Mixed babies skin color

Megan - posted on 06/02/2010

my lil girl stayed really light till after her first, but my son was dark from day one and he is darker then his sis soo there is no age that it really happans on and it really depends who the child takes after more because my lil girls father is really really black and she is light and mysons father is mediam brown and he is dark . and if u look at mariah carry she is really light and she is mixed soo there is no tellin but i seen the pic and i do see sum black in her

Brianne - posted on 06/01/2010

My 1 year old is just as pale as I am! His dad is a carmel color so I didn't think he was going to be too dark but thought he might have a little more color! He also has dark blonde/light brown hair!
My family laughs because my father and my all white niece are darker than my bi-racial baby!
He is beautiful and we are patiently waiting to see what his little brother will look like here in a few weeks!

Cindi - posted on 05/29/2010

I asked my doctor that question when my twins were born, he told me that on average by the age of 18 months, they will have the color they will keep, of course, the sun will change that, but the majority will stay the same... My girls are 12 now and they did keep that deep caramel color that does get darker in the summer, I love it! We as white women spend hours in the sun or in a tanning booth paying for color and my girls are simply born with it!!

Ashlee - posted on 05/28/2010

my son is 3 months old and he is gettin pretty dark but he looked really white at birth..my boyfriend which his his daddy is full black and really dark and im full white but he has really straight black hair and his eyes still change colors..but his fingertips are way darker then the rest of him..

BB - posted on 05/22/2010

When my daughter was born,shes now 2yrs, the nurse told me she would match the color of her ears.

Amy - posted on 05/21/2010

She could. I have a nephew that is also half black half white and he is just starting to get some black features. He is going to turn 12 or 13 this year. But it all depends on how strong the genes are.

Sabrina - posted on 05/21/2010

it depends on the mixture im half black and half white and im very light but my dad is black but has medium skin so i guess that helps determine how dark she will get but my son is 3/4 black and 1/4 white and the just got some color and he is 13 mnths but he came out really pale and stayed that way for a while because alot of people didnt know he was mixed!

Katherine - posted on 05/21/2010

my lil gurl is mixed her dads black and i'm white it seems i have a lot of friends with mixed babies and the more they are in the sun the more color they get I don't know how that works for yours though

RASHANA - posted on 05/19/2010

ma son is balck nd rican nd his skin is still white nd he 6 months old they say look at da nails nd ears if there is no color to them then thats the skin color ur baby will b

Erica - posted on 05/19/2010

My daughter, who is mixed white and black, was pretty dark when she was born and stayed dark. She gets real dark in the summer. It's so cute!! She has dark brown eyes and dark curly hair, but I do have to laugh cause she has some red highlights in it...I think that's about all the white she has in her! Now my stepson has been pale and hazel eyed since he was little (his father and I have been together since he was almost 1). He darkens a little in the summer and his eyes have gotten a littler darker but they are more hazel than dark brown. From the mixed babies I have been around, usually what ever color they start as is a good idea of how dark they are going to get.

Jenny - posted on 05/18/2010

Some kids get color and some don't my son will be three in Nov. and he is just getting a little yellow...lol. One of my friends is a very lite skinned baby is 100% black.

Rosa - posted on 05/18/2010

Heather, I have two daughters ages 17 and 20. My 20 year old got a little darker by age two and is the same shade now. My 17 year old was much, much lighter at birth and her color did not change at all. Both are exotic (as described by many) and in no time at all, you will not even think about their skin color. Enjoy her! P.S. My oldest, at age nine and in a cute way described herself to a friend as an "Oreo Baby" with a smile.

Catherine - posted on 05/18/2010

Are her ears darker? My baby was "WHITE WHITE" when she was born. My mother-in-law saif to look at her ears. They were darker and she is now mocalatte brown too.

Janessa - posted on 05/17/2010

lol you never know what you are going to get it is a suprise :) my son looked white at birth looks just like his father and he is almost 1 on the 26th of may. He has straight weavy hair people say he looks mexican or native and is getting darker :)which is funny known of those people really have a look. Anyways whatever color your baby is you will love her no matter what.

Shawna - posted on 05/17/2010

some mixed babies stay very light( or white), there really is no certain age i dont think. my daughter is 16 now, she is faily dark, i know exposure to sunlight will darken a fair colored child. I have a friend with all mixed kids they have great skin tone, the last one she had is with a different father, he is pretty light, so her daughter is white and is now four, you cant tell she is mixed at all

Margaret - posted on 05/16/2010

When my daughter was born the top of her ears were dark and her ear lobes were white. It was really cute. She has evened out for the most part. To me some days she looks lighter and some days she looks darker lol. She's my daughter and i love her the way she is. I'm not sure how she'll look as she gets older. I've seen babies that came out dark and lightened up and i've seen gets come out light and got darker.

Miranda - posted on 05/14/2010

my oldest daughter is mixed black and white as well.she is nine and when she was born no one belived me that she was a mixed baby.lol she was so white.well she never really got that much darker.when she gets out in the sun she gets a litte darker but no more than a dark skinned whit kid.and she has dark blonde hair.so i would she might not get any darker.i know my little girl hasnt.hope this helps.

