Pony/pigtails question

Stasi

What hair bands do you use? Is there a trick for getting the hair in them quickly and neatly without having to use a tranquilizer gun?

MrsKipper

I was just asking myself these same questions today!!

KellersPrag

I use the little rubber bands from the dollar store.

For me, I just sit her on the changing table and give her a toy or another hairbrush to play with and help me while I do her hair quickly.

willy_gert

I use the same ones @kellersprag uses!  I believe she told me about them.  I wake Luci up when I am just about ready to walk out the door in the morning, so I do hers in her carseat.  There is much less fighting and it has been way easier!  

I don't know about the rest of you, but I have the hardest time keeping up with that damn little comb for her hair!  Ugh I feel like I need to buy like 20 of them to have a few in each vehicle and at least one in every room of our house!  

icedcoffeeluv

I can barely get a diaper on without tranquilizing. This is the only reason I am thankful we don't have enough hair for a pony yet.

As it is I can barley get a bow in their hair. And the second I get one in one of them takes it out. I am not looking forward to the days when they are trying to pull eachothers pigtails out.

danabsd

These:

Wet hair and quick hands.

danabsd

I tried these but because her hair is fine they slipped out after only minimal head shaking.

 

BeebopandBuddy

We use the Goody ouchless elastics.  DD has always been really good about letting me do her hair.  It's one of the only reasons I haven't cut it all off.  I usually give her something to distract her.  It's not perfectly bumpless, but I just do the best I can.  They're these:

Stasi

Thanks, I actually have some of those tiny, clear ones. Maybe I'll give it a try tonight. In a few weeks DH and I will be carpooling with Kate to work/daycare, so my I'll try the car seat trick!

jbBeans

delaine0821 said:

We use the Goody ouchless elastics.  DD has always been really good about letting me do her hair.  It's one of the only reasons I haven't cut it all off.  I usually give her something to distract her.  It's not perfectly bumpless, but I just do the best I can.  They're these:

These are what I use for myself! My hair is so fine. :-/

Poor girl is still bald...

jhasselt

We use the small plastic ones too.  Give her a hairbrush a toothbrush to play with while I throw them up.  Getting them out is worse.  If I don't put her hair in a ponytail before work, daycare will put it in 4-5 small ponies put together into big ponies and those things are a bitch to get out when she's tired!!!

MomtobeNJ

My secret is: give her something she's not normally allowed to play with. Not scissors or a box cutter or anything. My keys, DH's work ID (on a long chain), a necklace, etc.