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Baby Bangs! Want People To Stop Calling Your Bald Baby Girl a Boy? Put a Wig on Her.
"After" Baby Bangs, the hair headband for bald baby girls.
My babies were always bald until almost 2 years old. Of course, my first three children were boys, and I don’t remember being bothered by their lack of hair. But when I had a girl you can bet that at the first sign of hair (and yes, it took forever) I put a bow in it. Would I have considered going as far as putting a wig on my bald baby girl’s head a la Baby Bangs, the hair head-band for babies that looks really real? No, probably not, unless it was for Halloween or something. But man does that look real!
Is it a boy or a girl? "Before" Baby Bangs...
Did you have a bald baby? Did it bother you? Do you think these Baby Bangs hair bands are totally genius or crazy creepy?
Thanks to Elizabeth for the heads up!
image via Baby-Bangs.com
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Around The Web « Baby oh Baby Jamaica commented on Aug 05 11 at 10:13 amKaty commented on Aug 02 11 at 10:29 amOh that is just about the creepiest thing I’ve ever seen.
Kelly @ Love Well commented on Aug 02 11 at 10:30 amCreepy. :-)
But then again, my children were born with enough hair to style before we left the hospital. So I’m probably not the best person to judge.
Mistress_Scorpio commented on Aug 02 11 at 10:40 amDo they have a hairy chest to put on my baby boy who’s pretty as a girl?
Kim commented on Aug 02 11 at 10:47 amBeing that their father is Greek, my babies were hairy…My eldest had a hairline that started with her brows. I seriously considered methods of hair removal for my newborn…she looked like a little monkey child. Thankfully, we didn’t get to that point, but how sad that I even thought of it!
Jessica C commented on Aug 02 11 at 10:55 amShe does look more like a girl with the bangs, but would anyone truly put a tutu on a boy?
Sarah@EmergingMummy commented on Aug 02 11 at 11:49 amI suppose I’m overthinking this but, even beyond the creepy factor (which is VERY HIGH), I think it’s just awful. I mean honestly. Even babies aren’t cute enough now? Even *babies* need some “help” to their “best?” GIVE ME A BREAK. And we wonder why 5 year olds are on diets and 12 year olds want botox. GAH.
Rosana commented on Aug 02 11 at 11:50 amhahahaha, cute but not that cute :(
Jennifer commented on Aug 02 11 at 11:52 amWas this on 19 kids and counting? I think they put a pigtail one on that baby. I guess to each their own. I don’t think I would use it and my daughter was bald until almost 2.
Amber McSherry commented on Aug 02 11 at 12:47 pmI have to say it looks adorable!!! I don’t know if I’d do it but I would at least consider it. I have boys though luckily! lol
Taz commented on Aug 02 11 at 1:58 pma few days ago i was wondering if infant wig existed!! i just thought it would be soo funny if my baby had a waist length wig! this look isn’t as dramatic as what i pictured, but it proves i’m onto something!!!
La Rêveuse commented on Aug 02 11 at 2:16 pmMy first was bald. I put her all in pink, people still thought she was a boy. My second, same thing. But a pink flowery dress, and still “what’s his name?”
People are stupid. (And for the record, these are creepy.)
MnMama commented on Aug 02 11 at 11:33 pmTotally sends the message that the baby girl is not good enough unless she has a feature enhanced. Creepy AND sad.
michelle commented on Aug 04 11 at 10:45 amUmmm, no I don’t think so. My little baldy got called a boy ALL the time even when she was decked out in pink from head to toe. Whatever, its not like she understood.
Sophia commented on Aug 04 11 at 12:52 pmThe baby’s cute but the wig? Not cute! I would waaaay rather explain to uncertain strangers that my baby is a girl, or add something else to her outfit to make it obvious. But a baby wig? Uh.. no.
heather commented on Aug 04 11 at 5:23 pmI have a friend with a bald baby girl who JOKES about getting her baby hair extensions or a baby wig…but she’d never actually DO it! She simply says it’s a good thing bald and toothless looks good on babies. As for me, I wouldn’t do it either, though both of my babies were born with full heads of hair. One of the nurses even commented at how much blonde hair my youngest had (apparently, blonde babies are usually born bald?)
Jane in Pa commented on Aug 05 11 at 1:16 amAgree with those who said creepy…and sad…and sending an awful message.
And 2 of my 3 children took a while to have a substantial amount of hair…I never even thought twice about it!
Megan commented on Aug 05 11 at 7:38 amIt’s clearly very silly. My son was a bald baby but now he’s 3 he is a very pretty boy (if I do say so myself) with shaggy blonde hair (I think it’s so sad when toddlers have shaved heads!) but it’s still not touching his collar – it’s not long hair. People still call him a she or her even when he’s in very boyish clothes. The general public are, in general, pretty silly. Also, my grandma calls all babies her and she – even my son – i.e. her great grandson!!! So no, a wig is a very pointless idea, especially as in my experience babies hate hats and would surely just pull it off!
Kat commented on Aug 05 11 at 9:34 amAs the mother of a child who had a receding hairline at 5 weeks old (her sparse hair fell out – it was not an attractive time for her) and who gets asked all the time ‘What’s his name’, I would not put a wig on her.
One of my favourite things to do is to answer people when they ask me ‘What’s his name’ with my daughter’s name – which is very definitely a girl name and not suited to a boy.
Kim commented on Aug 07 11 at 7:03 amCreepy and people are stupid, many assume babies are boys if they dont have hair..i get it all the time no big deal.
TX Kim commented on Aug 07 11 at 4:28 pmI’ve always had a full head of hair (Pacific Islander hair, so it’s more like a curly mane). I am expecting a boy but if I were to have a daughter with little to no hair, I wouldn’t get her a wig. If others mistake her for a boy, it really won’t be a big deal to me because those are probably people I won’t be seeing often. Anyone close to me would know that the baby was a girl.
Plain baby headbands without hairpieces attached do look infinitely better on babies with hair, though.
Boom commented on Aug 08 11 at 1:52 amWhat next? Fake breasts on babies? Come on.
Heather commented on Aug 08 11 at 3:58 amI’ve seen the Dugger Show and they put “Fake Hair” pieces on their Daughter Josie.. I think it looks “terrible” keep her the way she is! Maybe for a fun picture day but it’s silly to me.. it’s a wig.. really would you do this for a boy too?
Allison commented on Aug 08 11 at 11:39 amI think it’s creepy. I agree with the other commenters that it is a sad day when we feel the need to *enhance* our babies. A child who is old enough to be self-conscious is one thing. But a baby? Come on! Not to mention that my daughter would find it to be cruel and unusual punsihment. She hates anything on her head.
alma commented on Feb 02 12 at 2:17 pmshe looked like a boy on a dress, now she looks like a boy in a dress with long fake hair.
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