Kim - posted on 05/14/2010

Don't worry! Like everyone has said, she will probably gain her color in a few months. My last son was born and he was white but his finger tips were tan. My husband is African and I am biracial so I was suprised he was so light. I lloked at my mother a said "He's white" thank God my mom looked at my husband and said " I am white too." It made him feel better! My children were all born different shades as the hit 1 year their color has stayed the same. My oldest is 13 and was very light but today he is almost my color!

Amy - posted on 05/13/2010

Thats just crazy if your sure he's the Daddy...your genes just took over! My children are darker than some black people(both parents black) I pretty much lightened their skin and softened there hair. My sister who is also married to a med dark man kids are white as her with brown hair thats wavy.... u just never know tell your baby daddy be happy the babies healthy!!!!

Manige - posted on 05/13/2010

Her cuticles and the top of her ears will tell you her final and darkest color. Mariah Carey and Halle Barry are both 1/2 black and 1/2 white. They are on opposite sides of the color spectrum. Alicia Keys is too and she is somewhere in the middle.
Don't worry about it. No matter what color she'll be, she'll be.

Amanda - posted on 05/13/2010

my 2nd daughter was whiter than me when she was born and i thought i was as white as they come. lol. as time went on she only got freckles and a little yellow in spots. her hair went from blonde to dirty blonde but she is still my white girl. lol my 3 kids have a mixed father and i am blonde and have blues eyes. my oldest daughter has blue green eyes with auburn hair and olive complexion and my son takes after his dad with black eyes black hair and light skin. i have a rainbow!

Jillian - posted on 05/13/2010

I also have 2 mixed babies, Thier father is from Sudan, Africa and is black as night.My first daughter is as whits as me.and the baby looks as tho she has a ice tan. I was told to look at thier finger tips to see if they were darker, if so your child will ger darker.. Im pretty sure tho if she was going to change she would have by now.

Xenia - posted on 05/13/2010

I agree heather. There always has to be someone that thinks it's an issue. It really isn't. For me, I was just really expressing wat is on my mind.. & looking for advice , which I'm sure this site is for that!!! IT'S NOT AN ISSUE FOR US!!!!

Heather - posted on 05/13/2010

Thanks everyone. OH, and i'm not worried about if her skin color is going to change, and it's not an issue, i guess some people think that i'm worried about it. I was just curious. I didn't know if there was a way to tell or not.

O'tia - posted on 05/12/2010

My daughter's father is a caucasian and hispanic and I am a darker-skinned african american...my daughter is just now getting a little darker now that she is in the sun.But during the colder months and spring she was considered a "red" girl annd alot of people assumed that I was her babysitter r something.When I had her they assumed she was asian.I say this because they're all so new.Once they grow up the last concern will be their color.They change and develop their own everything.

Marcia - posted on 05/12/2010

Ok how do I explain this, pls be patient with me. I was born in Canada but my mom is west indian brown and my dad is mixed with brown and black. My husband was born in Scotland and his mom is white and his father is Algerian. So my son has quite the mixture there. When he was born he was really white. Now at 3 years of age he is more of a mocha color. Yet he gets dark during the summer months.

Rochelle - posted on 05/12/2010

there is also a myth that you can tell by the color of their ears. whatever color their ears are they are going to be that color.

Rochelle - posted on 05/12/2010

it just depends. she'll probably stay that color or over time being expose to the weather could darken a little.

Miranda - posted on 05/12/2010

My son started getting his color around 3 months. Granted your baby's skin color does depend on 2 different factors 1) genetics 2) how much they are out in the son. You can't really rely on the skin color of the darker parent. For example, I have friends who have dads that are African-American and are very dark. My friends came out with very light skin and still have it to this day. Plus, I myself am mixed (black and white) and had a baby with a white man and our baby came out looking Indian even though he is basically 75% white. So its usually genetics (big factor) and how much your baby is out in the son that matters. Don't look at the darker parent as a comparison. Hope this helps!

Rebecca - posted on 05/12/2010

I have two bicultural children, one is 18yrs old & the other is 16yrs old, one a boy 7 one a girl & they are both fair skinned in the winter & tan nicely in the summer. I have many friends with bicultural children as well & mine are by far the palest out of the bunch so it just depends.

Raka - posted on 05/12/2010

I am half black/half white, my husband is white. Our eldest daughter was born a beautiful honey colour with jet black hair which unfortunately had to be shaved off as she was a bit ill. Anyway, when her hair started growing back in it was blonde! She is white with blonde hair and hazel eyes, she tans nicely in the summer. Our youngest daughter is the same colour as me with the same hair, dark eyes and everything. Its a lottery which genes are going to end up in your baby!!

