How Young Is Too Young for a Haircut?

When I used to be a hairstylist, I gave a haircut to my friends 3 week old. He was born with tons of hair and it stuck straight up. I also cut my nephews hair when he was 2 months old. Its pretty easy to cut a baby's hair, especially if they're sleeping. So if you feel he needs a trim, then do it.

I think is totally dependent on what you are comfortable w/.
My son has red hair (DH and I do not). EVERYONE feels the need to comment. ALL. THE. TIME. It drives me nuts.
So I guess what I am telling you is strangers will probably find something to comment on (to make conversation) and if YOU don't want to get it cut...don't.
But if you are ok w/ it, go for it.
I have tried to trim DS's hair a few times myself and cut my DD's (5) several times-it doesn't get any easier for them to hold still the older they get. :(

HTH!

Sounds like he definitely needs a trim. I would go ahead and do it. I remember a baby (I worked in peds) that needed a haircut at 3mos.

I don't think there is such a thing as too young for a haircut!

I don't think there is a such thing as too young. If your son's hair is longer than you're comfortable with, go get it cut. If you trust the person cutting it, go for it.

I think if they *need* a haircut, then cut it!

My nephew is 9 months old and really needs a haircut - his hair is hanging in his eyes - but my SIL doesn't want to cut it because she thinks he's too young.

You do what you want. Forget what everybody else wants. :)
Having said that I think I had to personally trim my guy's hair over his ears and definitely over his eyes at about a year. Then did it several more times over that next year and then didn't take him into a toddler/kids haircutting place until he was 2. Took him there a few times. Cool place b/c they have cop cars, fire trucks to sit it, movies playing right in front of the cutting station, toys etc. But now that he's over 2 1/2 my hubby took him to his barber and it was fine We went from $25/haircut to $8. I'm glad we took him to the kid place the first time. They did it cute the first 2 times and jacked it up the last time so that's why we took him to hubby's barber after that.
At your son's age, you're probably going to have to trim it yourself b/c he's so young and can't really sit up? I googled how to trim baby's hair when I did the first few myself. That's what I would do if I were you. :)

i had to cut my sons hair when he was 3 mos old. it was super long and thick and dark, too.

My son was like that too. His looked ridiculous after 4 months, so we cut it then. It was the best thing I could have done as he looked so much sweeter after I did.

It's never to early but make sure it's what you want to do. My boys have longer hair and get girl comments by old ladies - I still will not cut them short as I like it and I don't care what they say.

My son was about 6 months old (can't remember exactly). I sat him on the bathroom counter, and he entertained himself while I cut. After a few times (when the 'baby in the mirror' got boring), I smeared shaving cream all over the mirror, and let him play. That was good for another year.

My cousin was born with 7.5 inches of hair (nurses measured). Impossible to keep clean and tangle free. My aunt had it cut in the hospital into a 'pixie' over the *screams* of friends/family who didn't have to deal with vomit soaked hair, or 'detangling' (aka over the screaming protests of a baby in pain). The nurses, at least, told her she was a smart cookie.

Do whatever you like. Someone will always disagree with you.

We cut our Grandson's hair at 3 months. He too was born with lots of black hair that began to fall out. It looked awful and patchy. So we cut it. At first it was thicker on top giving him a Mohawk look, which some people thought we did on purpose---uh yeah. But it grew out beautifully and has been cut again since then, he is now 16 months.

I know in our community we have lots of Indian families. They keep their children's hair short for quite a while, even the girls, so that it grow in nice and thick. So I think you have to just go with your gut on this one. I don't think he's too young for a little trim up.

ive always heard its bad luck to cut it before a year. wether i believe that or not not sure but better safe than sorry lol. my little girl had a ton of hair but i couldnt bring myself to cut it until she was about 3. i think this is a choice you have to make on your own im sure hes adorable no matter what!

