Just like we want to see other women and moms who look like us or have lives that are similar to ours, we might feel that way about our baby’s hair too. Even as an adult, I have a hard time finding women who have similar hair as me, from when I had long curls to now with a shorter cut. In magazines, blogs, and on social media, you will often see more babies with fine, silky, or straight hair, and I understand how frustrating that can be.
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Knowing this information about your natural hair will guide you towards the right products for your specific hair type.īut what do you do when you’re a baby and your curl type hasn’t completely been defined and you have to try to avoid any and all chemicals or harsh scents? Also, when you Google the question I mentioned at the beginning of this article, all of the results are about how to care for white babies’ hair-you have to search longer and dig deeper to find the information about Black or biracial babies’ hair care.Īfter a lot of research and simply asking other mothers of babies of color, I’ve learned five key lessons around taking care of my baby’s hair-check them out below. Things like curl type, porosity, whether it’s thick or thin or even how moisturized or dry your scalp is all matter in determining the right hair care routine.
With curly hair, there are a lot of different things that need to be considered when it comes to products and styling tips. I’ve always had long curly hair myself (up until I cut it all off a few months ago), and I have been constantly testing and trying different techniques and products on my hair. I absolutely love that he was born with a curly ‘fro from the get-go, but I had no idea how to take care of his hair. When he was born and even until this very day, the main comment I get about my son is about how much hair he has. I didn’t know it then, but that meant he had a lot of hair. WhatsApp: Send messages and voicenotes to 0Įmail: Share your story with us via email at chatback parent24.When I was about eight months pregnant, I went in for an ultrasound and the doctor said that she could see his hair in the images. Share your story with us and we could publish it. *Find the original Recorded Live Births reports for each year below: Stats SA also included the overall popularity of name meanings, reporting that in 2014, parents leaned towards names that conveyed "happiness, acceptance and thankfulness," in 20, names that reflected "pride, joy, and thankfulness' were favoured while in 20, "love and acceptance" name meanings proved most popular.
Not all names have had staying power, and while some have proved consistently popular, some have only been featured one time in the top ten.įor girls names like Iminathi, Karabo, Tshegofatso, Faith, Siphesihle, Onthatile and Okuhle have been once-off trends.īoys names only appearing one time on the top ten list include Khayone, Kungawo, Kamogelo, Banele and Samkelo. Other unisex names that have proven trendy over the years have been Blessing, Omphile, Lethabo and Bokamoso. So many South African names are unisex, and we've found that the two most popular unisex names since 2014 have been Melokuhle and Amogelang. Read more about our speculation on the trendy name here: Could this rapper dad be the reason behind SA's number one baby name? Slow burners His song 'Enzo' was released in early 2017, in which the father shares a touching conversation with his daughter, Enzo, warning her about the future obstacles she will face as a woman in SA. Having made no appearance in the top 10 in previous years, we were curious about what had inspired the sudden rise in popularity.Ī few enquiries with colleagues lead us to conclude that South African rapper, Duncan Skuva, may have had something to do with it. Game changerįrom 2017 to 2018, the name Enzokuhle has ranked number one for both boys and girls. The most popular surname in the country, Dlamini, remained the same from 2014 to 2018, while the family name, Nkosi, was the second most popular surname from 2015 to 2018. The name Precious was the number one girl's name for two years running, topping the list in 20.
From 2014 to 2016, the name Junior proved most popular as a boy's name, consecutively topping the top 10 list.
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