LOL – Baby Hair… And so they say -

This is a fun post I came accross in my daily tawaaf through the blogopshere:

And so the old folks in most cultures in India say that – if after birth you keep shaving the head of the new born at 2 months and then 6 months and then a year… especially if the baby has scanty or very fine hair (like Zahra) then – hold your breath – your baby will definitely have awesome thick hair as the years pass by.

Ok, we had the religious rite of shaving the new borns head off on the 7th day- performed. I hated every minute of it. My baby lost the beautiful soft hair she had on her.

But her hair is back now! And an inch long. Same texture. Same color.

Now since she’s got fine hair, everyone at home is advicing me to shave her head off again. Why I ask?

Answer – If we shave her head off, the hair follicles will get closer and her hair growth will thicken.

I’m laughing out aloud right now.

Reasoning – People in Europe, the Americas, Philippines, England, Russia and so many other countries DO NOT shave the head of the new born. AT ALL. So many of the kids there are born with hair so fine, their scalp shows for many months after birth. So what happens to them? They remain partially bald all their life?

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UMMEAAIMAN

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