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When does a mixed baby get it's color?

Anyone have a mixed baby? I am just curious how long it takes their color to come in. I know they are typically born looking pretty caucasian but I am curious how long it will take for them to get darker? I think I read somewhere they reach their full color by 3 months but I"m not sure...TIA
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Re: When does a mixed baby get it's color?

  • Big SmileMy son came out looking like an eskimo.  And I would say 3 months sounds about right.  He also had stick straight hair when he came out and around 4 months it started curling up little by little and and 10 months he had some pretty curly hair.  Now (he is 8) his curly hair isn't as pretty, lol! Hope that answers your question.  I can't wait to see my little girl!  I love little mixed babies!
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  • that sounds about right. If no color comes in then you just have a light bright lol... Im mixed
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    Big SmileMy son came out looking like an eskimo.  And I would say 3 months sounds about right.  He also had stick straight hair when he came out and around 4 months it started curling up little by little and and 10 months he had some pretty curly hair.  Now (he is 8) his curly hair isn't as pretty, lol! Hope that answers your question.  I can't wait to see my little girl!  I love little mixed babies!

    Oh you made me laugh!! An eskimo! My DH is dark as you see in the pic, but I am constantly wondering what color our baby will be! I know that may sound weird! So I can expect a white newborn, but maybe about the time I fly home (6 weeks) color will be coming in..I am hoping for more of DH hair than mine! I love African hair and yes I know how to do plaits and everything!

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  • imageallierhiana1:
    One of my friends had a half white/half black (really dark skinned) baby, and it took about a month before she started to get her color.... which is gorgeous!
    THIS!
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  • I feel like an idiot because I had absolutely no idea that the color changes Embarrassed
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    I have two mixed nephews, sooooo darn cute!! :)

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    I feel like an idiot because I had absolutely no idea that the color changes Embarrassed

     

    All the mixed babies I've ever seen have always been super pale! 

    I'm also embarrassed to admit I don't think I've ever seen a mixed baby... I live in a very predominantly white community. 

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  • Well, it is sometimes true that you can look at the ears of a Black/Mixed newborn and see what color they will be as they get older. BUT that is not 100% accurate all the time, and some people get offended if you mention it - so if you go that route, be careful talking about it in public. Also, even with unmixed Black babies, many don't have full pigmentation until they are much older.

    I'm a different color now than I was when I was born. I'm not mixed. But of my biracial cousins?  Most looked pink when they came out and now? They're all kind of beige. The hair texture definitely changes/matures as you get older - no matter the racial makeup of the baby.

     Usually though, if your partner is dark skinned and you're white, the child likely will come out a color somewhere in the middle. I'm no expert, but I have a lot of mixed family and friends. Regardless, baby will be beautiful if cocoa-colored, chocolate-colored, beige or pink. ;)

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  • Thanks ladies! The funny thing is I would love the baby to be dark but i'm sure my DH would rather LO be lighter! Lighter is considered more beautiful in African culture (but that doesn't apply to albinos)--at least the African cultures I have been privileged to be a part of. Either way I can't wait!!! I love imagining what LO will look like and color is part of that!
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  • Re lighter being more beautiful in African cultures.. Now, I wouldn't say all THAT. ;)

    There are lots of cultures on the continent. Lots of cities. Lots of countries. Lots of communities. Lots of ideas on what is beautiful and what is not. It depends where you're from. Some people do prefer lighter skin. But others prefer dark. I wouldn't make a blanket statement.

     That said, no matter baby's color, baby will be dope.

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    Re lighter being more beautiful in African cultures.. Now, I wouldn't say all THAT. ;)

    There are lots of cultures on the continent. Lots of cities. Lots of countries. Lots of communities. Lots of ideas on what is beautiful and what is not. It depends where you're from. Some people do prefer lighter skin. But others prefer dark. I wouldn't make a blanket statement.

     That said, no matter baby's color, baby will be dope.

    I did note "Cultures that I have been privileged to be a part of!..." I knew someone would pick out that comment so I backed myself up! Both here in Botswana and in Ghana, light is considered beautiful but even my Zambian and Zimbabwean friends agree!  Has been so interesting to see and learn about this!

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  • imageBronzeMama:

    Well, it is sometimes true that you can look at the ears of a Black/Mixed newborn and see what color they will be as they get older. BUT that is not 100% accurate all the time, and some people get offended if you mention it - so if you go that route, be careful talking about it in public. Also, even with unmixed Black babies, many don't have full pigmentation until they are much older.

    I'm a different color now than I was when I was born. I'm not mixed. But of my biracial cousins?  Most looked pink when they came out and now? They're all kind of beige. The hair texture definitely changes/matures as you get older - no matter the racial makeup of the baby.

     Usually though, if your partner is dark skinned and you're white, the child likely will come out a color somewhere in the middle. I'm no expert, but I have a lot of mixed family and friends. Regardless, baby will be beautiful if cocoa-colored, chocolate-colored, beige or pink. ;)

    I have no idea, but my more tan coworkers believe in the ear thing

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  • My nephew is mixed- I can't remember when his skin changed (he's 13 now) but he has the most beautiful skin!  I'm sure your baby will too!!
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    One of my best friends is a very dark black lady and her hubby is glow-in-the-dark white; their baby was born really fair, but at now 2 months, she's darkened up, kind of has a cappuccino coloring now. She is so stinkin' cute...
  • I'm black / portuguese / polynesian and when I was born my mom said I looked like a little china girl.  In my newborn pictures I was very pink and by the time I was a year old I got the golden brown color that I am today.

     My sister has a son with her husband from Laos.  He looked mostly Asian until he was around five and suddenly got a darker hue to his skin tone.

    DH is Native and white.  I have some Native blood but not enough to say it's a huge part of my physical traits.  It'll be interesting to see what complexion our kiddo develops.

  • My understanding is that "getting color" will be dependent upon how much time is spent in the sun, though you don't have to get baby out for naked sunbathing :p  But all babies are born pale because melanin production is stimulated by UV exposure.
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    Thanks ladies! The funny thing is I would love the baby to be dark but i'm sure my DH would rather LO be lighter! Lighter is considered more beautiful in African culture (but that doesn't apply to albinos)--at least the African cultures I have been privileged to be a part of. Either way I can't wait!!! I love imagining what LO will look like and color is part of that!

     I really love your attitude. I'm caucasian but have a half brother and half sister who are bi-racial and I think bi-racial children are some of the most beautiful on earth. My brother is actually a working model. As children, they both looked obviously African-American/Caucasian, but my sister now looks deceptively hispanic in her 20's. Their father is very dark skinned and our mother is very, very pale. I remember them being about the same color growing up, but my brother is a few shades darker now - though he's still very light skinned compared to his dad.

    Your child will be gorgeous now matter what color he or she is!

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