moms of girls

bundymommy · January 2013

Hair question:

DD's hair is long enough that it looks crazy most of the time if I don't do anything to it. She has been pretty good about leaving pigtails in, but her hair is so fine the the cotton-type bands I use come out really easily. I think if I use regular rubber binders for kids she will end up ripping her hair out. What does everyone else do?

JaysonandKristin · January 2013

I don't have a girl, but I watch a 2.5 year old little girl. Her mom uses the cotton hair rubber bands and I just put them back in her hair 20 times per day. She's so crazy, it's very hard to keep her hair looking nice, but I don't really think that's the point at this age. Really, I'm just trying to keep it out of her face.

katncrack · January 2013

I do nothing. Mine has curls so instead of growing long it is growing out.

EmSue412 · January 2013

My DD's hair is super long! (My siggy pic is old!) I tried updating it, but it didn't work. It's down onto her neck and it's always in her face because she has a natural side part. So her hair is always up in a ponytail or clipped to the side. I've had luck with Goody's elastics. They are cotton, but they have little ridges in them. They are "child-size" and come in a multipack with lots of colors. If she has ittle wispy hairs coming down, I also will use one of those contoured clips (you kinda snap it in place). Seems to work for us.

Maybe this is obvious, but did you try wrapping the elastics tighter? Also, maybe give the rubberband-type ones a try. Maybe if she starts pulling on it and realizes it may hurt, she won't do it.

tandb2010 · January 2013

We use the rubber bands for hair for kids. Mich can't get them out which pisses her off but she has figured out if she pulls on them it hurts so she doesn't pull that often anymore. I don't put her hair up very much but I try to every few days for a little bit to get her used to it.

JaysonandKristin · January 2013

EmSue412:
My DD's hair is super long! (My siggy pic is old!) I tried updating it, but it didn't work. It's down onto her neck and it's always in her face because she has a natural side part. So her hair is always up in a ponytail or clipped to the side. I've had luck with Goody's elastics. They are cotton, but they have little ridges in them. They are "child-size" and come in a multipack with lots of colors. If she has ittle wispy hairs coming down, I also will use one of those contoured clips (you kinda snap it in place). Seems to work for us.
Maybe this is obvious, but did you try wrapping the elastics tighter? Also, maybe give the rubberband-type ones a try. Maybe if she starts pulling on it and realizes it may hurt, she won't do it.

THERE YOU ARE!!

Oh.my.goodness!! Leah is so adorable. She looks so much older than she is (it must be the hair)!!

Stick around, we were talking about where the H you went!!

kjgilhoo · January 2013

LalaMama81:
You need the teensy tiny elastics that are just stretchy plastic - come in tons of colors. I've found them over the years at walmart, Target and drugstores. Most recently I bought a pack at Walmart for maybe $2.50 they came in a little plastic case almost like a weekly pill box - awesome for keeping them contained - they were with the baby/kid accessories & clothes not in the regular hair area.
Anyway, we've been using these on DD1 for over 3 years now and they don't seem to hurt at all. They are pretty much one time use b/c they stretch out a lot when you twist them around so many times.

These sounds like the ones we use too. Ours may be an even cheaper (as in quality) version because they often snap. DD still manages to pull them out, but she keeps doing it, so it must not hurt that much.

BnchaNums · January 2013

We have the same pack of plastics from Walmart. They stay in and don't pull out her hair.

EmSue412 · January 2013

JaysonandKristin:
EmSue412:
My DD's hair is super long! (My siggy pic is old!) I tried updating it, but it didn't work. It's down onto her neck and it's always in her face because she has a natural side part. So her hair is always up in a ponytail or clipped to the side. I've had luck with Goody's elastics. They are cotton, but they have little ridges in them. They are "child-size" and come in a multipack with lots of colors. If she has ittle wispy hairs coming down, I also will use one of those contoured clips (you kinda snap it in place). Seems to work for us.
Maybe this is obvious, but did you try wrapping the elastics tighter? Also, maybe give the rubberband-type ones a try. Maybe if she starts pulling on it and realizes it may hurt, she won't do it.
THERE YOU ARE!!
Oh.my.goodness!!  Leah is so adorable.  She looks so much older than she is (it must be the hair)!!
Stick around, we were talking about where the H you went!! 

Aw, you're so sweet! Thank you. : I responded in shanado's insanely long thread that I don't even have a great reason for not joining in. I've just been so overwhelmed with working and Leah and learning how to balance it all. But I do still lurk and I love seeing what everyone's up to. I will try to participate more! :

Jennikd3 · January 2013

We use the teeny tiny rubber bands ( Goody brand I think?) She leaves them alone for the most part. The only time she tries to pull it out is if I put a hair bow on her as well.

bundymommy · January 2013

Thanks, ladies! I will have to look for some elastic ones. JandK, I hear you with the cotton ones...I fix them a thousand times a day. DD will point and them and her hair because she wants pigtails, and the second I put them in she'll pull them out. It's a super fun game we play...

Monsieur_et_Madame_Ha · January 2013

LalaMama81:
You need the teensy tiny elastics that are just stretchy plastic - come in tons of colors. I've found them over the years at walmart, Target and drugstores. Most recently I bought a pack at Walmart for maybe $2.50 they came in a little plastic case almost like a weekly pill box - awesome for keeping them contained - they were with the baby/kid accessories & clothes not in the regular hair area.

Same here!

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