I cut my baby boy's hair at home for the first time at 4 months. He was like your kid born with TONS of hair that never seemed to disappear. He looked much better after we were done :)

my family has always held to the old belief that you should never cut a baby's hair before they turn one year old. the superstition is that if you do, you are cutting their life short, and while I'm not generally superstitious I saw to reason to chance it. some of the old ways are still active and just as effective, whether you believe in them or not.

Hes not too young to get a hair cut, its up to you whatever you want to do. But if you like his hair, dont worry about what other people think. Im shocked that someone would have the nerve to say your baby looks like a troll doll. Rude.

As long as they can sit up and hold their heads up you're good to go if you'd like! We started cutting our childrens hair early on too.

I had to take my son when he was 6 months old. He screamed through it and made the lady doing it sooo nervous. I got some nasty looks too from other people there, but I didn't care. He was born with a TON of hair and it never fell out. It was out of control long! I say, go ahead and get his hair cut.

First and foremost, in our (hubby included) opinion, you have mean friends who need to learn what is appropriate and what is inappropriate. When our youngest was around that stage, his hair was unbelievable. I spoke with our pediatrician about trimming his and his response was that waiting until he is a year old is because it gives the soft spot on top of his head reasonable time to close properly and you don't need to mess with their hair because you can damage it. So come up with some creative ideas or tell your friends to zip it.

I had a neighbor whos baby boy was born with shoulder length hair. Long thick, full head of hair! It was so awful, everytime he spit up she had to wash it again. Hed turned his head and his face was covered with hair. He was getting it tangled in his fingers. She took him at 3 weeks and had it cut. Almost a buzz cut just to get it gone. She saved a big lock of it for the baby book, and made sure she had a nice picture of it before too. Ive seen moms bring in 3 and 4 month olds who need a trim and they sit in the chair and hold the baby on their laps. A nice drape on both helps and they are careful because they know the tendency to wiggle and turn their heads is greater. Get it cut, save some, have a nice day!

You could also get creative with various hairstyles. Ponytails, fauxhock, slick back with clear aloe, braid (corn rolls, plates). If may be fun to at least do it for some fun pictures (maybe using props or poses to enhance).

You know, just cause he's a boy doesn't mean he can wear longer hair. Keep in mind that the comments are getting on your nerves, not his. My daughter was almost 3 1/2 before her beautiful tight spiral curly hair filled in. I have board straight hair. Yeah, I did hours of research on how to care for it.

I wish you the best in making a decision. Until then, have fun with it.

My daughter was born with long curly hair. She had her first haircut at 4 months, just to keep her hair out of her eyes.
Go for it!

My kids all had super early haircuts (3 months or earlier) and looked so much better. All 3 had a lot of hair but it never grew in very evenly...... Usually they ended up with longer hair in back.....baby mullets..... So I would just have the stylist cut the back and any obviously uneven pieces. At that age it's just a few snips since you're not really going for a style - just a clean up.

I don't understand why some people get really weird about not cutting kids' hair. My niece and nephew are adorable but my brother and sister-in-law didn't want to cut their hair for some sentimental reason. They were loknv so ratty! They have finally started getting their hair cut but I think my nephew was 3 and my niece was 5 before they did it. They (parents) acted like it was such a big deal and were kind of sad about it. The rat of the family was like "thank goodness!"

There is no such thing as too young. To me, I always felt my kids looked cuter when their hair was shaped up a little. Do what you want to do but don't hesitate to cut it if you are simply concerned about his age.

I'd let the barber give him a little trim. Not too much, just enough to make him look cuter (if that is possible).

Blessings...

Okay, first yes the hair they are born with does fall out but usually the hair coming in grows in just as quick so you never notice. I only noticed once with my younger son because he was born with dark brown hair and it came in blond. I have found most of the people that tell you it is all going to fall out had or have bald babies and they are wicked jealous of your kids hair.

My older son had his first hair cut at one month. If not he would have had what looked like a comb over, that is over a full head of hair. He had to have a haircut every month after that until he was around four and we started cutting it every two weeks.