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bigpete: 2 years ago

why do transplant babies pull their hair?

He received a liver, small intestine and pancreas as an infant he is now two and pulls his hair all the time! Why?

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kzwgren: 2 years ago

Seems like this event happens often in Toddlers. This article was pretty good on ways to try to help stop your son from pulling his hair.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/130009-hair-pulling-toddlers/

If he was a transplant child, maybe he was used to getting a certain amount of attention around his pain and healing process after surgery that no longer exists. If he is getting a reaction out of you when he pulls his own hair it might be his way of ensuring he gets your attention.

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darrcn5: 2 years ago

Babies who have had transplants are not any more likely to pull their hair than babies who have not. Toddlers who pull hair often do this as a reaction to some type of stress in their life, such as potty training or moving. Believe it or not, pulling their hair is actually comfortable to them.

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bigpete: 2 years ago

He is a twin and his brother does not do this. Thanks for your answer.

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