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Pigment in biracial babied

by Dist, Jul 15, 2007 04:13PM
Hi,

Me (fair caucasion) and my husband (afroamerican) had our first child three months ago. Our son is totally white looking with blue eyes and sandy blod straight hair. My husband is fully african american and very dark.

My question is could our child stay "white looking", and could he keep his blue eyes when my husband is not carrying any blue genes?

Very thankful for an answer,

Milos mum

Member Comments (7)

by myproblem, Jul 15, 2007 04:29PM
Your husband may have a recessive trait for blue eyes. I have seen (rarely) a dark african-american with blue eyes. It takes african-american babies a while to darken up. Maybe it takes a little longer if they are half white.

by decogrl, Jul 15, 2007 04:30PM
The baby could keep the blue eyes or by 4-5 months they can change to brown.  I am white, dark-haired, blue eyed.  DH is Asian, light tan, green eyes. DD was born with jet black straight hair and dark blue eyes.  She is now a little tan, with super curly hair and light brown eyes at 10 months.  Around 4 months, the blue color in her eyes were gone.

by nalla, Jul 15, 2007 05:16PM
Most babies are born with blue eyes.  All four of my kids had blue eyes and then changed when they were between 6 months to a year.

by millineumwoman, Jul 16, 2007 03:09AM
I had a couple of friends in highschool who were from a biracial family mom white dad black the girl came out looking tanned (more black) with black hair and green eyes, her brother came out white blonde and brown eyes. with genetics anything is possible

by BusyMom92960206, Jul 16, 2007 10:51AM
I am white (red hair, freckles) my husband is carmaral brown

I too has three bi-racial children and the boys are almost "white" looking, they just have a very smooth, pretty, skin color.  Now, my 5 week old DD has a beautiful tan color and has blue, charcoal looking eyes.  My oldest (bi-racial) son had brown eyes from the get go with a blue ring around them and jet black hair that curled up by 3-4 months.  My second youngest had a blue, charcoal looking eyes with a blue ring around them, and now they are brown, changed at about 8 months (maybe), and he had a lite brown-blonde hair color, it curled up at about 8 months too so now he has a fro(just soft curls instead of the tight ones like the older son). I am curious to see what my DD is going to look like and if her hair is going to curl, what color her eyes will be, etc.  I was always told the girls tend to take the daddy's skin tone and whatnot.  SOOOOO......  

by blacknwhitewonder, May 26, 2009 10:53AM
To: anyone
so in response to the question above i am malado as well.. moms white dads black i was fair skined with straight hair when i was born as was my older brother who turned out darker than me it does take a few months for pigment to come in.. however i look more islander now... a beautiful combination if i do say so myself. anywas i have a question i just had my first child my husband is white. my baby is very white blue eyes red blond hair.... when he gets tired or stressed he gets these spots on his forhead ... im wondering if this is his way of getting some color and pigment.. anyone heard of it comming in like this??
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