First haircut

Kissty

I've always heard first haircut is at 1.  What is the basis for this?  Is it just tradition?  My DH is driving me crazy bc DS hair is getting a little long.  It's covering his ears and getting long in the back.  I keep telling him it's fine, but he doesn't like for his hair to get even close to that state so he doesn't want DS to either...

skate88

As far as I know you can cut their hair at anytime? My cousins little guy had his first hair cut at 2 months because he had so much hair when he was born.

KLSFAP

I took my DD for a haircut at 5 months & then again yesterday (7 months).  She was born with a full head of hair & she was growing a little rat tail in the back & hair getting long over her ears. 

rjeller32

Sahara78:

You can do it at any time. At the rate DD's hair is (not) growing, I think she'll be 2-3 before she gets a haircut!

She is sooooo cute! (Even without hair). 

I still haven't gotten my 2.5 year old's official hair cut. She has beautiful curls, and I don't want to have someone screw them up, so I have been trimming it myself here and there.

PepperStick

My DD is 2.5 and still hasn't had a haircut. My reasoning is mostly that I don't want it screwed up. I do not want her to have that blunt bang, bob look that I see on every.single toddler that has had a haircut. 

We'll probably just buzz DS's hair once it's longer. Right now it could use some trimming around his ears but I'm not too concerned about it. 

Faith 21

My LO got his first haircut at 6 mths. Now I will warn you though. He may pitch a holy roller fit. Our little boy did and it was hard for the poor lady to cut it. Needless to say she was not so happy afterwards.  

g8trkim

There is no rule on when to cut a kid's hair. Basically do it when you want. A did DS's at 15 months because it looked like a mullet. I will say though, he is really good for haircuts because we take him regularly even if it's just a little trim. So my advice is don't wait forever because it could be scary for them if they are too old and have never been.

SurpriseAt39

Cut as required. 

My DD didn't have enough hair for a real cut until almost age 3. DS has short all around, with long on top-front. I doubt he will need a cut for at least a year... 

vrj0522

There is no rule about having to wait til they are 1 to cut their hair, however I have heard of this before. Most people just cut when they want though. My DS got his first haircut at 7 months, second at 9 1/2  months, and his third just a few days ago, a week before turning 1.