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| my Daughter has been pulling her hair out since June. She is now 18 months old. She stopped pulling for a few weeks then started again on Monday. I also noticed that she has one more tooth coming in right now. Do you think that might have anything to do with it. I went to the Doctor and She said she never saw a baby who pulled her own hair. She thought it might be stress since she was also gassy with loose stolls at the time. She sucks her thumb and pulls her hair out at the same time.
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| Does she have cradle cap? Perhaps her head is itching? My baby kept scratching at his head because of his cradle cap. May not be related, just a thought. I suppose this could be a nervous habit... |
| posted by tasha on 12/20/2006 |
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| I've thought about that, but she doesn't itch and her scalpe looks perfect except for the bald spot where she pulls, which rotated around her head and now she is working on the top. Her hair has come in thicker where she pulled it out. so it currently looks like she is thinning on top. |
| posted by vanessa on 12/21/2006 |
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| i dont want to scare you but you may want to get a second opinion on her "stress" another doctor may be able to better direct you,,,,, |
| posted by Jen on 01/25/2007 |
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| My son also pulls his hair our doctor said it is his teeth and allergies. He has really bad allergies and he always has drainage in his ears. He doesn't know how to deal with it so that is his way. |
| posted by Toni on 02/01/2007 |
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| Toni sounds about the same with my daughter, she stopped pulling her hair for a little while then started again when i noticed that her gums were swelling with some more teeth. |
| posted by vanessa on 02/01/2007 |
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| One way to help them through it and you might of tried it already is to give them teething drops. Not the tablets they just help for a few minutes for Dylan, but the drops last a few hours and he doesn't pull his hair in that time frame. I don't remember the name of them but I will find it for you. |
| posted by Toni on 02/01/2007 |
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Vanessa
This may sound weird but my husband did the same thing when he was a baby. His mom says he would suck his thumb and twirl his hair in the back until it would fall out. He is perfectly normal now but I think it is a comfort thing. Unless she is just ripping it out all the time.
Hiedi |
| posted by hiedi on 03/02/2007 |
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| thanks for the encouragement, the strange thing about this is she is not twirling her fingers in her hair, she is just reaching up and grabbing at it and ripping chucks out. she right now has two bald spots and looks like she has a mullet. The hair that is growing back is coming in thick and nice, but she's 22 months old and has been doing it for almost a year now, I'm worn out. |
| posted by vanessa on 03/06/2007 |
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| my sister has the same problem with her two and 1/2 year old. it's got her stumped and her doctor thinks it's a comfort thing. she also tries to reach up and pull on my sister's hair too! i tend to agree with the comfort theory...kind of like thumb sucking...my sister just keeps her hair cut really short. she actually looks really cute that way and there is no mistaking her for a boy...she's just too girly. |
| posted by julie on 06/04/2007 |
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| I had a friend who went through the same with her daughter. She finally became desperate and shaved her head. In the time it took for the hair to grow back, her daughter lost the habit and found a new way to soothe/release stress. I know is drastic, but it may work if all else fail. |
| posted by Lisette on 10/31/2007 |
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I would think she has food allergies, like dairy and soy.
My 2 year old scratches his head and plays with his ears when he gets any dairy. Doctors can't seem to say he has allergies, but when he doesn't get dairy he sleeps better, has a "normal poop" and doesn't scratch his hair
Good Luck
PS it takes about 3 days for the dairy to leave the body |
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