Baldness in 16 month old!

Question

Baldness in 16 month old! Help, I have a boy and girl twins. They both had thick red hair until at 8 months they got the flu and one of them lost all of his hair. It has not regrown yet and we are worried as the other twin has lots of hair.

Answer 1

its completly fine, i know some kids that didnt start getting their hair or hair back until two or three

Answer 2

Go to a doctor.

Answer 3

It is normal for babies to lose the hair they were born with. It is also normal for babies not to grow hair for a long time. It probably wasn't directly involved with the baby getting the flu. If it makes you feel better, my sister didn't get alot of hair until she was about four lol

Answer 4

My doc said that infant hair is completely unpredictable... some kids are born with hair and never lose it, some kids lose their hair, then it grows back right away, some kids just have peach fuzz until they're toddlers.

I wouldn't worry about it -- I was nearly bald until I was past my second birthday... but my niece had to have a haircut at 4 days old (no kidding)!

Answer 5

its normal for a kid to loose hair a way you can help is the little that he has shave it off. It will grow thicker and fuller My sister in law was having that same problem with her 7 month old daughter when she was about 1 she had lost alot of hair and what she did was shave all her head and it grew back so nice it was totally worth it. Good luck. I also suggest if that doesn't do anything call your doctor and see what he suggest.

*mother of 2 year old daughter and 31 weeks pregnant with a boy :)