My baby is 15-mo old and she has baby hair on her face and back. When she was small, I was told by other moms that it will go away but it didnt and I am getting anxious about it.
Are there any tips or home remedies for removing her body hair?
Thanks Moms!
Hi T. A.Before getting advice from other people on this, ask her Pediatrican. You don't want to chances with home remedies of any kind on a child so young.
PLEASE, dont put your precious little girl thru trying to remove her body hair. Thats rediculous! Its totally normal for them to have body hair. Why would you even consider trying to remove it???
With some kids it will go away more quickly than others, or they will just have it for a long time. There is really no safe way to remove hair from babies'/toddlers' bodies because their skin is too sensitive for any of the methods you would think to use--shaving, waxing, creams. You know how those things can sometimes irritate adults' skin, so think about how hard it would be on a baby. Ask your ped at her next check-up about it if you are worried, but it is totally normal for some babies (even girls) to have a lot of body hair.
There are no safe ways of removing it. I think it's just one of those things... My daughter has a friend who has back hair and face fair. She's four. She is fair skinned with dirty blonde hair, but the back hair is darker.
Do not try anything! Please! Talk to your child's doctor to make sure that she is ok. After that, just leave it be. My 5 1/2 year old daughter has some darker hair on her back that is just normal for her. She doesn't even know its there yet. It might just be the way your daughter is...
Most infants are born with a covering of hair to protect them from temperature extremes. Usually they lose this by the time they are a few months old. But I remember when my older daughter was diagnosed as failure to gain weight that they said if she started getting body hair again to call them as that was a sign that she was going into starvation mode. So, this made me take notice when you posted that your toddler had hair. You said though that she has always been hairy, so not a new thing. I do remember there being some medical reasons for this though and found this link http://www.babycenter.com/404_is-it-normal-that-my-toddle... for you to read up on. It can be a sign of a hormonal issue, so please have your doctor do a blood draw to determine if that is an issue.
Most probably it's nothing to be concerned about, but wanted to mention that there are medical reasons for such a thing which are fixable and should be ruled out just in case.
Why would you even think about doing so? She's a baby. It's one of her beautiful unique features. Just accept it.
Some kids, especially those with darker skin, have baby body hair. My Asian/Mexican/European Mutt daughter had dark hair on her back, shoulders and ears at birth. It went away after a few months, but some kids keep that dark fuzz for a few years. It's normal and something she will outgrow eventually. You definitely don't want to do anything like use hair remover, wax, plucking or shaving on her. If you're concerned about it, beyond cosmetic reasons, talk to her doctor at her 18 month check-up. Otherwise, just ignore it.
In an answer "no", leave her be or you will make her self conscious. As she gets older some or all will fall out. If not, when SHE wants and is old enough, take her to get waxed. My daughter has birthmarks on her face, we never made an issue about them. When kids would ask her about them she told them they were birthmarks. We told her that we could have them removed when she was older, she is a teenager now and has never said a word about removing them. I ask her about it one day and she said, "mom, they are who I am, this is how I was made" I was very impressed by her answer.
Teach your daughter to be accepting of her imperfections and you need to be too.
