Hairy child??

[maz]

Ive always wondered about Mini me's hair line..to me she seems to have a low line at the front especially around the temples.

Tonight we had a shower and I noticed how hairy her back was and by I mean hairy its HAIRY.

She has very fair hair but the hair on her back is quiet dark.

Im a little worried aobut it...she's 4 in September and I thought all her baby fluff had gone

Has anyone else gone through something simular with their child?

[Ryatha]

I know that it sometimes runs in familys. My sister has particularly a lot of hair on her face and arms, and always has, I do to but mine is very blond whereas hers is quite dark. I seem to remember she started to remove it at an early age (10-12?) as she was embarrised by it.

Sorry, that probably wasn't much help

[Astrid]

Both my girls have hairy backs. DD1's is quite noticeable and DD2 seems to be hairy in one little patch. I am reasonably hairy, but none on my back. DH on the other hand, well you could brush his back hair! Not sure yet whether to be worried about or not, might bring it up at the next MCHN visit for DD2 if I remember.

[AnyDream]

I was talking about this with my MIL because DD2 was a bit on the fluffy side up until about age 2...apparently her eldest DD was so hairy for so long people would stop MIL in the street to comment on it LOL. I don't know how long this went on for but she was a perfectly normal non-hairy looking teenager when I met her. Still, if you're worried about it, mention it at her next check up, just for reassurance.

[DoubleK]

Maz i have the same thing with DD1.

i have hairy arms, and always pray the girls dont have the same as me, i HATE it with a passion.

[~clover~]

I think DD2 is a bit on the hairy side too & often worry about it. I mean, it doesn't bother me, but I don't want her to be embarrassed when she gets older.
She has a hairy back that I always thought would've dissappeared by now. I've always just told myself that maybe she'll manage since my neice is maori & exactly that same. So they will be the same age going through it & at least they'll have each other
I've always just thought I'll worry about it when I have to....when/if she ever does.

[Beatrix]

Hey maz

Annika is also quite hairy, poor thing i call her my little monkey, only because she climbs absolutly everything but the hairy back doesnt help.. I hoping as she gets older it will be less noticable..

so nope your gorgeous DD isnt the only one

[Miss H]

I also have this problem. My whole life really. It was something that I didn't feel comfortable talking to my parents about and they never mentioned it to me. So I grew up hating my body, being ashamed, embarrassed etc and basically wanted to die from a very young age. I'm saying this because if someone had told me that it is normal and gave me ways to deal with it then I would have reacted better. I know this sounds a bit over the top but being hairy as a young girl can be quite distressing when all your friends are wearing short shirts etc. So make sure that you talk to them as they get older and give them ways to deal with it. I bleached the hair on my arms and just still cannot wear revealing clothes. It doesn't affect me as much anymore as I couldn't care too much what people think of me anymore but I'm much older now. I have dark hair on my arms, back and stomach. Not thick like a man's but noticeable.

[maz]

thank you all fo ryour replies.

Miss H that is the exact reason Im concerned. I dont want her to feel like crap in her own body .
Mini me has very blonde hair....and the hair on her back and around her temples is dark. Her oldest brother had the same problem with having the hair back but not on the temples region.

I'll just jusst keep my eye on it for now and will look into it more before she starts school. The last thing I want is or her to be picked on.

thank you all so much again

[zwan87]

when i look back at my baby photos i was the same it did go away. Mine was like a blonde down over my face and back. Hope this helps

[kungfubecca]

My kids are hairy, but neither my husband or i are short of hair ourselves.

I figure, we are just part of the normal genetic mutation of gradually getting hairier, ready for the next ice age

[*star*]

I have the same concerns for my DD. Being a quite hairy child myself and not being helped out with it by my mum (when all the other girls were at the age that they started shaving legs, etc) I vowed that when I began to really notice DD's hair I would do something about it. The problem is that she's only almost 3 and already I notice how hairy her legs and back are.

I am treading a line that I don't want to have her feel that this is ugly or not right and we need to do something about it, as I want her to be happy and not even notice it. But at the same time, when it gets to the stage where other kids are going to notice it, I don't want her being teased and having to work out the best way to deal with it herself.

Tricky...

[Miss H]

I figure, we are just part of the normal genetic mutation of gradually getting hairier, ready for the next ice age

That's a good one, I think I'll use it!

[Bathsheba]

Sooooo many girls have hairy backs as young ones which they simply grow out of. My DD had a hairy back until she was about half way through primary school... then it was like as she grew bigger the space between her hair folicles increased and now her back is smooth like mine. I think people hide it with sun smart swimmers etc so you just don't realise until you have a child of your own.

Maz: if she is fair then blonde people have more hair folicles than brunettes... more but finer in texture... brunettes have less but it's thicker... and she will most likely literally grow out of it.

[Kaydee]

I have the same concerns for my DD. Being a quite hairy child myself and not being helped out with it by my mum (when all the other girls were at the age that they started shaving legs, etc) I vowed that when I began to really notice DD's hair I would do something about it.

I also have this problem. My whole life really. It was something that I didn't feel comfortable talking to my parents about and they never mentioned it to me. So I grew up hating my body, being ashamed, embarrassed etc and basically wanted to die from a very young age. I'm saying this because if someone had told me that it is normal and gave me ways to deal with it then I would have reacted better. .

I had the same problem. My Mother was no help either. I would avoid anything that would lead to exposing myself and felt i had a dirty little secret all through my teens. I just wish i had someone to guide me through that awful time.

[Astrid]

Poor DD1 almost has a mono-brow. I doubt that will get better with age

[shellbell3]

Yeah Ash seems to have quite alot of fine hair too, freaked me a little bit too!
I also wonder too as mini you is quite a skinny mini maybe thats another reason? Skinnier people tend to have more hair to keep warm.

[Bathsheba]

Good point Shell. Come to think of it it does seem to be skinnier girls who have this issue... DD seemed to grow out of the hair thing when she filled out.