https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:55:02 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4-month-old-hair-loss-black-infant#post-865122 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:05:55 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 865122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Polish: no, not at all! I though you said once a day. ( bad reading comprehension on my part). I think that's perfect. This time I year is so challenging! (we're struggling with ashy skin. I'm goin to have to experiment with a new moisturizing routine) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4-month-old-hair-loss-black-infant#post-865044 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:35:42 +0000 Mrs. Polish 865044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: @Mrsjazz: I will check into the coconut oil, thank you!</p> <p>@Mrs. Jacks: you think once a week is too much? I've been rinsing it with water since I asked this question and then putting moisturizer in it and his curls look better already. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4-month-old-hair-loss-black-infant#post-860443 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:35:39 +0000 mrsjazz 860443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use coconut oil, I wouldn't use the Vaseline on his scalp. My LO lost her hair around that age and although it's grown back, she still has a slight ring around her head where you can see the hair hasn't is still shorter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4-month-old-hair-loss-black-infant#post-860437 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:24:40 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 860437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think you are washing too often? For my daughter we wash about twice a week and we use coconut oil after each wash and keep her hair well oiled... and she's mixed.</p> <p>But yeah, most kids lose huge clumps of hair before six months.</p> <p>I think most white parents who have black kids let their hair get too dry (just what I've observed). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4-month-old-hair-loss-black-infant#post-860424 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:11:50 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 860424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents used Coconut Oil on me when I was young. My brother and father still use it. It comes in a jar and you rub it in your hands before you apply it to the head and scalp. </p> <p>I googled "black infant hair care." Here are some of the links. </p> <p><a href="http://blackhairmedia.com/hair-care/caring-for-the-african-american-infants-hair" rel="nofollow">http://blackhairmedia.com/hair-care/caring-for-the-african-american-infants-hair</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.livestrong.com/article/192050-about-black-infant-hair-care/" rel="nofollow">http://www.livestrong.com/article/192050-about-black-infant-hair-care/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4-month-old-hair-loss-black-infant#post-860420 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:02:34 +0000 Mrs. Polish 860420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Isaiah is pulling out clumps of his hair. Basically he only has the big poof at the top and has rubbed off the back.</p> <p>I googled and found that it's normal for babies to lose hair within the first six months, but a friend who is black (I'm white) told me I'm not keeping his hair greased enough. I wash his hair once a week with California Baby and put Vaseline cream on the dry spots on his scalp.</p> <p>Anyone have insight? </p>