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ALittleLoopy 
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Posted: 09 August 2010 at 3:38pm |
Hi ladies, I am making some headbands for my soon to be lil girl and have some stretch lace to make it from, i want to make one that will fit her straight away and then stretch a bit should she be bigger or till like 4weeks...
what size was your daughters head NB?? what size would you recommend i make it to??
thanks :-)
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weegee
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Posted: 09 August 2010 at 4:00pm |
Addie's was 36cm but that's on the larger size for a NB. Just looking at the charts in the Well Child book, the range is approx 32-36cm, with the average 34cm 
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Posted: 09 August 2010 at 4:02pm |
oh yeah and in 4 weeks it should increase by about 2.5cm
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Posted: 09 August 2010 at 4:10pm |
thanks wegee!!! I have enough to make quite a few so might start with 34cm and then let it stretch from there with her...
anybody else have head sizes for me?? 
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Posted: 09 August 2010 at 4:16pm |
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Bella's head was 35cm and at 4 weeks was 38cm lol
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Posted: 09 August 2010 at 4:17pm |
thanks shezza
i think ill average out everyones to get a good average size
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Posted: 09 August 2010 at 4:27pm |
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Lily was 34cm and at 1 month was 36.5cm
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Posted: 09 August 2010 at 4:38pm |
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DD's was 34cm at birth and 36.5cm at 4 weeks
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Posted: 09 August 2010 at 4:40pm |
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wow so far seems that the well child book is pretty on track!
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Posted: 09 August 2010 at 4:57pm |
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Natalie was 34 nb, and 37.2 at 4 weeks. Lauren was 33.5 nb and 37.8 at 4 weeks.
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Posted: 09 August 2010 at 5:21pm |
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Isla's was 37.5cm NB and was 39.5cm at 4wks........ it was a little on the large size but in proportion with all 11lb 8oz of her...... lol
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Posted: 09 August 2010 at 5:33pm |
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JUST WOW!! and OUCH!! lol
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Posted: 09 August 2010 at 5:46pm |
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36.6, 36.7 and 37 and all grew by about 2 cm at 4 weeks. They were all about 9lbs and 52 cms long.
Are you sure you want a visual on what is about to come out? lol
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Posted: 09 August 2010 at 6:01pm |
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haha KIWI, i was just thinking that!! EEP!!! good thing i have NO idea what size she is lol...the lace is quite stretchy so if i base it on an average size it should fit even if shes a lil bigger
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Posted: 09 August 2010 at 6:59pm |
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at the start could you use velcro instead of stitching the ends together, then you could adjust the length a bit more.
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Posted: 09 August 2010 at 7:00pm |
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amme, hmmm good idea, will have to go look for cheap valcro, maybe valcro dots...
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Posted: 09 August 2010 at 7:02pm |
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Jake's was only 33cm... smaller than all the girls!
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Posted: 09 August 2010 at 7:03pm |
lol mel, aww lil boy!!
DH said it must be cause us girls have more brains  haha i have him trained well
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Posted: 09 August 2010 at 7:17pm |
Knowing my luck this one will be at the other end of the scale... I would have prefered to push out his ickle head
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Posted: 09 August 2010 at 7:18pm |
DD1 was 35cm and DD2 was 36cm.
Lol i like your Dh's thinking Nic 
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