Conference moira::parenting_v3

    My sister's youngest had "baby curls".  Once her hair was cut above
    shoulder length, the curls were gone for good.  My son has very wavy
    hair and if his gets below neck length it will curl under and around to
    his ears.
    
    

    My oldest son had 'baby curls'. As his hair grew longer it came in
    straight. After I cut it at about 14 months it was straight.
    Interestingly enouh his daughter now has curly hair. I wonder if
    it will also grow out.
    
    Bonnie

    
    My daughter, Jade, now 5, still has gorgeous curly hair. When she was
    younger it appeared to be alot curlier but I guess that's got a lot
    to do with the fact it was a lot shorter.
    
    I to had problems deciding if & when to get it cut for the same reason-
    I didn't want those curls to disappear. When I did eventually get
    around to having it done, the hairdresser layered it slightly & the
    result was more curls than ever!
    
    Regards
    
    Liz
    

	Well whether or not you cut it, isn't gonna to change the fact that it
they will go away if they are "baby curls".  

	Your hair dosn't stay there forever.  Eventually, all the curly hairs 
will fall out to be replaced by straight ones.  Cutting the hair just makes you 
notice the straightness faster.  

	Bear in mind, sometimes it goes the other way too.  My husband had 
absolutely straight hair when he was a boy.  around puberty , it became wavy.

	Bottom line, short of giving her a permanent there is nothing you can
do to influence it.  Cut it if you want to; don't if you don't.

Tracey

    My son Alexander had stright hair when he was born and at around 7
    months while on vacation down the cape all of a sudden he had curly
    hair and it has stayed that way ever since.  He is know 16 months old
    and has the most beautiful soft curly hair a person could ask for.  My
    hair dresser says this is due to the fact that my husband and I both
    have naturally curly hair.  So maybe Daniella's natural partens had
    curly hair and you will be lucky enough to have a little girl with
    curly hair.  I know my mom used to love doing my hair when I was little
    and I love to brush Alex's hair when he lets me cuase the curls are
    just so soft and silky.
    
    
    Liz

    My second son had wonderful curls when he was a toddler.  When he'd
    sweat, they would curl into little springs that I'd play with.  :-)
    I can remember his first "real" haircut at the barber, and the barber
    said, "See all the curls?  That's because his hair is so long."
    
    That's the last I saw of his curls-- on the barber's floor.  :-(
                                      

    
    My daughter Hannah was a curly mop as a toddler.  I was certain the
    curls would be gone once she got a real haircut.  
    
    Thank goodness I was wrong.  And as her hair grew, the curls grew into
    banana curls (they swirl down her back).
    
    I just had her hair cut yesterday--and now her hair is straight.  The 
    hairdresser said as soon as her hair relaxes (probably with the 1st
    wash), the curls will come back.  I hope so!
    
    Hannah will be 4 in June.  She has my husbands hair.
    
    Bonnie
    
    (bye everyone!)
    

    I had a dermatologist tell me once that your skin and hair changes
    completely every seven (7) years.  Not all at once, but by the end of
    the 7th year, you will have completely different skin and hair than you
    had 7 years ago.  I was only 15 at the time, and didn't think to ask
    him why or how this occurred, so I don't know if it's even true or not.
    With a large grain of salt...
    

    I'm glad you entered this note because I have been worried about the
    same thing!  Chase is 17 months and I still have not taken him in for a
    hair trim.  I made an appointment once and then cancelled!  I couldn't
    bare seeing those beautiful blond curls cut off!  I have trimmed his
    bangs only twice and the sides once, but the whole back of his head is
    all soft, silky blond curls!!  I know I'll have to get them trimmed up
    eventually, but I'm dreading it!!!  Everyone always comments on his
    hair - I pray the curls stay!!

    When my father was a child (born in 1920), his baby hair was not cut
    until it had grown very long.  That, and putting little boys in dresses
    (like baptism gowns, but ankle length), was a common practice at the
    turn of the century.  Supposed to be very bad for a little boy's sexual
    identity, but I guess that when it was very common, it wasn't so
    damaging.  I do know he was relieved to get it cut finally.
    
    Remember the sixties when very long hair was stylish for men?
    
    Laura

    Wait a minute....AJ was baptized in a gown, and over coat set, I chose
    it and thought it looked beautiful!  And oh yes he HAD curls then too!
    In fact one person compared him to the kid on the Pampers box, I often
    compared him to the boy (oh what's that series name???) with Buffy and
    Jodi.  He had the same blond curly hair.
    
    My hair is extremely kinky, fuzzy curly, his dad's hair is thick and
    wavey.  As of now it looks like he's going to have dad's hair, which I
    consider fortunate for him.  I've never like a man with real curly
    hair, and for what it's worth I still can't seem to accept the fact
    that so many men are getting perms!!
    
    Just a late day opinion!!
    Lyn
    

<    compared him to the boy (oh what's that series name???) with Buffy and
<    Jodi.  He had the same blond curly hair.
    
"Family Affair"?

      Carol