Baby Mullets - Opinions Please

cchill01 · April 2011

Someone made a "business in the front, party in the back" joke in reference to by daughter the other day. It wasn't a mean comment, I was asking for advice about what to do with her hair.

So here's my dilemma. She doesn't have much hair. I keep the front short, because it's pin straight and sticks in her eyes. It's not thick enough for even a tiny barrette or snap thing. The back is getting kind of long, because I would like to be able to put it in pigtails or a ponytail some day.

So - Can baby mullets be cute? Or will I hate myself in 10 years when I look at this pictures?

yankeebaby2 · April 2011

I'm thinking babies can make any hairstyle cute. can you post a pic of the back?

Summer20 · April 2011

aww, your DD is adorable!!

I agree that anything looks cute on a baby. My DD is sort of rocking the mullet thing too, but I refuse to cut her hair because then I think she'll just look like a boy. I think we just have to get through this awkward hair phase and let it grow in!

aocain02@yahoo.com · April 2011

My nephew had a mullet at 6 months because his hair was out of control. It was cute but we all cracked jokes about it until my sister finally got his hair cut.

cchill01 · April 2011

MGauthier · April 2011

My DD has gotten this comment so many times, but honestly I'm just happy she finally HAS hair lol. It will eventually grow it I'm sure. I try to brush the hair in front to the side.

Her hair is long enough for pigtails but not the top... It'll grow and it's cute for now

jonnygurl76 · April 2011

DD rocked the baby mullet until last month when i finally got her hair cut. it looks SO much better!! she just evened out the back and cleaned up the sides and it looks so much fuller and doesn't knot as easily.

cchill01 · April 2011

Sorry that pic is so big - I haven't mastered the image in post thing.

That was about a month ago, so the front has been trimmed again, but the back is a little longer. Not long enough to pull into a pony tail or anything.

So, should I just give up and cut it like a boy?

alltwistedup · April 2011

If you want to keep the length to help it grow out I would start styling it with pigtails or clips in the front to help distract from the mullet look. I don't think her hair is super mullety looking though.

yankeebaby2 · April 2011

Aw, she's so cute! You could go either way. If you cut her hair short maybe use barettes and hair bands or leave as is and start pulling it into pig tails in the back.

jcyahne · April 2011

I'm not a fan of baby mullets, but sometimes there aren't a lot of good options as hair grows in. With both our girls, when their bangs started to hang in their face I bought tiny rubber bands and stuck a cute little pony tail on top. Like this:

alltwistedup · April 2011

jcyahne:
I'm not a fan of baby mullets, but sometimes there aren't a lot of good options as hair grows in. With both our girls, when their bangs started to hang in their face I bought tiny rubber bands and stuck a cute little pony tail on top. Like this:

I love your siggy pic. She looks so comfortable.

cchill01 · April 2011

yankeebaby2:
Aw, she's so cute! You could go either way. If you cut her hair short maybe use barettes and hair bands or leave as is and start pulling it into pig tails in the back.

Thanks. I think I'm going to have to do this. I just don't want to give up on the dream of having girl hair.

jcyahne · April 2011

Alltwistedup:
jcyahne:
I'm not a fan of baby mullets, but sometimes there aren't a lot of good options as hair grows in. With both our girls, when their bangs started to hang in their face I bought tiny rubber bands and stuck a cute little pony tail on top. Like this:

I love your siggy pic. She looks so comfortable.

I know! How is sleeping wedged under an end table NOT comfortable?

monkeyqueen · April 2011

Natalie's hair is exactly like your DD's , even the colour! DH wanted to cut it until someone suggested pig-tails.

So, when we go out, Natalie gets pig-tails. Goody makes some elastics that are super small and will hold a pig tail in super fine baby hair.

cchill01 · April 2011

jcyahne:

I'm not a fan of baby mullets, but sometimes there aren't a lot of good options as hair grows in. With both our girls, when their bangs started to hang in their face I bought tiny rubber bands and stuck a cute little pony tail on top. Like this:

What a cutie!

ali_bl-nov05 · April 2011

Against.

Though, I must admit that my baby is currently sporting his second mullet. I swear those suckers in the back of his head grow at an insanely fast rate.

I'd just trim her back a bit if it bothers you.

lite-bright · April 2011

When DD1 started getting the mullet, I took her to have her hair trimmed.

It's amazing the difference it makes just to have things evened out and neatened up a bit. It wasn't "cut like a boy", and they hardly did more than nip off the ends. But it still kept us out of untamed mullet territory.

It also meant that as her hair kept growing, it looked more even because the ends had been trimmed and were under control.

I think a little bit of mullet is unavoidable when they're at that stage of hair growth, but keeping things trimmed does wonders.

jcyahne · April 2011

lite-bright:
When DD1 started getting the mullet, I took her to have her hair trimmed.
It's amazing the difference it makes just to have things evened out and neatened up a bit. It wasn't "cut like a boy", and they hardly did more than nip off the ends. But it still kept us out of untamed mullet territory.
It also meant that as her hair kept growing, it looked more even because the ends had been trimmed and were under control.
I think a little bit of mullet is unavoidable when they're at that stage of hair growth, but keeping things trimmed does wonders.

I definitely agree with this. At about 18 months we finally cut DD#1's hair so that it was more even. She ended up with a really cute little bob!

mojito14 · April 2011

Preston had the worst mullet ever and I finally caved and he got his first haircut at 18 months. Harrison is not far behind and will be getting his first haircut next month.

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