My baby was born with lots of hair and it’s been growing fast! I noticed it has started to get into his eyes, especially if the hair is wet or sweaty. Do we need a haircut? How would we give a 3-month old a haircut if he can’t really sit or support his own head?
I was thinking of using scissors to just trim the bangs but it might not be a good idea to have scissors near his face in case he jerks his head unexpectedly. I was also thinking of using an electric hair trimmer with a guard, but it might be hard to cut the back of his head since he can’t support it yet.
Any suggestions?
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My baby has also had long bangs since he was born. I bought a baby nail set and there are scissors there which I consider safe for them. When you trim the hair, pick up a piece above their face and trim it. Don’t trim as it’s laying. TBH though, I have trimmed as it’s laying a bit to keep it even, but you have to be very good with that and give the baby a toy to keep him distracted and not moving much.

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That’s also the best kit for the nails.

Swaddle him and cut it when he's asleep. Just put a towel under his head.

Yes cut his hair when he's sleeping 😴

Get someone to hold him or like mentioned above, swaddle him while sleep and trim those bang. That’s what I’d do

We shaved our baby’s head bald at 3m and it grew back 4in long by his 1st bday. Culturally for us, but I do like the results of shaving, grows back more even and omits the shedding that happens at 4-5m. My 2 sisters and my Mum did it when I ducked out lol, I wasn’t so much upset (it’s just hair) but more shocked coz I couldn’t recognise him when I got back lol.

Thank you all for the advice! We ended up waiting for him to fall asleep, one person holding him. Another person used children’s scissors (the kind with rounded tips) and a small cup in the other hand. Hold the cup under a portion of hair to cut, then cut the hair so that the hair falls into the cup.

yay 👏🏽
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