anyone else choppin their hair

mrshurley10 · February 2012

i cant decide if i want to do it or not. i like the idea of being able to still throw it up in a ponytail but i also like the idea of it taking 5 min to do in the morning. right now my hair is very thick and very long, takes about 20 min to dry and then another 10 to flat iron. when its short like it use to be, it takes 5 min. what are you ladies doing?

lilmisssunshine84 · February 2012

ColleenSwerb:
Def not. My hair is long and thick, but it spends most of its time in a ponytail or back in a clip. I don't really care about blow drying, and I never have. So I just let it air dry and it's fine.

Yes

heathmarie43 · February 2012

I got mine cut about halfway through the pregnancy.... It's much quicker to do in the morning, but I definitely miss being able to throw it up in a ponytail and going about my day. I always say I want it short, but my hair is very temperamental and never does what I want it to so having it cut shorter normally just angers me lol

I'm debating whether to keep it cut, or let it grow back out. Once LO is born, I definitely need to go get it colored so I guess I'll decide then what to do about the length.

ibnagy99 · February 2012

ColleenSwerb:
Def not. My hair is long and thick, but it spends most of its time in a ponytail or back in a clip. I don't really care about blow drying, and I never have. So I just let it air dry and it's fine.

This is me totally. I don't think I could ever cut my hair short again. I don't blow dry it and only air dry. It is either up or pulled back in a clip.

LilyPotter218 · February 2012

I am in the exact same boat and have been debating the same thing this week. I got a "happy birthday" $10 off from my salon (which is also directly across the street from work - way too convenient for those split second decisions.)

Mine is barely long enough to pull back but at a length it annoys me when its down. I HATE hair on my neck. Especially when its long enough to go in my shirts!

I can't decide what to do. I like being able to pull it back, but I never wear it down when it's long enough to put up.

mrshurley10 · February 2012

ColleenSwerb:
Def not. My hair is long and thick, but it spends most of its time in a ponytail or back in a clip. I don't really care about blow drying, and I never have. So I just let it air dry and it's fine.

see i wish i could just do that but my hair is a nightmare. the top half is stick straight and the bottom half is wringlets of curls, if i let it dry naturally it looks like a kids hair that never picked up a brush. flat iron is the only way i can go out of the house. i figure i will just chop it off but am having a really hard time commiting to the idea and the clock is definatly ticking so i need to hurry up and decide.

kmhunt11 · February 2012

ColleenSwerb:
Def not. My hair is long and thick, but it spends most of its time in a ponytail or back in a clip. I don't really care about blow drying, and I never have. So I just let it air dry and it's fine.

Me too. It's nice having long hair back in a ponytail when Baby starts grabbing things. You won't believe how strong their little hands are!

pattymctatty · February 2012

Short hair for me = much more work than long hair

Just give me a pony tail holder and I'm happy with that. I will not cut my hair!

countrygrl5533 · February 2012

I promised my DH and my bff that I will not cut my hair until after the baby is born. My bff hit the 3rd tri "something needs to change" stir craziness and chopped her hair. It was cute but required a lot more work. Found it in her face during labor too.

I am planning on getting it cut in May. But want to be able to pull it up during labor. I am also in the camp of not blow drying mine most the time so sometimes shorter hair is more of a pain for me.

526SadieSadie · February 2012

I've cut my hair three times since finding out I was pregnant (and it was only about shoulder-length to begin with!)

I grew it out for two years before my wedding so I could do pretty much any updo I wanted and I think I got sick of long hair for a while. My hair is fine in texture and pretty much poker straight. I would put it in a ponytail everyday and I was seeing a lot of breakage, especially my hairline at the back of my head.

