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Baby pigtails

OK so daycare did her pigtails in the babes with little ones picture therad.

I need to figure out how to do it myself now. Any hints? Just grab hair and quickly put band in? Do it while she is eating? brush/comb? 

Re: Baby pigtails

  • I asked myself, is she really asking how to do pigtails? And then I realized that it's probably pretty tough on a squirmy kid, lol. :)
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  • Jane doesn't sit still.  Ever. 

    I had her drinking her bottle and watching MMC in the morning as usual and I just came up behind her and grabbed half on each side, lol.  The issue with me was they didn't have great staying power.  Eh, they were adorable while they lasted.
  • imagecmc714:
    I asked myself, is she really asking how to do pigtails? And then I realized that it's probably pretty tough on a squirmy kid, lol. :)

    it is! And her hair is so silky smooth (hehehe  don't mess with the zohan). It was a pain to do her bangs but those I was able to do a small cut at a time when she allowed me. 

  • Alex has a super cowlick in the back, so getting the part right is rough, and why I just did ponytails for a while. I try to get her to watch TV or read/look at a book while I'm doing it, so she's standing still. If she's in a high chair and can't move too much, that would probably work okay too.

    We use a comb, quickly get the part set and go from there. If you can get her to sit still long enough to do one side, the other is easy.

  • I have to do them while Neena is eating otherwise they don't happen.
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  • and this maybe a dumb question--what do you use?  small rubberbands? special ponytail holders?  Elle's hair is just getting long enough but is very fine.
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    and this maybe a dumb question--what do you use?  small rubberbands? special ponytail holders?  Elle's hair is just getting long enough but is very fine.

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    We use the top size of these kind, just starting to be able to use the mid size for a full pony. They're pretty much a one time use, but you can find that size cheap for a lot of elastics. They're a rubber that really grips fine hair.

     

  • This whole post is making me excited for when Tessa has enough hair for me to do these things! I can't wait for pigtails! 
  • I love when I pick up my girls from daycare and they have put the girls hair in pigtails!  There are a bunch of college aged girls working there and I think they love to play hair salon with the kids...lol  I can barely get one rubber band in their hair, let alone two and having a nice part down the middle.  I usually do their hair while they are in the high chair so they cannot crawl away!
  • I try and grab her while she's having a snack/breakfast or watching tv in the mornings.  Usually its a matter of just grabbing a bunch of hair on each side & trying to get an elastic in.... her part is always a huge mess, but luckily the pigtail cuteness makes up for it :)

    I can't see the photo Jill posted, but from her description it sounds like what we use.  Those tiny clear plastic hair elastics.  I think we got something like 75 for $1 at Target.  One (or sometimes maybe two) time uses, but so they seem to work the best & are cheap enough!

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