ecupirate

[LauraMoser]

How is DDs hair pulling? Have you talked to her doctor yet? What did doc say?

[ecupirate04]

Still pulling. We did see the pedi this past Monday.

The majority of her hair pulling seems to be in the car so the pedi said just to try and keep her hands busy. It isn't working.

I'm sure she will outgrow it as the pedi said but it disturbs me.

[LauraMoser]

Maybe the car stresses her out?

I've definitely found a pattern to DD's pulling, usually she's frustrated or tired. We've gotten her on a better sleep schedule, which has helped. I also stopped babysitting my cousin's little boy, whom she never really liked a whole lot and having him here always seemed to get her more frustrated. Since these changes, she's down to about one incident a day at most. At this point though, her hair is still too short to pull since we shaved it, but she pulls her sister's hair when she's really frustrated.

I hope your DD grows out of it. I know how disturbing and frustrating it is.

[ecupirate04]

Maybe. I think it is a soothing thing in general. She pulls only on the side of her head that is the hand she sucks.

So she sucks her fingers on her left hand and pulls the hair from the left side of her head.

Disturbing.

[ecupirate04]

Update: We shaved her head this weekend She still looks adorable but it pains me a little. It doesn't pain me as much as her handing me clump after clump of hair though.

[ecupirate04]

I'm dumb. I just realized that was your post I just linked too Oops.