find hats a must and there are plenty of girly hats out there (both winter and summer)

My DD (3.5) now says that she would like longer hair so she can have a ponytail with hair bobbles like her friend. However I myself have short hair and do not dress in 'girly' styles, and she says she thinks I am a beautiful mummy. I hope no one thinks I am a boy.

BastardGoDarkly · 29/12/2014 19:10

Both of mine (boy and girl) were bald at birth, and took until at least two to have any sort of hair. Dds 3.5 now, and its getting there. She did get mistaken for a bit a few times,I never cared though.

peasandlove · 29/12/2014 20:09

my DD had hardly any hair at 1. Now at 5 it's down to her waist. Don't stress over it, it will grow.

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