Mixed Race Babies and Hair

TattiesMum · Jun 15th, 2010, 02:24 AM

I'm intrigued ... Kaylum has lots of jet black hair, but it's completely straight and silky - not so much as a kink in it.

He's starting to lose it a bit now around the sides of his head - will it grow back curly, or will his hair be straight?

Does anyone else have experience of mixed race children with completely straight hair?

sparkle_bump · Jun 15th, 2010, 09:51 AM

Hi, my LO was born with bone straight dark hair as well but it's now waving a little. He my no means has tight curls yet,just gentle waves but I think it will get curlier as he gets older. Some others with mixed babies have said that skin doesn't really start to properly darken and hair curl until 6 months...just have to wait and see.

Emz1982_in_uk · Jun 15th, 2010, 11:51 AM

Well I am mixed (White/carribean) and had straight black hair when small which turned into tight curls. DH is White and LO's skin is White, dark brown straight hair with a loose curl on top and his new hair is growing back bone straight and lighter. I even found a very bright red hair in his head (mil is a redhead)!!!

dom85 · Jun 15th, 2010, 11:54 AM

Brady is mixed race and he has dark straight hair, it's kind of curling at the ends now it's a bit longer but not really the texture of 'afro' hair that I expected.

There is a girl on here who did ask a mum one week and I asked her this question, she posted a pic of her little girl at about 4 months and one after she was a year old and her hair had completely changed so who knows?!

Brady hasn't really got any darker since he was about 2 months old.

lemily · Jun 15th, 2010, 12:30 PM

My little sister is mixed race and her hair was straight and silky to begin wirh. Ir only really started. Growing after she was a year old and is now quite tightly curled but not really afr9. It's still changing though so we will see how it ends up in a year or so I imagine.

Dopeyjopey · Jun 15th, 2010, 12:38 PM

Albert's Dad is half Caribbean with a brown afro and i have black hair with a slight kink.
So far Albert has dark brown downy straight hair. His skin is already darker than i thought it was going to be though!

rocemom · Jun 15th, 2010, 13:02 PM

Im mixed and had loose curls until I turned around 12
My daughter was born with straight hair ans now its curly

sophxx · Jun 15th, 2010, 14:01 PM

issys is mixed aced hs dads asian family from Pakistani hes got wavey hair but his dad has curls! x

OskisMum · Jun 15th, 2010, 16:20 PM

Both of our boys have poker straight hair the eldest is even going blonde now!!

I'm mixed and Dh is white, apparantly I had straight hair when I was born but it turned afro within the first year xx

Cattia · Jun 15th, 2010, 16:25 PM

My friend is mixed race and has straight hair and quite dark skin tone, her sisters both have tight curls, but their skin is far fairer than hers, so I think it just depends on which genes you get from which side of the family!

Jun 15th, 2010, 02:24 AM	#1
TattiesMum Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bedfordshire Posts: 4,180	Mixed Race Babies and Hair I'm intrigued ... Kaylum has lots of jet black hair, but it's completely straight and silky - not so much as a kink in it. He's starting to lose it a bit now around the sides of his head - will it grow back curly, or will his hair be straight? Does anyone else have experience of mixed race children with completely straight hair?

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sparkle_bump Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: West London Posts: 251	Hi, my LO was born with bone straight dark hair as well but it's now waving a little. He my no means has tight curls yet,just gentle waves but I think it will get curlier as he gets older. Some others with mixed babies have said that skin doesn't really start to properly darken and hair curl until 6 months...just have to wait and see.

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Jun 15th, 2010, 11:51 AM	#3
Emz1982_in_uk Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bedfordshire Posts: 2,102	Well I am mixed (White/carribean) and had straight black hair when small which turned into tight curls. DH is White and LO's skin is White, dark brown straight hair with a loose curl on top and his new hair is growing back bone straight and lighter. I even found a very bright red hair in his head (mil is a redhead)!!!

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Jun 15th, 2010, 11:54 AM	#4
dom85 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 1,821	Brady is mixed race and he has dark straight hair, it's kind of curling at the ends now it's a bit longer but not really the texture of 'afro' hair that I expected. There is a girl on here who did ask a mum one week and I asked her this question, she posted a pic of her little girl at about 4 months and one after she was a year old and her hair had completely changed so who knows?! Brady hasn't really got any darker since he was about 2 months old.

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lemily Waiting To Try (WTT) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 207	My little sister is mixed race and her hair was straight and silky to begin wirh. Ir only really started. Growing after she was a year old and is now quite tightly curled but not really afr9. It's still changing though so we will see how it ends up in a year or so I imagine.

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Dopeyjopey Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: UK Posts: 6,225	Albert's Dad is half Caribbean with a brown afro and i have black hair with a slight kink. So far Albert has dark brown downy straight hair. His skin is already darker than i thought it was going to be though!

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rocemom Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Palatine, IL Posts: 431	Im mixed and had loose curls until I turned around 12 My daughter was born with straight hair ans now its curly

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Jun 15th, 2010, 14:01 PM	#8
sophxx Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 7,798	issys is mixed aced hs dads asian family from Pakistani hes got wavey hair but his dad has curls! x

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Jun 15th, 2010, 16:20 PM	#9
OskisMum Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 1,653	Both of our boys have poker straight hair the eldest is even going blonde now!! I'm mixed and Dh is white, apparantly I had straight hair when I was born but it turned afro within the first year xx

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Cattia Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 6,761	My friend is mixed race and has straight hair and quite dark skin tone, her sisters both have tight curls, but their skin is far fairer than hers, so I think it just depends on which genes you get from which side of the family!

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