Very dumb parenting type question... Babies with hair

RondackHiker · March 2014

DS was bald, as were my niece and nephew and most of my friend's kids. Dd has a ton of hair. It's fine and long and I'm not sure if I should do something with it.

I used my brush really lightly this morning on a part that looked like it might be trying to snarl, but it seems strange to brush a newborn's hair .

Am I wrong to brush it? Should I leave it alone? Do I just use the regular baby soap as shampoo?

DS barely requires any hair care now. I think dd has as much hair as he does.

ReeseFox · March 2014

I used the brush that came with the little grooming kit we bought. You can use the baby wash as shampoo.

Helenahhandbasket · March 2014

I always brushed DD's hair with a soft baby brush and I washed it with baby shampoo.

bumpuser794640 · March 2014

My DS has a ton of hair, but I can't comb it, let alone brush it. I wash it with Shea butter shampoo and then put hair milk/lotion in it and comb/fluff it out with my fingers. For your LO a simple combing out will probably suffice, lol. You can use whatever baby shampoo you have on hand, my Aveeno wash says it is for hair and body.

RondackHiker · March 2014

Thanks, guys! I wanted to make sure I was taking care of that hair right.

I'll have to grab some detangler and one of those brushes.

RondackHiker · March 2014

@ftwr

I love the hair! Please, everyone, AW your babies (with or without hair). It makes me smiley.

jesuisfatiguee · March 2014

DS has curls, so I don't brush them out. I just run my fingers through tangles to avoid baby dreads.

RayRay007 · March 2014

I used a baby brush and when I used soap (which was infrequent), I used a baby all-in-one on her body and hair. She definitely needed her hair to be washed and brushed when she was a newborn.

RayRay007 · March 2014

Ooh ooh I want to AW too. Here is DH learning to bathe her in the hospital:

msdrdg · March 2014

I just washed his hair with the baby wash and brushed it with the soft brush that came in a grooming set.

DH and DS on day 2.

RayRay007 · March 2014

As for cradle cap, if she does get it, massage olive or coconut oil into her scalp and after a few minutes to let it soak in, gently "scrape" the flakes away with a fine tooth comb. I think coconut oil works better than olive oil because it seems to help prevent it from coming back.

NeneCakies · March 2014

The advice I got was to use a toothbrush daily (dry or in the bath) to gently massage the scalp to keep cradle cap away or from building up. Her hair wasn't long enough to tangle but she never had the dreaded cradle cap.