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Oh, I think you look great, but I agree, that haircut is actually hard to manage. I ended up with something similar and had to get my hair cut a second time. I prefer a blunt cut with no layers now, for my mom cut.

Oh Im sorry you hate your haircut I think you look great but its hard when you dont like it since you have to live with it I have really long hair right now (think havent cut in well over a year maybe longer) and Im terrified to cut it still I want to donate it but I need my own hair to be long enough for me to be comfortable with it so I keep waiting I need to cut it for ease and style (its just so long now) but I was traumatized as a child with cuts by my mom as she hates long hair and would cut it as short as she liked when I wasnt paying attention so I cant deal with super short hair anymore

I think it looks great, but I totally know what you mean about shorter hair being high maintenance! I have cut mine into a bob a couple of times, and that requires blowdrying with a round brush and straightening every. single. day. No more bobs for me!

I also have to ask for something that makes me look older, or at LEAST my age, because I look so young (I’m almost 26, but people tend to peg me at around 21).

A couple of months ago I went in to get my super long hair cut into a shorter length, I also didn’t tell exactly how short I wanted it. My only requirements was that it would look nice and that I could put it in a good ponytail. We got to talking and she found out I’m pregnant (I was maybe 3 months at the time) and proceeded to give me pretty much the hair style you got, but just shorter. While she was blowing me out she said “Now you have a mommy hair style!”. I wanted to leave friggin ASAP. It didn’t look bad because she had styled it, but the fact I lost about 8 inches of hair, it was VERY different and she said she gave me mom hair when I wasn’t even worrying about chasing a baby around yet was too much. I haven’t cut it since and I am going to grow it out. It’s actually at a decent length right now that is cute to style, but I want my longer hair back Until I get hair amnesia again and decide to chop

I went the opposite way. I had been growing my hair out from a very very short bob (think Amelie). So I wasn’t too keen to chop anything. Although I did notice a decent amount of hair loss. Also I wore my hair up in a high messy bun for the first year of my little ones life.

I got my cut right before her 1st bday. SO much more work. I wear it back in a pony pretty much every day. i can’t wait for it to grow out again.

first baby i kept it long second i cut it shortly after. I’m bummed I cut it, it is cuter but I miss my long hair that took forever to grow!

I avoided layers for years because of so many bad experiences with the hair going every which way. Sometimes though, I get a stylist that can cut layers and everything goes perfect, and I never blow dry or style. I’ve learned it’s worth it to shell out the $60 at gene Juarez instead of spending $25 three times at some rinky dink place.

The last time I asked for hair long enough to put in a pony tail it could only go in a low pony tail at the nape of my neck! So weird to do!

I had heard so many women regret their post baby haircut that I made my husband remind me leading up to my first post-baby haircut not to do anything drastic. I told my hairdresser this and he said that he actually refuses to do any major changes for the first year post pregnancy on his clients because they mostly end up with big regrets.

Your hair looks cute in the picture, but it does sound hard to manage with the layers. I think getting the “mom cut” is just a bad idea that I fell victim to as well (all the bottom hair falls out of a ponytail.) You already feel self conscious about your looks and to throw in a drastic change…?! Why do we do this to ourselves?? If you’re used to long hair, keep it long! I wish I had…

I’m getting my (second) post baby chop next week! I’ll need to take this post along- last time my cut was super high maintenance!

I just cut off 6 inches too (I think I did the same thing right before Aliya was born). It’s tough b/c I got a lot of layers too, so now I have to style it ALL the time (long hair was easy in the sense I didn’t really have to do much to it, but it was just more to wash, took longer to dry, etc.)…I’ll probably just look like a mess after baby’s born anyway.

I actually got a haircut right before both kids were born just so I wouldn’t have to dink with it postpartum. My hair went from mid-back length that I had at my wedding to shoulder length where I tend to like to keep it. It’s important to me to have it long enough for a braid or a ponytail and I think I get it cut maybe twice a year. And yes, I emphasize ease of styling as a BIG priority because I don’t style either.

I actually opted to keep my hair long and then I got bangs. I think long hair is easier in some ways because I can style it when it’s wet into a bun or braid and look put together. It’s a bit of a pain to have to dry my bangs every day, but I feel like they give me a “look,” even when my hair is just in a pony. Good luck growing out your hair – hopefully you like the cut more as your hair grows longer!

Over the years, my hair has ranged from my mid-back up to chin-length and the shorter styles are so. much. more. work. Fortunately, I found that out pre-baby so I knew not to do a postpartum chop!

