XP: How do you get pigtails and whale spouts to stay put?

goodtobethelarkster

Also posted on 12-24 

I see so many cute pics of baby girls with their hair in pig tails or whale spouts.  Every time I try this with my DD her hand goes immediately to her head and she pulls the band out. 

If you put your DD's hair up using a pony tail holder how do you get it to stay in?  Is there a magic brand of band you use?  Does your DD just not care that there's stuff in her hair?  How does this work? TIA!

ohwhattheheck

wtf is a "whale spout"?

akiernan

I think you have to stand on your head singing 'The Macarena' while making a pact with the devil to make them stay put.

 

I've heard that is the only way. 

expecting-n-tx

ohwhattheheck:

wtf is a "whale spout"?

 

I am assuming the pony tail on the top of the head 

ohwhattheheck

expecting-n-tx:

ohwhattheheck:

wtf is a "whale spout"?

 

I am assuming the pony tail on the top of the head 

Oh, duh.  That makes sense. 

I know you can buy special "no slip" clips and stuff.  My dd doesn't have enough hair for stuff like that yet.

MandC17

DD would let me put things in her hair at about 7-8 months. Then she learned that she could pull them out so most of the time I don't even try anymore. They do make no slip hair bands. I haven't tried them though.

tlquist

I usually will do her hair while she is in the highchair and put puffs or cups on her tray to distract her. I guess she is used to it by now...she has had something in her hair since 5 weeks!! I also have found if I dampen her hair just a little, it's easier to put the pig tails in.   HTH!!

lmdbww

My niece pulls barrettes out but not the little rubberband type ponytail holders that make her whale spout.

I cannot wait until DD gets hair because she's getting a whale spout whether she likes it or not. lol

olivia_eve

We use Scunci ponytail bands- they're very, very small, but very stretchy.  The only place I've found them is CVS. 

DD will leave them alone if she's playing or occupied.  But the other day, I drove to the grocery store and she had pigtails.  When we got there, DD only had one pigtail and looked like she was chewing gum.  It was the other band.  She likes to twirl her hair in the car, and I guess she thought I had left a snack up there for her to find.  So now she only wears them if I'm supervising her the entire time.

karalea

I've put DD's hair in pigtails and whale spouts since she was about 6 weeks old.  The trick to getting them to stay in is to buy the "old-fashioned" type of rubber bands, not the super stretchy latex ones.  The ones we use are the "Goody" brand and are only 96 cents/pack at Walmart.  They stay in very well, even though DD tries to get them out.  I've also found that it's way easier to fix her hair when it's wet and make sure you have something to distract her with while you're doing it.