I can put it half up right now with an elastic or a clip and I think I'm satisfied. I wish pregnancy hormones gave some bulk to my hair, no such luck.

mlee116 · February 2012

I'm getting a couple of inches cut off and some layers put in tomorrow, but it will still be long. My hair takes a lot less work to look good when it's long, so I'm letting it stay long. When it's short, I have to blowdry and style it or it looks like crap. Plus when it's long, I can pull it back, which is what I'll be doing a lot, I'm sure

shineineaiken · February 2012

Ha! I just got mine last Thursday and it feels wonderful!!! It had gotten just to my shoulders and I couldn't stand it anymore. Now, it take MUCH less time to get ready!

Angel002 · February 2012

I chopped off my hair after my last lo. It made it so much easier to fix for work, but the drawback is I have thick hair and it's not really straight and it's not curly so unless i straighten it, it looks crazy. So I HAVE to fix my hair every day or it frizzes up and I look like a clown.

But it's cut my blow dry time in half. When my hairdresser fixes it, it looks really good, but I have to keep up with it every 3 months because it grows out so fast.

It is hard not to be able to do a LOT with it, but I buy those little barrett thingys and put the front half up so it's out of my face.

diabeticmom · February 2012

I'm actually doing the opposite. My hair reaches just below my chin and I'm growing it a bit so that I can just put it in a ponytail and go.

drewbon13 · February 2012

I'm letting mine grow as long as it can go! Right now it is down to my tailbone. It'll be a hassle with a new baby, I know, but I've had my whole life to get used to putting it in buns/ponytails/braids to keep it out of the way. You hardly ever see people with super long hair anymore. And I have to brag because I am super proud of my natural auburn color ;-) So it's a good motivation for me to keep growing it.

Alliebooberz · February 2012

I chopped my hair off in the first tri after I was so sick that I couldn't shower for a few days and my hair got trashed

It's growing back now lol.

MamaValley · February 2012

I already cut mine off a few months back and immediately regretted it. I had heard all about this gorgeous manageable hair I'd get during pregnancy but instead I got dry annoying hair that seemed to shed like crazy... My hair is naturally wavy and can get poofy when not totally blow-dried (my niece said I looked like a "poofy dog" when I tried recently to let it air dry), but all I had to do pre-pregnancy was blow dry with a round brush and it was good to go. I was p!ssed that it was suddenly harder to deal with and told my stylist to cut it off. Bad idea... It's the same amount of maintenance now but just shorter and I'm over it.

RebeccaLovesChris · February 2012

Yes! I just did it last weekend actually, took about 8" off of it. I have it just long enough to pull back but short enough where I can throw mousse in it and have it air dry for work without doing much!!

Wipz · February 2012

Not me.. ponytail or braids or a combo.. sometimes I leave it half up half down.

Hubby really doesn't want me to cut it, but said it's ok if i wanted to, been there done that too many tmes before I got pregnant... def not doing that again in a hurry. I just cut my bangs and trim the ends .. my hair has always grown crazy fast.

I like the versatility of long hair. <<<<< is an old biker chick Wink

MissAuroram · February 2012

I had 11" cut off around Thanksgiving. I would never have cut so much, but my husband and I were talking about it and I decided this would be the one time I cut enough off to donate to Locks of Love. It was still just past my shoulders, even then, and there is no way I'm going shorter. I can't wait for it to grow back out as it is!

Poppy88 · February 2012

MissAuroram:
I had 11" cut off around Thanksgiving. I would never have cut so much, but my husband and I were talking about it and I decided this would be the one time I cut enough off to donate to Locks of Love. It was still just past my shoulders, even then, and there is no way I'm going shorter. I can't wait for it to grow back out as it is!

I was going to donate my hair too because it is really long right now and even if I cut it I'd be able to put it in a ponytail. But I recently got engaged and now I"m debating whether I want to cut it or not because of the wedding. I love my long hair but I also have no patience for it and that will only get worse once the baby is here. I might just cut it a bit shorter so that it's more manageable for the first few months but still have enough length for when our wedding roles around. I've donated it twice before so I feel a little less guilty about not doing it this time, but I am still questioning whether or not it's the right decision.

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