Daughters Hair Won't Grow

[Anonymous]

Ok maybe I am exaggerating a little but my daughter is almost 4 and often gets confused for a boy. My kids were born bald and it took a while for their hair to grow but my 2 y o has more hair than my almost 4 y o. My kids are biracial and have very curly hair like their dad. I am wondering if I am doing something wrong.

[Anonymous]

Alopecia?

[Anonymous]

What was your DH's hair like at that age? His siblings?

[Anonymous]

I doubt you did anything wrong.

Is your 4 year old's hair very fine or very tight curls so just doesn't look very long? If the hair seems weak, I would check with your pediatrician just to make sure there's not a vitamin deficiency going on. (Sometimes it's just the roll of genetics too.)

[Anonymous]

My biracial DD is in the same boat at 3 yr. People think I cut her hair, but I don't. DH and I both had more hair by 3. I'm seriously considering the product called Baby Don't Be Bald. But I also heard from an AA hair dresser that she will likely have more by kindergarten. Hope he is right.

[Anonymous]

Do you get it cut? We didn't cut our DD's hair until 3 and after we did it got much thicker and grows much faster.

[Anonymous]

Cutting hair can make it seem more easy to handle but tidies not and can not make it thicker or grow faster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cutting hair can make it seem more easy to handle but tidies not and can not make it thicker or grow faster.

Getting trims does make your hair healthier and grow faster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cutting hair can make it seem more easy to handle but tidies not and can not make it thicker or grow faster.

Getting trims does make your hair healthier and grow faster.

What is the mechanism for a hair cut making hair grow faster?

[Anonymous]

Hair bows and pink or otherwise girly clothing could help.

I second the suggestion to consider a trim, that really seemed to help my 2 year old daughter's slow-to-fill-in hair get thicker (hair is not curly or biracial, though).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cutting hair can make it seem more easy to handle but tidies not and can not make it thicker or grow faster.

Getting trims does make your hair healthier and grow faster.

Trimming hair can make it appear healthier, due to removing damaged ends, but it does nothing to actually improve the health of the hair. And trimming the ends of hair has absolutely zero effect on how quickly how hair grows--that all happens in the scalp.

[Anonymous]

My daughter has very curly hair and her hair didn't really grow until she was 4. And even then it seemed to grow very slowly until she turned 6. Be very careful with cuts! A "small trim" on curly hair can pull it all up significantly and look like a more drastic haircut.

[Anonymous]

OP here: thanks all. I have never gotten it cut. I am hesitatnt to cut the little bit of hair she has.
I asked her ped, she said no issues just to be patient. She has tight curls and it longer in the front than the back,

[Anonymous]

My blonde daughter's hair didn't grow much until after age 4. Her dream was Repunzel hair. It really started growing in K.

[Anonymous]

Op-Assuming your DH is AA first talk to his mother and/or sisters about what your ritual for doing her hair is. If your Daughter's texture is closer to your DH you need to know that AA hair needs considerable more moisture and certain moisture (non alcohol, and for me non water based) at that. You can not wash it everyday and certain shampoos will break the hair and not encourage growth. Also take her to an AA hairdresser to recommend products and grooming techniques that will help.

Her hair will probably sprout off all of a sudden.