Anyone thinking of mommy hair?

gfornkohl · January 2012

After many weeks of bedrest and still counting I haven't exactly been taking care of my hair very well ... Normally it's well kept and colored ... So I been surfing the web and hear alot about mommy cuts! Lol ... So I found a cute short hair cut that will be super easy to straighten and style quickly! ... Found my next colors too! ... So excited, long way to go but it keeps me n high spirits while on bedrest LOL ANyone else thinking of mommy cuts?

ehighley · January 2012

I have totally been thinking of whacking my hair off! I've been growing it out for over two years (wanted it long for my wedding earlier this year). Lately, it is driving me NUTS! All I want to do it cut it. I think I will wait until this summer and chop it off while I'm on maternity leave. A new cut will be nice before coming back to work in the fall. And I agree...it will be nice to have something that's easy to style after baby is here!

mylittlesunshine · January 2012

I got a "mommy cut" when I was about 23 weeks along with DD and maintained it throughout and and after she was born. Now looking at pictures, it wasn't flattering.
By the time I had her (and a month or two after) my face was swollen and with short hair....just didn't mix for me.

I have since grown my hair out long and plan to keep it that way for awhile.

venussapphire · January 2012

I get tempted to cut mine to shoulder length. But I don't know if its the hormones. I told DH if i seriously thought of doing anything drastic with my hair anytime in the next year to stop me.

Lash10 · January 2012

I went ahead and cut mine off. H and I went to get our hair cut, well mine was supposed to be a trim and I decided when I sat in the chair it just all needed to go. She cut the longest layer just below my chin and made it shorter in the back. With how thick my hair is this cut is easy to style with the straightener. I that to curl it under. Absolutely love it!

katmacwv · January 2012

My hair is so curly that when it is short, I get ridiculous ringlets that have a mind of their own. I never let mine go much below my shoulders anyway, but I definitely won't do short any time soon.

PregNerd · January 2012

I've been growing out a really bad(short) haircut from 2 years ago and am finally at a place where I am okay with the length. I find it easier to style long - blow dry and done, as opposed to needing lots of products, blow dry and flat iron and whatnot.

With longer hair I can also pull it into a ponytail or braid if I'm tired/lazy.

gfornkohl · January 2012

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gfornkohl · January 2012

Here is the cut I'm in love with!!

Davesgrl2011 · January 2012

This is funny cuz I just made an appointment to have my hair cut! I have longish hair that I grew out for my wedding, and now it is driving me nuts. All I ever do with it is put it in a pony tail and it never looks nice.

AndromedaEclipse · January 2012

One of my bff's had gorgeous, straight blonde hair naturally. After she had her girls, she dyed it brown and permed it so that she wouldn't have to style it. It doesn't suit her at all, and her normal, straight hair was MUCH prettier. I wouldn't change too much from the norm.

That being said, with the cut I have now, all I have to do is wash and go. So I won't be doing anything different.

0ashley · January 2012

Mine is grown out from our wedding earlier this year. Its driving me crazy, and gets put into a ponytail most days even for work, but I'm going to hold off on cutting it all off until after delivery because it will hopefully have a slimming effect on my swollen face! After that, I would love to chop it to a quick-to-dry-and-style cut!

Sawyerplus1 · January 2012

mylittlesunshine:
By the time I had her (and a month or two after) my face was swollen and with short hair....just didn't mix for me.

I have very long hair but have been thinking of cutting it off b/c I'm tired of the top knot. However, like above poster, this is the reason I'm not doing it. I don't need my hair to round out my face when it's already full from pregnancy weight. Plus, once LO is here and I have no time to shower and/or do my hair, pulling it back and out of my face will be a benefit.

After I had DS I cut my hair into a longish bob, and it was fine, but I did regret that I couldn't tie it back once he was in the grabbing stage. I might cut it shoulder length or just a bit longer once this LO arrives, just for a change.

MrsColvin · January 2012

i cut my mom hair when DS was about 15months. He started pulling my hair out in handfuls so i cut it into a short bob. i love it now. Not sure if ill ever go back to long hair. however, i have very curly hair but i straighten it so keeping it short for me means about an hour less time straightening it.

Missy0483 · January 2012

gfornkohl:
Here is the cut I'm in love with!!

Cute, but I'd have to say no to the "bangs" They'd fall right in my face!

claudiaudia · January 2012

I'm likely in the minority here, but I cut all my hair off and I regretted it for so long...and have spent a year and a half growing it out. The cut itself was really nice and suited me, but it honestly took more time for me to style short hair than it did for me to style long hair. And if I didn't do my hair you could ABSOLUTELY tell and it looked awful. It was way more high maintenance than I had ever intended!

tsuredraider · January 2012

I've had my hair in bobs of various lengths for years now. As much as I'd like to grow it out, long hair doesn't suit me. I plan on keeping it like this, but the DH is trying to push a longish crop (like Katie Holmes had when she had short hair).

Pookie05 · January 2012

I cut mine off yesterday. Took 3" off, thinned it and re-layered it. It was more than halfway down my back though. There was enough hair on the floor to make a wig. DH couldn't even tell lol Confused

Scientist23 · January 2012

I totally wife chopped, and I'm totally going to mom chop. My DH has been pushing me to cut off my hair for about 6 months now, as he likes it more shorter. My hair grows like a weed (like 1"-1.5" per month), so I have no reservations about cutting it, because if I hate it, I'll have long hair back in less than a year lol.

pickle82 · January 2012

I wouldn't cut too much! Nothing like short hair and water retention

I refuse to give any of my pregnant clients a short cut. That way, nobody get's mad at me or has regrets. If your really bored try some new bangs with layers.

kincaid44 · January 2012

My hair is long, so I have thought about cutting it off, but when it dries naturally it's wavy and pretty, so I think I will just leave it since It's been pretty easy to manage.

amberlynnr7 · January 2012

I have been a little bit.. would be sooo much easier to color & maintain!

allisonmarie22 · January 2012

I read in a couple of places to never drastically change your hairstyle while pregnant. I thought it made sense because in the past I have only done drastic things with my hair when in a highly emotional or hormonal state.

Also, I find that short hair is a complete pain in the @ss because you have no choice but to style it. I've purposely been growing my hair out over the last few months so it will be long enough to keep back in a ponytail after the babies get here. That's the only hairstyle I can guarantee being able to pull off in the first few weeks postpartum. I also went back to my natural color because I know I won't have the time, the desire or the money to keep up with hair coloring.

reyhan29mansur · January 2012

allisonmarie22:
I read in a couple of places to never drastically change your hairstyle while pregnant. I thought it made sense because in the past I have only done drastic things with my hair when in a highly emotional or hormonal state.
Also, I find that short hair is a complete pain in the @ss because you have no choice but to style it. I've purposely been growing my hair out over the last few months so it will be long enough to keep back in a ponytail after the babies get here. That's the only hairstyle I can guarantee being able to pull off in the first few weeks postpartum. I also went back to my natural color because I know I won't have the time, the desire or the money to keep up with hair coloring.

This exactly! They told us in cosmetology school to really talk to pregnant ladies and make sure that they were positive that's what they wanted... that said, I think short hair is waaayyyy harder to maintain. I probably will never chop my hair off again.. it's so much easier to throw it in a ponytail or messy bun

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