Dd2 seemed to get a bunch of hair overnight around 18 months.
My mom says I was bald until I was two. I've seen the pictures, it was bad. She would tape a bow to my head.
I have a couple Baby Wisp bows that will stick in her hair, and the #1 comment is "How did you get that to stay in there?" every time we go out in one.
The hair seems like it went though some growth periods. I looked at older pictures and it doesn't appear to have grown much in the last year. It grew around 18 -24months. Starry's girl has more hair at 24 months than my daughter at 40 months.
Post by Ashley&Scott on Jan 19, 2015 21:44:59 GMT -5
At 18 months it was just s little longer than your DDs, but still very thin & wispy. By 2yr it was thick & the curls were very defined & needed trimmed.
Post by rupertpenny on Jan 19, 2015 21:51:43 GMT -5
B is a few weeks younger than your DD I think @tokenhoser and has a similar amount of hair. It has grown a lot since her birthday though, she was so freaking bald.
Post by undecidedowl on Jan 19, 2015 22:50:48 GMT -5
At 18 months it was short and wispy. 2 years it was long enough for a boy haircut and wispy. 2.5 years it started to thicken and continues to do so at almost 3 yo.
It is still fine and wispy at 23 months but it has grown quite a bit since 18 months. I think it really started growing around 19-20 months. 18 months:
Between 2 and 3. She wasn't bald at 2 -- had a head of short, fine hair but no length. She got her first haircut at 2y7m, so at that point it was long enough to need a trim to clean up the ends. Her hair is now almost shoulder length at 3.5 and it has grown super fast since she turned 3.
Ds1 got his first hair cut at 20 months, it didn't really start growing in until he was about 18 months. He was a pretty bald one year old. I've got a friend whose 2.5 year old daughter only has about and inch of hair. Poor dear.
I loved my bald baby so much and then he sprouted curls. . Here's DS1, newborn, 1 year, 2 year. He'll be three in a few weeks and has the thickest blond ringlets.
Post by Velar Fricative on Jan 20, 2015 8:25:10 GMT -5
DD doesn't have much hair either at 15.5 months. I was a baldy until around 2 as well. Then my head got shaved at around 3*.
*Don't freak out, it's a cultural thing. The belief is that hair grows back thicker after it's shaved. Perhaps there is something to it since my hair grew in really slow and since having it shaved off my hair grows super fast now. We will not be shaving DD's head though lol.
I have a niece who was bald until almost 3. Now she has amazing red curls that are so cute! Apparently my SIL was bald till 3 so I think it can be genetic:)