Is their a myth behind it? Can someone clear this up for me?
2006-12-14 01:50:00 · 11 answers · asked by Spicemom 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
In the Puerto Rican culture cutting a baby's hair before one was bad luck - it just is. i also know that the Jewish culture has a rule, I think it's before 3 though. I waited till both my children were 1, a. out of superstition, and b., I was worried they would get hurt. My girls now have thick, shiney hair - one curly the other straight, so who knows if the old wive's tale is true, but that's what we go by in my family. I have heard of shaving a baby's head if it is too thin to help it grow in evenly & thicker. My cousin's mom did this, and now my cousin's hair is still thin.
2006-12-14 02:55:44 · answer #1 · answered by jetaunbraese 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course you can cut an infants hair. Some cultures don't cut it...but that's for religious reasons. My son was born with a full head of hair about an inch long all over. He had his first haircut at 6 months old as all had fallen out and grew back except for on top and he had a comb over. The more you cut it the thicker it should grow in.
2006-12-14 12:41:39 · answer #2 · answered by mommy_2_liam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mom shaved my head twice when I was an infant and now it's down to my waist and thick... when I was a baby, it had the length but was so thin that you could wrap it around your finger and still see everypart of your finger, all it does is make it grow in thicker. I don't recommend shaving your infants head, but I don't think there's any problem with cutting it. I don't see the point in doing so though, unless it's really long and unruly, just put it in pig tails or something.
2006-12-14 10:14:55 · answer #3 · answered by Mel 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There was an old wives tale regarding growth of hair and cutting it before they were 2 yrs old. There is no reason not to cut the hair.Especially if you have a child that has long hair that comes in contact with their eyes.It can damage their eyes by scratching them. If you are concerned, ask your pediatrician. They can verify this for you.
2006-12-14 10:02:46 · answer #4 · answered by Rhea B 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If it is in their eyes...cut it...just be careful, wait until he/sher is sleeping and use hair scissors. I have never heard this before, my daughter is 2 and I cut her bangs all of the time.
2006-12-14 10:53:53 · answer #5 · answered by buckeyefever7 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course u can cut it. it's a stupid superstition. in fact in some cultures the opposite is true - they shave the head in the belief that it will grow back fuller and curlier.
2006-12-14 09:58:52 · answer #6 · answered by dwalkercpa 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
how old is the child ? if under one the hair growth pattern isn't fully developed yet
2006-12-14 10:18:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
who says u cant cut it? in our culture, infants hair is always cut..i dont think there's any prob with it...
2006-12-14 10:02:51 · answer #8 · answered by nini moreal 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Who told you that? I've never heard of that. Of course you can cut it.
2006-12-14 10:27:36 · answer #9 · answered by spelling nazi 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why would you want to?
2006-12-14 09:56:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