Recently I read about "mom cuts," a phenomenon in which a new mom cuts her hair short, presumably in order to save time on maintenance, or maybe because babies are notorious hair-pullers. I've worn my hair quite long for a while... When I had LP, I actually made a point of NOT cutting it; I refused to fall into that trap which I was seeing as the beginning of "letting yourself go". It *is* hard to find time to continue taking care of yourself, and I must admit that I didn't and still don't always do it. I don't put on makeup every day; hey, I don't even wash my face every day. But I try. Even when I don't get out of the house, I get dressed. I make sure I work out (even if sometimes it means wearing F on the baby carrier while I do) two or ideally three times a week. I get occasional massages, facials and manicures -away from home on my own for less than an hour, not very expensive, but maximum impact on my morale. That's what it's all about: doing this makes me feel much better about myself, period. I don't think anyone benefits when mommy stops caring about herself, how she looks and how she feels.
Shortly after having my second baby though, I did get a hair cut. Yes, it was in part because two kids meant even less time to do my own hair. But also, because I stopped dying my hair blond a year and a half ago, and I needed to step up the process of getting rid of my two-tone hair. And, this time I knew that between the third and sixth month after giving birth, I would lose a lot of hair, due to normal port-partum hormones. It does grow back, but all the while it creates a lot of unruly, unsightly flyaways, which are tougher to hide and take longer to get rid of when you have a lot of length.
My long hair was also a bit blah, and I was looking for something a little more stylish as a confidence booster. So I had my mom chop it in an asymmetrical bob, longer on the front, longer on one side as well. I like it a lot. It doesn't take long to style at all -I let it mostly air-dry, then all I need is less than 10 minutes with the blow-dryer and a round brush. And even though it doesn't look as polished, I can alternatively basically just wash it, comb it and go; it will keep some shape and won't look flat.
The other day I posted this picture on Twitter. I wanted to show that F was now big and strong enough to face the world in her baby carrier (without neck support), but people instead mostly complimented me on da hair. Well, I guess it's the result of a combination of rare good hair day, rare restful night and rare long baby nap which allowed me to do myself up a bit. A win-win.
Would you call it a mom cut? I don't know.
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Now what's weird is I DREAMT about this last night. I dreamt about going to the hair dresser and getting a mom cut (I'm six months pregnant!). So much so that I was surprised when I woke up this morning and it was still long.
You look great in your pic, it really suits you. My problem (dilemma in the dream) is that my hair is so thick it takes more work to look after it when it is shorter and at least when it's long I can scrape it back if needs be.
When I was in primary school all of my friends' moms, as well as my mom, had short hair. In all of their wedding photos they had long hair. It made me sad (as a 10 year old!) to think that one day I would have to cut my hair to have kids.
Yours is not a mom cut. It is really nice and I like it. Besides, it is still long enough for F to get her hands into it!
Pfft, I think it's a Marie-Eve-looks-freaking-hott cut. Since it so happens that you are also a mom, then I *guess* it's a mom cut. ;)
Your hair looks chic. As ever. :)
And I didn't realise cutting your hair was specifically a mom thing, I thought it was just a post-wedding-into-married-life-chiched-old-and-boring thing. I felt so bold cutting my hair short *before* my wedding. Maybe I should do it again now, before any babies. Although, short relaxed hair is not low maintenance. So, there is that.
both mama and baby look super cute :) seriously great cut, and kudos to you for getting dressed even when you don't leave the house, I don't have kids and have trouble with that!
That is a great cut! And your "neckwear" is pretty snazzy, too.
I love it.
I never understood the 'mom cut' thing since I have always found hair long enough to pull into a ponytail way lower maintenance than any other style. I had my hair cut into a bob when I was pregnant (unrelated to being pregnant, had wanted to do it for a while, also growing out blonde) and loads of people commented on how practical it was with a baby on the way... seemed weird to me since I never found a bob more practical than long hair but I guess it depends on your hair type/ styling requirements.
Hmm ... if this is a mom cut, it's a very stylish version!
Thank you guys! :-)
I know this is an old post but I had to comment. I had short hair when I met Marcus and grew it out months after we got together. When Michael was born it was just about long enough to put in a ponytail. I grew it out because Marcus likes long hair and because I couldn't afford a hair cut anyway! It pretty much stayed in a ponytail for almost 4 years! When I finally got my "mom cut" (also a bob) I looked so much better (and probably younger) than with the long hair and it has inspired me to start wearing makeup again.
Anyway, you always look good girl!
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