Baby First Haircut

2.Why is baby haircutting at home best?

After haircutting, there are broken hair and residues left on baby s scalp, baby will feel itching and irritating. If haircut is done at home, baby can take a bath immediately and change clothes! More comfortable and convenient!

2.为何婴儿在家理发是最好的选择？

婴儿理发后，头皮上会有残留的头发，这会导致婴儿痒和不舒服，如果在家剪发， 婴儿可在剪完后马上洗澡并换上新衣，舒服！方便！

3. When are the best moments for baby haircut?

Parents can choose any convenient moment for baby haircut. Traditionally, there are some lucky moments: 

Full month:     Perfect and Happy                                                                                                            

48 days:          Strong and Prosperous  

60 days:          Double full month 

100 days:        Long living to 100 years   

Four months:  Everything is smooth                                                                                                                                                            

3. 宝宝理发什么时候最好？

宝宝满月：    寓意幸福满满，团团圆圆

宝宝第48天：寓意四平八稳，吉祥如意

宝宝双满月：幸福美满，好事成双

宝宝百天：    寓意长命百岁，健康长寿

宝宝四个月：事事如意                                                                                                                                                         

4.  Is the baby haircut necessary?

 Most newborns have dirty layers of fat on their scalps after birth and they are difficult to be washed off at dense hair part. In Singapore‘s humid weather, some babies are likely to grow cradle caps and dandruffs. Shaving baby hair can help completely clean scalps and reduce risks of cradle caps and dandruffs.

Another reason is the growth of new hair. Baby hair grows in mother’s womb with a water surrounding condition. After birth the environment changed, just like a fish lands off water, so that baby hair will automatically drop off in the next few months. Shaving off baby hair can expedite the dropping process and help baby grow new hair smoothly.    

4. 为什么婴儿要剪头？

 ①清洁原因   新生儿刚出来时，头皮上有一层油脂，在新加坡这种湿热的气候下，这层油脂如不及时去掉，就会催生湿疹和婴儿头垢的问题，尤其是某些婴儿局部头发非常浓密，如不剪掉，根本没有办法清洗掉里面的油垢。一般情况下，即使婴儿已经长出了很多的头垢，在剪过头发后的大约一两周时间后会彻底消失。

 ②希望头发长得更好。婴儿的胎毛是在妈妈的肚子里长出来的，那时婴儿是浸泡在羊水之中，所以胎毛就好比是鱼在水里的环境里成长。但当婴儿生出来之后，外在环境改变，就像鱼来到空气中一样，胎毛就长不好了，所以一般上胎毛会在几个月后大量脱落长新发，有些不脱落也会变得又黄又干，所以剪掉胎毛再长新毛是几千年来的习俗。

5. Is baby hair cutting dangerous? Any potential risks?

It is safe if you engage an experienced baby barber’s service.  Before haircutting, shaver and scissor have to be sterilized. When shaver works on baby’s scalp, the shaving angle and strength must be well controlled and barber must be careful, responsive and alert especially when dealing with cradle caps, wounds and swelling caused by birth operations.

5. 婴儿理发危险吗？

婴儿头皮娇嫩，所以剪发时必须非常小心。一般如果找有丰富经验的理发师，是没有任何危险的。理发前要对理发器进行消毒，理发时要注意婴儿的反应，理发器在婴儿头上的力度和角度要刚刚好。有些婴儿因出生时头上有手术夹过的伤痕或肿块，有些头垢较多的婴儿头发和头垢粘在一起，剪发时都要特别注意。

6. Is there any traditional ceremony for full month hair cutting?

For Chinese tradition, some parents would like to prepare 2 red eggs,  some spring onions, 2 oranges and possibly, mee sua.  Need to say, it is optional and up to parents.

6. 婴儿理发是否有什么传统仪式？

一些父母会在婴儿理满月头时，准备两粒红鸡蛋(圆圆满满），一把青葱（聪明伶俐)，两个橙子（心想事成）。还有顾客准备面线（长命百岁）。需要指出的是，这些是为了吉祥准备，并不是必须的，有些顾客是没有准备的。

2. Mums are encouraged to feed babies before appointment time. If a baby is very hungry during haircuting, mums should feed baby first then continue haircut process.

    剪发前的一段时间，妈妈可以把宝宝喂一次奶。如果宝宝在剪发的时候非常的饿的话，可能会不合作。

3. When a baby is sleepy during haircut, parents can wait for a while, usually baby will fall asleep very quickly then haircut process can continue.

   正在剪发的时候，如果宝宝想睡觉，我们可以停下来。一般情况下宝宝会很快睡着，就可继续剪发。

4. Before haircutting, please check baby’s diapers and change if it is wet, some babies are very sensitive.

   剪发前检查一下宝宝的尿布有没有湿，如果有最好换掉，有些敏感的宝宝会不舒服。

5. Better in a cool environment because air fan has to be switch off to avoid blow hair away. Some babies can not stand hot weather.

    如果宝宝怕热，最好选在冷气环境剪发，因为剪发时风扇不能开。

6. After haircutting, baby need to bath or wash head because there are some broken hair left on baby’s scalp and baby will feel itching. If baby falls asleep parents can let baby sleep on the baby bed but need to put a handkerchief under baby’s head, this is to avoid broken hair drop on the bed sheet.

      剪发后半小时，宝宝最好能洗个澡或洗个头，因为头皮上会有一些的碎头发。如果剪完发后宝宝睡着了，就把宝宝放回睡床上，不过要在宝宝头下放一块手帕以防止碎头发掉到床上。

7. Some of parents want us to shave baby’s eyebrow and it can be done safely. But usually we do not cut baby’s eyelash.

    有些父母要求我们剃掉宝宝的眉毛，这是可以的。但是我们不鼓励剪宝宝的睫毛。

8. At most situations, baby haircut is a smooth process. However, some babies are very sensitive and may cry, but we can take many ways to comfort baby and continue the haircut process.

      有些非常敏感的宝宝在剪发的过程中可能会哭，不过父母不必太过担心，我们有很多方法来缓解这种情况。   

There are some situations parents are very concerned: some babies have thick cradle caps, some babies have birth bruises and lumps, some baby just had vaccine injection, we have rich experience to handle.

有些宝宝头皮有很重的头垢，有些宝宝出生时因为手术头皮上有肿块或瘀伤，有些宝宝刚刚打过免疫针，我们都处理过这些情况，父母不必太担心。