Please help me -- But please don't judge or take offence..

[taylor197878]

aww my brooke is red headed and i love it i dont care what people say its a lovely colour people even dye there hair red.

i was shocked when she came out red but its so cute and she suits it.

 

[taloolah]

god thats all everyone said to us too, it really pissed me off. I really didnt care as long as she was healthy, what did it matter... my pregnancy hormones give them what for a couple of times and if they say anything with this baby, I swear Il twat them one! There is nothing wrong with it, and kids will always find something to pick on another child for, they just dont understand x

 

[Mrs IKW]

I had bright ginger hair when I was born, then later (not sure exactly when as I didnt have much hair till I was 18 months!) it turned white blonde and ever since I have had lovely (if I say so myself!) natural very blonde hair... So although red hair is lovely, her hair may change colour later on...

 

[moomoo]

Red haired people are usually stunning (the ones I know are really striking!)

Some of the cutest babies I know are ginger!!

 

[lhancock90]

I'm a ginger! I dyed it at 16 for no good reason and i'd kill the get it back! If anything, you will attach a stigma to her if its obvious you are worrying, sit back, be happy and remember reds are beautiful! Kids are bullied for all sorts and tbh, being called ginge, is quite tame these days. When she hits 18 she'll ADORE it

 

[Luvmysunshine]

I have red hair myself. Honestly, I do feel like it kinda made me a target when I was little. But at the very same time I would get complimented on it all the time. I hated it when I was little and I don't really feel like I was teased more than any other kid. It's just if I was teased it was often about that. My mom never made me feel like it was different or uncommon. She would grt compliments on my hair all the time. I did not like my hair when I was little but as I grew up I loved it. Now I love that it makes me different from the sea of brown and blonde hair. I think it's important that you don't make a big deal about it with her. You will both learn to love it.

 

[CormacksGirl]

I have red hair and was teased at school for everything from wearing glasses, having braces, bad skin or the clothes I wore but never for my red hair!!!!xx

 

[blinkybaby]

Louie has a ginger tinge to the hair on his head and his great granddad and second cousins are all redheads so it's possible he will be!

I say you should teach her to be proud if it does turn out to be red, it's something to be proud of anyway as it's scientifically proven that redheads are on the decline as it's a recessive gene. It's rare and something to be proud of for sure.

xxx

 

[KittyVentura]

Well Amy Pond (Dr Who sidekick - Played by Karen Gillian is it?) is one of the most wanted and lusted after women in the UK at the moment and she has devine red hair. Also it's the most sought after hair colour (by hair dye sales etc) at present.

Be proud. She's beautiful. How on earth will she ever believe that if you have issues with her appearance with it yourself? Give yourself a big mummy slap and say "Get over it woman, she's gorgeous and healthy, she's PERFECT" xxxx

 

[MizzDeeDee]

I have reddish hair and never had anyone tease me ... in fact, men LOVE IT. I wanted Corrine to have red hair and she goes have strawberry blonde.. I love it.. it's so pretty..

Ignore what you've heard.. it isn't true.

 

[tu123]

I think in other countries ginger or red hair is more common so i doubt it is such a worry.

My LO was born with copper hair and it is now whit blonde. But, i expect it will go red as i have red tinges in my hair in the summer and so does my hubby.

I think red hair and freckles is adorable and some of my most striking friends are red.

You are obviously aware of your thoughts about LO's hair which is good. Dont you worry. You'll love it soon

 

[Siyren]

ot- congrats kitty- just noticed


to op- i loooove red hair! as a pp mentioned all the natural redheads i know are stunning! lyss has bizarre hair, she has white blonde, a more yellowwy blonde and some strawberry blonde all running through her hair, so im not really sure whats gonna happen with it (OH has got the same weird thing going on, it looks highlighted but isnt lmao!) but i honestly think you ahve nothing to worry about, and totally agree with everything else thats been said

 

[louandivy]

Red hair is rarely stigmatised anymore, I know loads of people who are envious of redheads! There was a point where we thought that Ivy was going to be ginger and I was sooo happy, but now it has gone blonde! Little ginger bubbas are gorgeous.

 

[Amyface]

I totally understand where you're coming from. I've been out with gingers in the past so it doesn't bother ME, but I understand that it has that for other people. I'd hate for Myles to turn ginger - not because I wouldn't like it, but because of how he would be treated. Another thing to consider is (as least for ones I've known) gingers tend to be quite outgoing etc. probably because they have to be to overcome how people react to them. This is for boys though, and in my experience it isn't the same for girls.

All I could suggest if it does turn that way, is to make her very happy with her hair colour and have replies for her to say to people that are horrible. Maybe make her aware of other redheads who are famous/have done very well for themselves so that if anyone says something, she can be like "well what about so and so, they're rich, famous, beautiful" etc.

I hope for YOUR sake that she isn't, just because it does seem to be something that would really get to you, but personally I think that little redheads, especially girls, are absolutely gorgeous!

 

[KittyVentura]

I think preparing her with replies to potential insults is categorically the wrong thing to do. Doing that is telling her she WILL be insulted and that then tells her her hair IS something to be insulted. Therefore ashamed of and undesirable.

It's better to just treat her as a cild, as a little girl, as a young woman. Her hair colour shouldn't have an impact on the way you parent or what you prepare her for xxx

 

[Lilly12]

I think preparing her with replies to potential insults is categorically the wrong thing to do. Doing that is telling her she WILL be insulted and that then tells her her hair IS something to be insulted. Therefore ashamed of and undesirable.

It's better to just treat her as a cild, as a little girl, as a young woman. Her hair colour shouldn't have an impact on the way you parent or what you prepare her for xxx

Agreed!
My DD has red hair , I call it red, not ginger.
She's beautiful and who cares what color her hair is?
I think people with red hair are just as accepted in society as people with another color.
Red hair doesn't mean she'll get bullied in school at all.

Just tell her how beautiful she is and she'll be raised with confidence and lots of self esteem (as any baby/child should be raised)

 

[tootyfruity]

My sister has red hair and she's a beaut!!! embrace it!!! xxx

 

[crazyguider]

I am strawberry blonde and I have never suffered any issues with bullying due to my hair
My glasses and clothes were another issue
As an adult everyone comments on my hair and it is what makes me special!
I dyed it 5 weeks ago with semi permanent and I miss it!

 

[oboeverity]

Red hair is rarely stigmatised anymore, I know loads of people who are envious of redheads! There was a point where we thought that Ivy was going to be ginger and I was sooo happy, but now it has gone blonde! Little ginger bubbas are gorgeous.

Really?! So the people that roll down their windows to shout abuse at me as I walk down the street are actually embracing my hair colour?!

The best thing you can do is tell her how gorgeous her hair is; to help her learn to love it. That element of self confidence is the best thing you can equip her with.
xxx

 

[mojobear]

Isla Fisher
Nicole Kidman
Natasha Hamilton
Prince Harry

Just a few gorgeous redheads, honestly, I know just how easy it is to worry about LO having ginger hair and making a joke about it, but really if you think about it we spend weeks/months trying to find that special name that is unique to our child and would clothe them in designer one offs if we could afford to just so they look original, yet your little girl will have a natural asset that will make her stand out and shine and you need to embrace it so she loves it as much as her friends will as she grows up xx