One of those “perfect” dreams I had when I was pregnant, especially when I heard it was a girl, was doing their hair.

I couldn’t wait to braid and ponytail and twist and bun. I’m not kidding when I called it a dream – because I did actually dream of doing these things.

Several years ago I tried. As you can see in the picture, while I managed to make some complex hair styles, Kennedy had thin, thin, thin, hair with a few bald patches in the mix.  In this picture, K is 4 years old.

Another problem she had is how insanely brittle her hair is.  I have pictures of the back of her head where it looks like a hellish rats nest – freshly brushed.  It is so brittle and harsh, it’s hard to believe.

Today my little beauty is nearly 8.

And her hair is, if possible, worse.  After a brief period where her hair seemed to thicken, it’s once again thin, exceptionally brittle, and she has resumed the issues of bald patches.  Currently, her hair is kind of really long  – or at least part of it is. There’s been so much breakage, that it gets sort of thin at the end, and dead.

I’d love to attribute this to genetics, but neither Erik nor I ever had an issue like this.  My hair gets brittle now because I’m such a ginormous fan of colorizing…but mostly mine’s very thick and healthy, and so is Erik’s.

So…we think it’s the CF.

We’re going to step up her vitamin regimen a little, and this weekend we’re taking her for a cute bob-style cut…but what else can we do?

I’d still love to be able to achieve the dream of doing her hair while she’s still young enough to want me to.

Or at least let her have the chance when she gets older.

Any tips, tricks, or natural remedies for thin/brittle hair?

(For reference, we have used the BioSilk product on her…yes, I know it’s not natural, but it’s AMAZING when we have time to do it…I use it on myself, too. Love that stuff, but it only helps with the dead ends and softening. I wouldn’t mind some equally amazing natural remedy!!)