Bows in tiny baby girls' heads .....

welbeck

isn't it largely a class signifier.

Shall we guess then?

My money’s on chav! 😂

No, it's not just you!!

They look ridiculous, even more so on bald heads.

including frilly waterproof knickers
Oh yes! Or frilly cotton knickers to match the dress over the plain waterproof ones. Before disposable nappies, of course.

Maggiemaybe

Grandma70s

I assume the bows are to show the baby is a girl, not a boy. Still not necessary.

Yes. DGS2 was with us for a family meal at a local restaurant when he was tiny and the lovely Italian owner took him off our hands while we ate. DD1 had just popped her bow onto his head as a joke, and off he went showing off the “beautiful little girl” to every table and all the staff. With 5 gorgeous grandsons I’m guessing this is the nearest I’ll get to a granddaughter.

I have to say that DGS2’s beautiful mum was always mistaken for a boy even with a frilly bonnet on.

DS was always mistaken for a girl even when he was wearing blue rompers. People used to stop me to tell me how beautiful "she" was 😁

They look horrible, and totally unnecessary, they serve no purpose, a hat is for protection.

I agree - they look so uncomfortable!

Boys are the default. They are dressed. Girls are decorated.

Placing a bow on your daughter’s head lets her know that she is a special little lady that takes pride in her appearance. (Advertising Blurb for Head Bows)

If your babies have lots of long hair you can "get away" with these sorts of things as they do have a (limited) use... but they are just peculiar on bald and very-little-hair babies in my opinion.

I do think I've seen more of them on bald (and unattractive) babies than any other though...

A bow on a band on a baby's bald head. Ridiculous.
Is this an import from the USA?

Not saying that bald babies are unattractive - some are beautiful.

Just clearing that up

i don't like bows and bands on babies but my real pet hate is earings.

I think what changed everything is disposable nappies. My babies were dressed like babies because they wore bulky nappies. Now that disposables are the norm and are so thin babies can be dressed in older looking clothes, including jeans. I agree about the headbands. I think they’re dangerous.

Calipso

What most are failing to recognise is that they pose a danger to very young babies. Adverse incidents have been recorded where they have slipped down over the nose and mouth and caused suffocation.

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/jojo-bow-headband-baby-died-12738382

Usually accompanied by 'trainers' for babies who cannot even walk. All a bit silly, but harmless. I suppose

In this day and age of steering children away from gender defining apparel and toys, placing an utterly superfluous bow on a baby girl's head is somewhat strangely old school and retrograde. Just seems to buy into the quaint notion that little girls should resemble some daft frilly, frou, frou from a bygone age. Here's hoping those babies turn into spirited girls, demand Doc Martens before they hit nursery, so they can grind the trashy hair bows underfoot. Go girl! tell ya ma "bin the ribbons bring me my Valkyrie Helmet it's a jungle out there"

I totally agree. The poor little things. These bows pull their hair so tightly and the headband must give them a headache. All in the name of fashion.

We were always told to be careful of the babys fontanel surely these tight hair bands must be putting pressure on unformed skulls. Neither of my DD's had them for theirs.
I can remember being told that the lovely matinee coat I had crocheted for my DD was a health risk if they got their fingers caught, my health worker suggested one wore a hat at night as it was a cold winter. I told her I would ensure the central heating was on and bypass the potential of her choking on hat fastenings.
I nearly made a mistake myself though. I crocheted a blanket for one GD in Afghan zigzag it should have been finished with big pompoms on the corners. I made them and looked and thought no, she will get all that wool in her mouth.

It’s all very subjective isn’t it? Personally I’m firmly with luckygirl, thoroughly dislike seeing them for all the reasons other have given. Our teenage granddaughters on the other hand think it makes babies look cute and every female baby should wear one We’re hoping it will be many years before the teenagers have a baby to dress in hope the fashion will have disappeared!

Ridiculous and dangerous. I have never heard anyone comment on this topic before and am pleased the majority think the same.

It's been around for decades. I remember people putting these bows on their babies when I had DD almost 28 years ago

One death - and how many millions or billions of children have worn these bows round the world, how frequently? Anything can kill you, if a freak event occurs.

If the babies did not like wearing them, they would have pushed them off. Anyone tried to get a baby to keep gloves, shoes, socks on them when they do not want to wear them.

Why put any clothes on babies anyway, unless they would otherwise be cold. All clothes are cultural statements - look at all those clothes with frills and ribbons and lace.

As long as the baby is happy why get concerned about what they wear. have a look at what you are wearing first,

I agree, they look ridiculous and are totally unnecessary, as well as being a potential danger. It seems that we are in the majority. 😊

This is a bit of a Christmas Grinch thread 💖💙

M0nica

One death - and how many millions or billions of children have worn these bows round the world, how frequently? Anything can kill you, if a freak event occurs.

If the babies did not like wearing them, they would have pushed them off. Anyone tried to get a baby to keep gloves, shoes, socks on them when they do not want to wear them.

Why put any clothes on babies anyway, unless they would otherwise be cold. All clothes are cultural statements - look at all those clothes with frills and ribbons and lace.

As long as the baby is happy why get concerned about what they wear. have a look at what you are wearing first,

Ah, only one death mentioned on this thread so not at all significant......
Fuss over nothing....

For heavens sakes, newborns CAN'T push them off their faces.
I'm really shocked at the way this is being trivialised. How many near misses have there been? How many deaths not widely reported?

A little off topic, but I have been disturbed over the last few winters to see small babies with nothing at all on their heads. Only last week, in bitter cold and with a fierce wind blowing, a Dad was wheeling his baby briskly along the High Street. The child was blinking as the cold wind hit her face - she had no head covering at all, and no gloves or scarf. Parents who treat tiny children in this way must be attempting to bring up a race of Spartans.