I got a haircut right before both kids were born instead of after, knowing that I probably wouldn’t have the time to get to a salon for awhile! I agree that bangs are so annoying, I keep trying to grow out my side bangs, but every time they get to this weird middle length that I can’t stand, I end up trimming it again!! I should just suck it up and let it grow.

Oh I am totally there. I got the chop last week and looked in the mirror a few days later, wondering what I had done. My stylist is great, but really I could have given him a bit more guidance about the length instead of just “do your thing; I don’t want hair hanging down”. Now I have hair way above my shoulders and bangs that won’t touch my eyebrows for a month at least, yikes.

I am growing by hair back out from my mom chop, because it is too high maintenance. Long hair is so easy to throw into a high pony that I rarely deviate.

I’ve been through two major chops since DS. Once was at 7/8 weeks post partum. And another earlier this year. (DS is 20 months).

I’m growing it out right now and will likely chop it again! I always try to keep it long enough to throw up in a hair tie though! Short hair is way too hard to up keep!

I did! It was getting way too long, unhealthy and I felt like i had a “sheet” of hair with no shape. I had my stylist cut it to shoulder length with layers, which does mean more styling but honestly I style it the same way regardless of length so it didn’t make a difference in my routine. I think the key is that you have to keep it long enough for the ponytail and you are right – no bangs or even “face framing” layers that would stray from the ponytail. The good thing has been that it is taking a while to grow out so I’ve gone for a few apointments with no cut which has saved me $. And it has a lot of shape still as it grows so I don’t feel like my hair is wearing me.

@looch: I agree, I think I will get a blunt cut next time!
@Mrs. Chocolate: I’m with you on being traumatized with childhood hairstyles! I was my mom’s guinea pig!
@PermaStudent: What a great problem to want to look older!
@Mrs.Panda: Hair amnesia! Perfect word for that… haha!
@kellyrae: I totally had the high messy bun and now I miss it! At least it could be cute if you styled it right…
@Smurfette: Yup, ponytail forever at this point!
@Mrs. Palette: I forgot how slow it takes for my hair to grow. So yeah, it’s going to be awhile for me too!
@Mrs. Chipmunk: Too bad I paid $60 for this cut I didn’t like! I actually called back and nicely told her that I didn’t like it after all and she is giving me a refund!
@Mrs.Economics: Wow that is really smart. I will tell the hubs the same! And that makes a lot of sense for your hairdresser. I don’t want to pull a Britney. =P
@lilibunny: I don’t know why we do this! Maybe because we’re so frustrated that we don’t care at some point. But I think we should try to remember!
@Mrs. Oatmeal: Yes learn from my mistakes! A little bit longer hair can actually be better… short is not always best!
@Mrs Checkers: I totally look like a mess but it makes it worse when it’s hot and you have to search for bobby pins in the dark!
@Mrs. Grizzly Bear: I always had my hair in a french braid while pregnant and I miss that! It keeps all of your hair away from your face. Definitely wishing my hair was long enough to do that.
@PurplePeony: Oof, yeah chin length sounds super hardcore!
@Mrs. High Heels: Haha yeah, side bangs are annoying! But looks cute.. too bad!
@spaniellove: Being a hair/makeup person, I liked being given the freedom to be an “artist” and do things the way I think would look best on a person. But uh.. yeah it can go wrong too!
@Mrs. Confetti: My ponytails are so wimpy now! Miss my long and strong ponytails that would stay put!
@mrsjyw: I realize that my stylist’s version of short and my version is so different. Next time I will be way more clear!
@Modern Daisy: I would gladly take “sheet” hair vs my straggly, stringy layers! At least it would be predictable where the hair would fall!

Agree that the ponytail is nonnegotiable! I’m too chicken to do much of anything drastic.

I’m the most boring when it comes to hair! It’s just long and blah. But, I usually wash it before bed and sleep on it, so I can’t really complain. Sorry you don’t love your new ‘do, but I think it looks great!

i agree, shorter hair is so much harder to manage! i chopped my hair off 2 years ago (the post is in the “you might also enjoy…” part of this post!) and i spent the next 2 years growing it back out! now it’s at a length i loved and i love being able to throw it up in a top knot during really really hot days!

I just can’t get rid of my long hair but right now it is just in shabby ponytail.

Oh, I think you look great! I chopped off my hair (short short) and it worked well… I’m finally growing it out and the “middle stage” is so hard! I never like my hair these days. I feel your pain…