Haircut at 3 months?

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.

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

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Yes cut his hair when he's sleeping 😴

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

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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.

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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.

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