Are Caucasian babies ever born with brown eyes?

Question

I don't think caucasian babies are ever born with brown eyes. My cousin just had a baby who's quite brown and has brown eyes. She's white and the guy she's saying is the father is white. But, the baby has brown eyes. I know newborns are a little discolored at first so I'm not counting the tan thing. But, brown eyes... Wouldn't that make them hispanic?

The reason I ask is because he's a complete jerk, verbally abusive. And she's only with him because of the baby.

I've seen tons of newborns and usually the rule is white babies have blue eyes at birth. That's why I ASKED, instead of drawing conclusions.

Answer 1

not usually. they're usually blue-ish, gray-ish. they can appear kind of dark but not usually clearly brown. i'm saying usually because i have no idea if it's POSSIBLE or not. and this is when they're born, not the color they will be for life. a caucasian baby's eyes will change within the first year. it's after that year that you can pretty much determine what color they will end up. but within that year, they can go back and forth.


"Many Caucasian infants are born with blue eyes. This color often changes to brown or hazel as the color-bearing pigment cells develop. Babies reach their permanent eye color by one year of age. If you and your spouse both have blue eyes, your baby's eyes will stay blue. Otherwise, you can not be sure of their eye color until one year of age. Babies with Hispanic, Asian and African American heritage usually have eyes that are dark brown at birth and do not change color."

http://www.youreyedoctors.com/LMAwhatdoesmybabysee.html

The iris of a newborn Caucasian infant is almost always blue. This is because the cells in this area of the eye at this time contain little or no pigment. After the first few months of life, pigment starts to develop and the color can become darker. When an infant is six months old, you can usually tell whether their eyes will remain blue, or turn brown, hazel or green.


http://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/blue.html

Answer 2

Babies With Brown Eyes

Answer 3

Yes they can be born with brown eyes. My son who is now 3 1/2 was born with dark brown eyes and both of us are caucasian.

Answer 4

I don't think people completely read the entire post here....yes, babies can be born with brown eyes, but no, that does not mean that the baby is necessarily Hispanic.
I have infant twins and they are mixed (white & black). My son has bright blue eyes and has since he was born and my daughter has had dark brown (almost black) eyes since she was born. Her eyes were so dark for a while we weren't sure what color they were!!
You generally hear babies being born with blue eyes, but that is not always the case. Eye color, skin color, hair color all is determined by genetics. My dad was fair skinned with black hair and blue eyes, my mom has olive skin with dark brown hair, my brother has dark brown hair (well what's left of it! ha!) with blue eyes, my sister has dark brown hair with hazel eyes and I have blonde hair and blue eyes!! And NO I was not adopted or have another father. It's just how things work out.
Unless it's an issue of paternity, in which case it's not really your business anyway, it shouldn't matter. As long as the baby is healthy and the parents are happy, what's the point??

Answer 5

I can not believe the amount of people dissing and misunderstanding your question. Here are some facts.

The colored part of your eyes is called the iris. The iris of a newborn Caucasian infant is almost always blue. This is because the cells in this area of the eye at this time contain little or no pigment. After the first few months of life, pigment starts to develop and the color can become darker. When an infant is six months old, you can usually tell whether their eyes will remain blue, or turn brown, hazel or green.

Many infants are born with eyes that are not blue. African American children are generally born with brown eyes (more pigment at birth. Albino children (children with no pigment) are born with pink eyes.

Ultimately, the father's and mother's dominant and recessive genes that they pass on to their infant, determine an infant's eye color at birth and its final eye color. Not all infants start out with blue eyes, or end up with blue eyes.

Answer 6

Just so you know most babies eyes regardless of skin color are BLUE or GRAY sometimes BROWN when born but change color and are fully formed by the age of ONE. The eye color we are born with is not indicant of the color eyes we will have as adults.

When a baby is first born, the eye still has not fully developed a dark pigment known as melanin that helps “color” eyes and skin. Blue or gray eyes (which many Caucasian babies have at birth) in a newborn mean that melanin is virtually absent within the eye’s colored portion (iris).
When your baby is about six months old, you’ll have a better idea of eye color as pigmentation begins to form and brown or darker eyes might appear. The baby’s eye color should be determined by about age one, although some individuals may experience eye color changes through adulthood.
People of Asian, African-American, Hispanic, or native American descent often have babies who are brown-eyed at birth because of darker pigmentation (melanin).

Answer 7

I'm caucasian and was born w/ very dark brown eyes, and I've seen it in other babies as well. Also some caucasian babies do have a slightly dark skin pigment when their born, not all are pale. Its all in the genetics......

Answer 8

I am Caucasian and I was born with very dark brown eyes. They're pictures of me right after birth with clearly brown eyes.

Answer 9

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A Baby's eye/hair colour isn't necessarily set at birth. My nephew was born with blue eyes, but after 4 months they are the same dark brown as his mom's. My kids came home with dark brown hair, but a year later they're practically blond. Sounds like your daughter has hazel eyes (same as my mom and brother). It will look green in certain light and amber/brown in others. It can also change with mood from what I've seen. Very striking imo.

Answer 10

Yes, both sides of family are Caucasian as far back as can possibly be traced and I was born with incredibly dark eyes, jet black hair and somewhat almond shaped eyes. I look rather Asian in my baby pictures, but this is clearly not the case now and yes I am 100% certain that there were no "mishaps" in my conception.

Be happy for your cousin and spare her the suspicion.