Baby pulling his hair out

who's_mummy · Oct 12th, 2008, 17:40 PM

Hiya

Harry is 15mths old and has developed the habit of pulling his hair out. He is a thumb sucker and has started running his fingers through his hair on the right hand side, pulling a chunk out then putting his thumb in. He had lovely curls but is now bald on this side. It doesn't have to be his own hair either, he's done it to the cats and to me as well!

Has anybody else had any experience of this?

Gemma x

1st_baby · Oct 12th, 2008, 21:29 PM

I dont have any answers for you but mabey putting on a mitten of some sort may stop him from pulling out the hair ?I put max mittens to stop him from pulling out his dummy when he sleeps

who's_mummy · Oct 13th, 2008, 01:16 AM

Hiya

Thanks for your suggestion, my mum had said that to me as well but I'm reluctant to do it because it's the hand he sucks his thumb with so I'd feel a bit mean doing it!

cupcake · Oct 13th, 2008, 03:32 AM

i noticed my baby who is much much younger pulling on his hair. He has bad cradle cap and i figured it must have been itching him and hes pulling becuase he doesnt know how to scratch you know. see if something is itching him there, becuase as soon as i started treating it he stopped!

bisbis · Oct 13th, 2008, 04:53 AM

My baby pulls the back of his hair out, but he only seems to do this when he's tired or upset, he's got mild cradle cap as well.

'Cupcake' what are you using to treat the cradle cap?

1st_baby · Oct 13th, 2008, 13:52 PM

If thats the hand he sucks on mabey put him a hat of some sort? my mum did that to me cause I always pulled my ears lol

Oct 12th, 2008, 17:40 PM	#1
who's_mummy Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 642	Baby pulling his hair out Hiya Harry is 15mths old and has developed the habit of pulling his hair out. He is a thumb sucker and has started running his fingers through his hair on the right hand side, pulling a chunk out then putting his thumb in. He had lovely curls but is now bald on this side. It doesn't have to be his own hair either, he's done it to the cats and to me as well! Has anybody else had any experience of this? Gemma x

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1st_baby Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: montreal Posts: 3,873	I dont have any answers for you but mabey putting on a mitten of some sort may stop him from pulling out the hair ?I put max mittens to stop him from pulling out his dummy when he sleeps

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Oct 13th, 2008, 01:16 AM	#3
who's_mummy Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 642	Hiya Thanks for your suggestion, my mum had said that to me as well but I'm reluctant to do it because it's the hand he sucks his thumb with so I'd feel a bit mean doing it!

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cupcake Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: middle east Posts: 4,375	i noticed my baby who is much much younger pulling on his hair. He has bad cradle cap and i figured it must have been itching him and hes pulling becuase he doesnt know how to scratch you know. see if something is itching him there, becuase as soon as i started treating it he stopped!

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Oct 13th, 2008, 04:53 AM	#5
bisbis Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: London Posts: 365	My baby pulls the back of his hair out, but he only seems to do this when he's tired or upset, he's got mild cradle cap as well. 'Cupcake' what are you using to treat the cradle cap?

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Oct 13th, 2008, 13:52 PM	#6
1st_baby Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: montreal Posts: 3,873	If thats the hand he sucks on mabey put him a hat of some sort? my mum did that to me cause I always pulled my ears lol

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