Question
A parent noticed that their two-month-old baby’s hair appears yellow and sparse, contrasting with their neighbor’s baby of the same age, whose hair seems denser and blacker. The parent wants to know how to help their baby’s hair become darker and thicker.
Answer
As the fetus develops to around 5 or 6 months, the fetus’s hair begins to gradually fall out. If the fetus’s hair falls out less, the newborn’s hair may be coarser after birth. For infants born with sparse hair, hair growth may be slower after one year. However, within the first 7 days after birth, there is usually no abnormality in the hair condition, so parents should not be overly worried as each baby has individual differences in development. In the future, the baby’s hair will naturally fall out and grow new hair. In the meantime, parents should ensure that their baby receives enough