Mum gives birth to baby with hair so long it needs a blow-dry after every wash

A mum has given birth to a baby with a full head of hair which is already so long she needs to blow-dry it after every wash.

Amy Frayne, 34, has three children, all of whom were born with a full head of hair.

The dance teacher claims she never suffered from heartburn during her pregnancy, despite the myth that it's a sign a baby will be born with hair.

Now, in their home in Northampton, East Mids, her youngest, Darla, eight months, even has to have a blow-dry after every bath.

Amy said: "Everyone always says that, they say 'oh you've got the hairiest children you must have had really bad heartburn.

"And I have to say no, I had absolutely nothing, so you can't believe everything you hear.

Amy says all three of her children were born with hair (Mercury Press & Media Ltd.)

Darla was born with a head full of hair (Mercury Press & Media Ltd.)

"I never had bad heartburn with any of my pregnancies, and all three of them were born with hair."

Amy revealed that Darla's hair came as quite a shock to her midwives.

She said: "It's just the usual reaction when you give to a baby with a full head of hair.

"Obviously, most people think of babies as bald, so it was a bit of a shock for the doctors and midwives.

Amy pictured with Darla as a newborn (Mercury Press & Media Ltd.)

Baby Darla's hair (Mercury Press & Media Ltd.)

"It's just quite a novelty I think, so they're always happy to say 'she's got a head full of hair!' or something like that."

Amy says in order to manage Darla's hair she gets a hairdryer out after every bath.

Amy said: "Darla has to have a blow-dry after every bath, it's been that way since she was born, but she absolutely loves it.

"For the first five months, it grew directly upwards, and I couldn't get it to lay flat.

"We do also put in styles sometimes, but not every day."

Mum Amy with Darla in hospital (Mercury Press & Media Ltd.)

Amy claims she never suffered from heartburn during pregnancy despite the myth (Mercury Press & Media Ltd.)

Amy herself was also born with a full head of hair, although her husband Sean, 34, was not.

She said: "My son Ryder, who's now eight, had a full head of hair when he was born.

"My other daughter, Dolcy, who's now five, had almost like ombre hair.

"She was born with dark hair, like Darla, but then she grew more blonde hair at the top.

"She when she was about one she had light roots and much darker ends.

"We'll have to see if Darla's hair does the same thing, because hers looks how Dolcy's did at her age at the moment."