When Does Baby Hair Start To Curl?
Updated: Oct 19
Every baby is different. All of our girls' hair started to curl around 4 months. That's around the same time that intermediate hair allegedly grows. Intermediate hair is the hair babies develop after their newborn hair, and before the hair they will have for the rest of their lives.
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Can Babies Have Curly Hair At Birth?
Yes! Some babies come out of the womb with curls. Our girls were not born with curly hair, but it became curlier as they aged.
Do All Babies End Up With Super Tight Curls?
No. We have three girls who come from the same gene pool (same mom and dad), but have very different hair textures. See close-ups of their curls below.
Our youngest has the tightest coils (left), the oldest has fairly tight curls (right) and our middle daughter has the loosest texture (middle).
Did You Notice Any Similarities Across Your Children's Texture Changes?
Yes. All our girls were born with straight/slightly wavy hair. The texture changed for each of them within that first year. Below shows our older girls' hair textures from birth to 2 years old.
Can A Curly-Haired Person Have A Baby With Straight Hair?
Yes! It's totally possible for a curly-haired person to have a straight-haired baby, especially if the other parent has straight hair. Some little ones will have a mixture of their parents' textures. Others end up sharing the texture of one parent. In most cases, any history of curls in a family may result in a child that has waves or a head full of curls.
If you're curious which texture your little one will have, you can take our baby hair predictor quiz here. And if you want to check out our free hair journal, it's here.
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