Post by bananapancakes on Jan 31, 2015 16:09:11 GMT -5
How old was your LO for the first one? Did you attempt it yourself or go to a professional?
L's hair is looking quite scraggly but he's only 9 months and I can't imagine him sitting still for a hair cut anytime soon. H keeps saying he needs one ASAP but I'm not ready!
Aw, it's not too bad! DS was about 10 months, and his hair was in his eyes all the time. We put him in his high chair, I held his head as still as possible, and H cut just enough that he didn't have hair in his face anymore. Not the best cut ever, but it served the purpose. I think his first real cut was when he was about 15 months.
I know what you mean though, C's hair is looking scraggly on the sides (it sticks out a little and goes over his ears). I've thought about taking a small pair of nail scissors to the sides just to clean it up....but I'm afraid too. And in my mind, he's still just a baaayyyyybeeeee.
Our first haircut at 9 months. J's hair was super wonky. It was a disaster. Now it sticks straight up. I don't know what's worse, the comb over he had or the hair that sticks straight up...
Post by NothingWrongwithOhio on Jan 31, 2015 17:26:44 GMT -5
Haha, I literally took her this morning. At 2 years, 8 months. She seriously had next to no hair as of last March and now it's growing in all wonky, like a bit of long stick straight blonde towards the front, a dusting of orange next to nothing on the side and a whole mass of dark orange curls with white blonde highlights in the back. The hair dresser was like "uh, that's odd" and we decided to cut it into a sort of bob. It looks much better.
Post by Jalapeñomel on Jan 31, 2015 17:31:54 GMT -5
D is almost 16 months old and no haircut yet. I don't anticipate cutting his hair for a while; I'm afraid it will grow in some color other than red. LOL.
Post by runblondie26 on Jan 31, 2015 17:53:58 GMT -5
DD had her first haircut on her 3rd birthday to even out the ends.
DS has needed a haircut since he was about 11 months old. DH is working up the courage to take him to one of his appointments. We don't have any of those kids' haircut places near us, and we're nervous about how a regular salon will handle it.
DS had his first cut before he was 12 months. I sat in the chair and held him. It was fine. The haircut place should know how to deal with babies and have you hold him in the chair.
For both DDs their first haircuts were after they were 2, they say by themselves.
DS and I have been discussing trimming J's hair (he is 8 months) I just want the really long pieces in the front trimmed to the same length as the rest, maybe over the ears, and this random long piece in back. I want to take him to a professional but DH wants to do it himself. J is not going to cooperate at all and I am afraid if we do it ourselves it will end up looking worse and he will lose an eye or ear in the process.
Post by forthelove959 on Jan 31, 2015 18:19:16 GMT -5
He's almost 9 months and he needs one SO bad. I can't imagine him sitting still though, so I'm afraid it'll look terrible after. Trying to wait a few more months.
We just did her first one about a month ago, she was 7 months. It was so long in the back it was getting all knotted each morning. She was also wearing red like your LO!
Post by carolinagirl831 on Jan 31, 2015 19:05:54 GMT -5
Dd just got her first haircut today at 22 months! Her hair is curly and I was starting to just hang there. I told the lady just to trim the ends to give it better shape. It immediately looked thicker and healthier. We went to snip its a kid place. Dd loved it!
Post by browneyedgirl9 on Jan 31, 2015 20:08:19 GMT -5
We just went right after DS turned 1. He was bald until 6 months old. We went to a children's place that has straps on chairs, tvs, kids pick a prize when done. I couldn't stand DS hair looking sloppy, and im not a fan of long hair on boys so for me it was a must.
We made it to 15 months until the baby mullet got to be too much to take. He was a slow hair grower in the beginning. Now it's thick and grows stupid fast. I always take him to a kids haircut store. They do a decent enough job and he likes sitting in the cars and watching mickey during his hair cut.
Post by catsarecute on Jan 31, 2015 20:35:18 GMT -5
My daughters hair looks about the same. Long on one side, short on the other! No haircuts in the future for her but I know it's different with girls than with boys!
That was two months ago, and he already needs another one. I am not used to this after two girls who didn't get their hair cut until they were 3+ and still only get it cut twice a year!
DH got fed up with DD having hair in her eyes so he trimmed it into bangs last month (2 snips, not much change but neater now). Her hair is kind of two lengths all over because she's got baby hair that never fell out (she never went bald, but cradle cap thinned it out) then more shorter hair forming a thicker layer. When the shorter hair gets longer maybe she'll get a real haircut.
Post by AlpineSlide on Jan 31, 2015 22:35:36 GMT -5
First haircut was at DH's barber at 10 months. He's 14 months now and has had 2 pro haircuts and I've trimmed it twice at home. He has a lot of hair! He was perfectly fine and happy getting the first pro cut, then melted down the second time. He really needs another cut but I hate to take him and put him thru that. He's not a fan of me cutting either, but I make it work for little trims. I don't know if I could do a full cut myself.
r needs a trim in the back and over his ears, but the top of his head hasn't grown significantly, especially toward the front. i have two hair stylist friends so i'm hoping one of them is comfortable evening it up at some point. not yet though. maybe summer? i just love his funny baby hair right now.