child friendly hair

[hairymcleary]

OK, I know in reality that the only real child friendly haircut is to be completely bald, but please help me decide whether to get my hair cut.
DC2 is due next week and I am contemplating getting my shoulder length hair cut into a graduated bob. Is this madness? At the moment I generally just keep my hair up in a ponytail, however I'm very bored with this now. I also can't help thinking that tying it back all the time is a waste of the lovely highlights I get done (therefore a waste of money to get the highlights).
So do I: Keep hair long, go back to block brunette colour; or cut hair to chin lenght and keep lovely blonde highlights.
Should also mention that I hardly ever blow dry my hair, as I live in Australia and it's too bloody hot to stand under blowdrier for 10 mins (have very thick hair)

Keep it long! Bobs are much harder work than you'd think.

I've had shoulder length and longer hair since having the Dc. It's easy, you can wear it down or pin it up. Bobs take styling.

(runs away as she should be in bed)

I have been wearing my hair in a bob for about 4 years now and I find it very easy to manage. I am not high maintenance at all and asked my hairdresser to cut my long hair into a manageable style. Like you, Hairy, I was constantly wearing it back in a ponytail. I leave my hair to dry naturally for about 10 mins after washing and then I literally give my hair a quick 5 minute blast with the dryer and I'm done. I think even left to dry naturally, bobs can look v stylishly "undone" and sexy Which as a new mum is always a boost!

The trick is to go for a length that, on an extremely bad hair day, you could still manage to just about scrape back into a very small pony.