Mum devastated after mother-in-law shaves baby’s head without permission

A mum was left devastated after her mother-in-law and boyfriend took it upon themselves to shave her baby daughter's head without her permission.

Alexandra said that her boyfriend told her shaving the baby's head would make her hair grow back thicker, however, she did not believe him. When she returned home one day, she discovered that her boyfriend and his mum had shaved her daughter's head. Alexandra took to parenting forum Baby Centre to share her complaint. She wrote:

"My BF and MIL (mother-in-law) shaved my baby! We lightly discussed (he explained why it works and I called bull and refused) about a week ago. I come home yesterday from an hour long grocery run to bald baby. "Whether it works or not I'm still upset he chose to do it without my consent and that his mom was a participant since she's already in the doghouse for coming over Christmas Eve and smothering her with kisses when she had the flu. "My poor baby looks so funny and I'm amazed she sat through it."

Other mums were, understandably, not very impressed with the boyfriend and mother-in-law's actions. "That's not cool that they did that behind your back. I would be furious," wrote one person. "Oh I'd be spitting fire I'd be so mad," said another. Alexandra then went on to say that she wasn't upset about her daughter's lack of hair, but that the shaving was done "behind her back."

"It's a cultural thing for them and they've done it to all of the girls in the family but I clearly showed my disapproval when asked by both of them. "No way in hell they're staying with her alone anymore I might just walk in with her ears pierced next."