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[jvaranini]

I have an almost 6 month old son with Down syndrome. He was diagnosed at 3 months old but only after I asked for the blood test. I have started a blog about my experience so far. If anyone is interested you can view it at www.trisacharm.blogspot.com.
I have so many questions, some more serious than others but my husband and I had a random thought today....the baby is just starting to get some hair on his head and we realized that almost all pictures or people we've seen with DS have straight hair. Both of our older sons have curly hair so we are wondering if there is any chance our baby will get some curls? Anyone know?? This is such a silly first post but it's on my mind tonight !
I hope to spend some time on the board !
Jen

[lorraine]

Hello Jen
Welcome to Uno mas, it's great to have you here
I'm Lorraine, Mum to William who is 19 months old and has DS.
I also have two older girls and we live in the UK.

As for curls, My younger daughter has curly hair so we too were wondering what William's would be like, and now it's getting longer he has lots around his ears

Don't worry about your questions sounding silly, ask away.
I'm going to have a look at your blog now.

Lorraine

[Emilysmom]

WELCOME TO UNO MAS, Jen! So glad you found us!!! I'm looking forward to hearing more about your family and watching your little one grow up.
There is no such thing as a silly question here. We've probably all wondered about any and all questions in the past, so ask away!
As for curls.........Hmmmm! My hair is straight as a stick, and my husband's has always had a bit of curl. All of our children have just a bit of a wave. My daughter with Ds has just a bit of a wave in her hair; rather than any true curls. When she was a baby, her hair was thick and straight. When I went to the NICU to visit her for the first time, the nurses had pulled her thick hair up at the top of her head and put a bow in it.......LOL at just a few hours old!

Oh, and don't pay any attention to all the curls in Emily's hair in the photo here...........it took hours to put them there!!

Again......Welcome!

[elizabethsmom]

My daughter Elizabeth is 16 months old and has always had LOTS of hair. It's been very straight but lately we are noticing the ends are starting to wave. No actual curls yet, but who knows? My older kids have straight hair and so do I, but my husband has curls?? And welcome to UNO! No such thing as a silly question. As a matter of fact, I think I may have asked the same question when E was about 6 months old. haha
Sheryl

[Chris]

Welcome to the Uno Mas family! My daughter has straight, fine hair and I have straight, fine hair, too. My husband has fine, curly hair (at least the hair he has left on his head). I have heard that most white people with Ds have straight hair.

Chris

[Googsmom aka Jennifer]

Welcome to Uno Mas Jen!!! Curls, well hubby and I have very curly hair. When Brook was born she had a load of hair!! Only curled around the edges. Now that her hair is longer it waves and has some curl to it but nothing like mine when it's long. Just a few little ringlets here and there. Who knows what it will do when she gets older. She's only two Here's a pic I found w/ a few little wavey curls, not many. It depends on the humidity outside. Some days more, somedays less. Oh, the other girl is my daughter Mary. Don't let them curls fool ya. He hair is straight as a board. Those curls took HOURS to do and bottles of spray Again, Welcome to Uno Mas!!!

[damarasmom]

Hi there, wanted to welcome you to Uno....My daughter has extreme curly hair, however, she is also 50% African American. I have not heard about DS children having straight hair. It seems to me that typically caucasion people have straighter hair anyway in majority, I wonder if that just makes is seem this way.
I have to say that I actually think this is a pretty interesting question. I'm curious to find out...Thanks for asking, and please be sure to tell us more about your family!!!

[coolmommy99]

I know of another family on another board who have a 5 year old (I think, lol) with Ds and his whole family has curly hair, as does he. His family is Orthodox Jewish so they don't cut their boys' hair until they're 3, so he had LONG curly hair. It was beautiful. As for my Sarah's, it's stick straight, but most of our family's is, too.

[momofrussell]

WELCOME!!!!!

Well, we are straight haired kinda family so I know nothing about curls My oldest has lots of body to her hair but other then that, my son, Russell, who has DS has straight hair just like the rest of us

A.

[jessjetland]

My hair is super thick and very wavy (not quite curly) and we decided to let Sams hair grow out (its called hockey hair here where is kind of on the longer side like chin length) but his hair is just like mine thick and crazy as can be! Poor kid couldnt get my eyes.
Jess

[advocate4myself]

Hi Jen! My name is Debbie. I am not a parent but a person who has Down syndrome. I am forty seven years old. I live with my parents. I have short curly hair but that is because it is a perm. My hair is straight as well. I have bangs too.

Welcome! .........Debbie

[CC]

WELCOME TO UNO ;D

Christopher is 15 now and does and always has had straight hair.

Honestly I have naturally wavy hair and I would kill for his soft shiny straight hair

Not sure if its a DS thing or not, interesting question

CC ~ from New Jersey

[Renee']

WELCOME!!

Lauren is 9 and she has straight thin hair. She is so beautiful though. I am glad you are here. Looking forward to learning more about your family.

[heidiashliesmom]

Welcome! I echo the other girls, No question is ever too silly to be asked.

I cant really help you with the curl question as we are pretty much a straight haired family to.