How to Get a 19 Month Old to Keep the Bow in Her Hair???

Does it really matter?? If it REALLY bugs you that they think she's a boy, get her ears pierced...(though, she'll pick at those too with graver consequences, so...) The bows, she'll ALWAYS go for them... My 4 yo still doesn't like them... Let her be! Soon enough, she'll be asking for jewelry, makeup and all! Enjoy this while it lasts!

There really is not trick if they are pulling them out. I know with my daughters if I was able to distract them right after putting it in then they would forget about the bow and leave it alone for at least a little while. But its inevitable they felt it at some point and tore it out.

As far as the boy comments, just correct them or ignore them and move on. It happens to almost every baby I swear. Both my girls lacked hair in the first year or so, and got the comments too. Its amazing how unobservant some people can be.

When my daughter was a baby, and still had not sprouted hair yet, I could have her in a pink outfit, in her pink carseat, with a pink blanket, and people would still say, "Oh, HE is so cute!" I even had one elderly lady say, "Oh, look at that cute little baby boy wearing pink!" Really?

When my stepson was 1, he had adorable long wavy dark hair - but you could put him in overalls with trucks or dinosaurs, with work-style boots, and people still commented on what a beautiful little girl he was. Sheesh!

No real tricks to keeping the bows in, except maybe for an e-collar that pets wear to keep them from pulling sutures out - AKA "The Cone of Shame!" LOL, just kidding! :)

Staples? LOL Just kidding....
Hey, YOU know she's a girl, so don't stress.

Oh, absolutely! Go to target, walmart, etc. get the tiny rubber bands with the hair bows. Put one of those in her hair wrapped tightly where you want the bow to be, and then put the bow behind it (so she can't pull it out).

Our daughter had the funniest hairline when she was born (unfortunately still does at 2 years-old), but she had enough hair for a bow. Unfortunately, it was too fine, and they'd fall out until I found that trick.

Works like a charm. We still do it just so we're not constantly having to put it back in all day. She can go from being dressed, to a whole day at daycare, and home without it falling out once.

No, sorry. I have 3 girls ages 9, 8 and 6 and none of them kept anything in their hair and no sunglasses either. Though every kid is different.

EDIT: I forgot to say you can have a girl in pink and people will still give you the boy comment just smile and say thank you. I have heard moms of boys get the same complaint, but he is in blue it doesn't matter. It's really not worth the irritation. I really think people mean well.

psssh, at that age my kids would even keep their SHOES on, or socks, or clothes, or diapers, it's the age of motor skills discovery, cause and effect, so to speak, it's just FASCINATING to see if a thing will come off/go on another thing, tehehe

my oldest son was a BEEEEEAUTIFUL baby, SO pretty, he had gorgeous golden ringlets all over his head and the LOVLIEST features, and yes even when I put him in navy overalls and put a Tonka truck in his hand, people would say She's SSOOOO pretty, sigh!

overall, it was a very short period of time, he soon became ALL BOY ALL THE TIME. Don't worry, the hair will come in!

Can you blame her? Things are your scalp are not comfy.

You can't stop her. My daughter is 2.5 years old - can be wearing solid pink, "What a strong, hansdome boy." I smile and say, thank you. Who cares? My first son got that a lot - what a beatuiful girl...while wearing ALL blue and draped with a blanket that read MICHAEL. It is what it is.