A five-month old baby who was born with thick dark hair stuns onlookers with her luscious locks and even left her mum confused as to whether she was actually her child.
Arabèlla Luciá Clocherty-Kernachan left her mum, Jennifer, 24, from Renfrew, Scotland, gobsmacked when midwives revealed her dark brown curls just hours after she was born by C-section in September.
Jennifer, who is fair-haired joked she thought Arabèlla could not be her child with such a generous head of hair.
The mum-of-two says she has been forced to leave her own hair in a bun because she now spends her time constantly combing and styling her daughter’s incredible do.
Arabèlla Luciá Clocherty-Kernachan left her mum, Jennifer, 24, from Renfrew, Scotland, gobsmacked when midwives revealed her dark brown curls just hours after she was born by c-section in September (pictured now)
Jennifer said she now spends more time styling her daughter’s hair than she spends on her own mane (pictured)
Jennifer said: ‘She was born by c-section so I didn’t see her straight away and when I did see her they’d put a hat on her so I didn’t know she had any hair.
‘I asked the midwife to take her hat off so I could look at her properly and I just saw the biggest mass of black hair.
‘I said “oh my god that can’t be my child”, I thought it was absolutely crazy.
‘I’ve been combing her hair every five minute since we came home from the hospital and gave her a first proper wash.
The mother-of-two loves to comb, style and even gently blow-dry her five-months-old baby girl, pictured
When Arabèlla was born via C-section in September, Jennifer was so shocked by her mane, she thought she couldn’t be her baby
‘I spend more time doing her hair than my own, I’ve got a comb and baby brush and a bottle of water with me at all times because it gets knotty and matted after every nap.
‘But people absolutely love her hair, she gets people stopping us and commenting all the time telling us how beautiful she is that it makes us feel like all the upkeep is worth it.’
But keeping up a beautiful barnet can be painful even when your mum is your personal stylist.
Jennifer said she had fun playing with her daughter’s hair and styling to achieve adorable dos, like these two buns
Arabèlla is a happy baby who loves to pose for the camera, but Jennifer admitted getting rid of the knots in her locks could be a hairy problem
Jennifer with son Lucas, partner Tony, 36 and Arabèlla on the baby’s first Christmas in late 2020
Arabèlla in the bath as a baby. She was born with a generous mane of hair that shocked even her mother
Footie with daddy! Jennifer said she’s tried everything to tame her daughter’s locks, but Arabèlla’s mane is still unruly
Jennifer, who works as a customer service assistant at Sky, said there can be tears when it comes to combing Arabèlla’s post-nap knotty locks.
She said: ‘I’ve tried everything to keep it out of her face but it’s so unruly that little baby hair bands don’t even work anymore.
‘If we put it in bunches her hair is that thick it stays upright when we take them out.
‘It can get a bit stressful combing the tugs out too, she doesn’t like it much, but I can’t blame her, I hated it at five never mind five months old.
‘All of my other mum friends always tell me they’re so jealous and say I’m so lucky but I do sometimes think you don’t know the half of it!’
Combing the hair with mum. Jennifer’s own hair is often styled into a bun now because she prefers to look after Arabèlla’s
Combing glory! Arabèlla’s mane turned Jennifer’s friends green with envy at her gorgeous locks
Blow-dry after a bath. Arabèlla is only five-months-old but she’s already receiving the salon treatment thanks to her doting mum
The mother-of-two admitted Arabèlla did not like to have her hair combed after nap because getting rid of the knots in her locks could be painful
Arabèlla relaxing at home. Jennifer said she kept a bottle of water, comb and brush with her at all times because the baby’s mane can get very knotty
Arabèlla is a born model and has mastered the tricky art of selfies. Jennifer said the baby’s hair was so thick, it stood upright by itself
What’s for dinner? buns! Jennifer has fun styling Arabèlla’s mane into tiny buns, even though the task takes time
Jennifer loves to play with Arabèlla’s thick hair before bedtime and the five-months-old doesn’t seem to mind
Lucas, Jennifer, Tony and Arabella now. At only five-months-old, the family’s baby already rocks gorgeous hair