Help: Type 3B Hair

Hi mamas. I dont really know a lot about the different hair types, but I looked it up, and my daughter has type 3b curly hair. I need a good product that will moisturize her hair. I currently use pink oil moisturizer, and honestly, I'm not a fan. The front of her hair looks dry by the end of the day. I can't use what I use (As I Am Leave-In Conditioner mixed with Carol's Daughter Goddess Strength Curl Cream) because she's a baby...but honestly, I need some input for my own curls, too (lol) as I'm not truly a fan of what I use either. Any ideas?

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my son has between 3A and 3B hair and i have 3C hair. the baby products weren’t cutting out for him so i switched to shea moisture. ik people feel differently about it but its been working amazingly on both our hairs leaving it super hydrated and clean. i also use coconut oil in his hair for a little more moisture

I use jojoba oil in my son’s hair (also 3b) and the creme of nature products for shampoo, conditioner, and detangler. Highly recommend!

ive started using the doux honest setting foam mixed with a leave in conditioner and my sons hair has never looked better! ive noticed that using only a leave in conditioners doesn’t really define his hair but does keep it moisturizer, so adding the setting foam or any gel based products helps them form alot better without drying their curls out

I’ve been using shea mositure for my baby and it’s been going well. For my own hair(3b/3c) I’ve just started to use curlsmith. I was using the same products as you for years and I’ve found that curl smith is much better. I also use the rizos curl detangle and refresh

thank you ladies so much! 😊

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I was crying on the phone with the perinatal mental health team today and the lovely lady, bless her, kept assuring me that it gets better. I kept telling her I hope so because people have been saying that since having my LO and it just feels like it keeps getting worse. She assured me it gets better....

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My sister (youngest, 24) has two kids, 4 & 1, and i (oldest, 30) just have my one who’s 6mo old right now, so i ask her for advice or call her to vent about things sometimes. Well im tired of her turning around and telling my other family members that I’m “losing my sh*t.” Literally have not lost my sh*t nor have i ever freaked out to her about my baby, i just call her to talk and tell her what stage my baby is in or talk through how im feeling, but she chooses to tell people that im like a complete nutcase or something which worries me that my family is going to start being judgmental about me as a mother or looking at me funny like I’m some fragile ticking time bomb.

What would you do in this situation? I’m already pretty much decided that I’ll stop telling her anything about my struggles, but I’m almost at the point where i feel like it should be confronted because she, of all people, should understand what I’m going through.

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I’m going crazy. Baby born at 2.26kg. Slow to put on weight. This last week hasn’t put on any. Been trying to feed him at night and he’s not interested at all. Fast asleep. During day he will have 5 minute gulps and that’s it. He don’t cry for milk. I’ve got to keep offering to him. I try to offer it every hour but I don’t know what I’m doing. HV said nutrition comes after 5 minutes so I should pump first and then give him. I find it so hard. I tried to pump one boob nothing came. The other abit came. Tried giving him express he’s not interested in that too. Sometimes he will go for a longer a feed but not long at all. He’s 4 months and is currently 5.46kg. I have no family or friend support here and wish I had a cook, cleaner and nanny to help with everything so I can concentrate on the little one. I don’t know what’s wrong with him but I’m loosing it. It doesn’t help that my also stressed generally about my relationship and life circumstances. Any advice that will work. Any comfort you can give. I’m fed up. Is this regression - not feeding. He’s fast fast asleep. I’ve been trying to push the nipple in but that mouth is closed shut. I took some clothes off. Changed his nappy but he’s still asleep. Please help

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8 week old in sleeping bag for first time as big enough! Do you feed your child in the night whilst in the sleeping bag or taken them out, feed then transfer back to sleeping bag before putting down?

i just want someone to talk to😔😔😔😔

when things get hard i have nothing not any support from my partner im convinced he doesn’t even love me anymore but thats another story
I have a 3 yo and a 2yo that are in bed sleeping only just now. I have a 1 yo that’s been sleeping from 8 o’clock to 10 o’clock. I just gave her her milk and she would’ve gone back to sleep if it wasn’t that
I lost her dummy earlier in the day when I went out
so now she won’t go back to sleep and she won’t accept any of the other dummy’s i have!😔😔and it’s 10 o’clock and I’m gonna be up until 3 o’clock with her and when she does want to go to sleep i won’t have any dummy to give her she will accept and she won’t sleep without it i just wanna cry 😔i have nobody to talk to and i feel so alone i get no support from anybody i’m so tired and i don’t feel well to top it off😔

Has anyone died their kids hair a fun color and have any recommendations for kid friendly hair dye that actually works and stays in the hair for a bit? 👀👀👀

She has 3b brown hair and wants kpop demon hunter purple