Marisa - posted on 05/12/2010

Well sounds funny but, look around her fingernails and tip of her ears, if they are slighty darker, that is as dark as she'll get. I am black and my son is bi-racial, but he came out white with red hair, go figure. He gets a nice glow going in the summer though

Natana - posted on 05/12/2010

There is no guarantee that a baby will darken or get "their color". They have the color their genes express. They may tan or they may not. Is this really an issue for a lot of parents? There seems to be some concern about whether a kid will darken or not. I'm not trying to judge, but I'm curious about why this is important.

Xenia - posted on 05/12/2010

Hi, Ive just joined & just seen this post. My son is 11 weeks old, My partner is asking for a DNA test because our son is so light (thats another issue) I know i havent slept with anyone else so hes welcome to waste his money. Anyway my son is really light, You might be able to see from my profile pic. Is it correct to say that most mixed babies darken over time?? When do mixed babies get their color? My partner also seems to think that he dosent even look mixed!! im going mad over here... just need some people to speak to.. thanx x

YVONNE - posted on 05/11/2010

My son is almost 2 (20 months), he is 1/2 black and 1/4 white and 1/4 mexican. He is very light, lighter than me and has dark brown eyes and light brown curly hair!! I honestly doubt hes gonna get any darker, maybe jus a tan.Genes can just be really strange sometimes.

Tyneisha - posted on 05/11/2010

My son is mixed and i don't think he'll get much lighter because his dad is so pale and doesn't tan really well. I have alot of mixed relatives as well and most of them didn't get darker until they were much older. Some are still quite pale. It depends on the child i guess.

Natana - posted on 05/11/2010

I'm bi-racial (mexican and black) and my 3 year old twin girls have a white father. One is golden brown with blonde/brown hair and the other has dark brown hair with very pale skin. Both have blue eyes. There is simply no way of telling what will happen. My son was really pale until he turned 3 or 4. Now he looks sunkissed. I'm just glad they are all healthy.

Renee - posted on 05/11/2010

My mya is very light and she's almost 3.She had no melanin spots at birth.So dr's said she'd most likely be fair.I'm very fair.

Lana - posted on 05/11/2010

My daughter is 9 months and she was super white till about six months. My hubby is a milk chocolate color and our daughter is a pretty golden color. In time yours may get a little darker, especially in the summer...

Stacy - posted on 05/11/2010

My daughter is a quarter black and the rest white. She has a nice light tan, blondish hair & hazel. She is proud of what she looks like and isn't ashamed that she isn't "black" or "white". She loves the way she looks!!!!

Sula - posted on 05/11/2010

My 8yrs. old Daughter got her dark skin few weeks after she born, may 2.5yrs old daughter got a white skin almost like mine, i guess she will keep it like that.

Ray - posted on 05/11/2010

my babys dad is very very dark skinned and im practically see-through white lol our son is 4 months old with very light skin and blue eyes and i dont care whether he gets darker or not or what anybody else thinks his health is all that matters. although i have noticed slight difference in colour on the tops of his fingers also.

Christina - posted on 05/10/2010

Hi, I have an 8 month old mixed daughter. When she was born she was very pale. Her great grandmother on her daddies side (the black side) said to look at the color of her cuticles, and ears. She said that you can see how dark a child will be by the color of there cuticles. I don't know if it is always true, but she was right about my daughter, and she had 12 kids and 36 grand kids herself, so I usually listen when she talks. I hope you find this helpful.

Elaina - posted on 05/07/2010

My daughter is half black and half white but she is as pale as me with blonde hair and green eyes. When she was born the nurse(who was from S. Africa) told me not to worry she'll get her color in a few months. Well, the months came and went but the color never did. :) She is 7 years old now and just beautiful the way she is!

Rachael - posted on 05/07/2010

my son is only 8 months old and he has gotten darker since he was born, but not by much. he is still pretty pale. i think that kids really can change at any age but chancdes are if they are white like white people as babies they will be darker, but still pretty pale, as adults

Michelle - posted on 05/07/2010

HEATHER MY SON STARTED GETTN HIS COLOR AT ABOUT 3 MONTHS LD AND HE WAS STILL A LITTLE ON THE WHITE SIDE HE IS NOW 15 MONTHS OLD AND YOU CAN DEFINTLY TELL HE IS MIXED, I THINK SOMETIMES IT MAY DEPEND ON HOW LIGHT OR DARK THE BLACK PARENT IS AS WELL I KNOW MY SONS FATHER ISNT SUPER DARK AND BRAYLON IS A CARAMEL COLOR (my son) SO YOUR DAUGHTER JUST MAY TAKE AFTER THE WHITE PARENT....

Char - posted on 05/06/2010

Your only hope may be a tan in the summer time My daughter too is black and white and has blond hair and blue eyes. She looks like her grandmother we are happy to accept that.

Dara - posted on 05/06/2010

I am bi-racial, but my children are 3/4 black, but look lighter than me. For the first year our 3 yr old was white (with green eyes) but now is tan - she looks amazing :)

Shawna - posted on 05/17/2010

some mixed babies stay very light( or white), there really is no certain age i dont think. my daughter is 16 now, she is faily dark, i know exposure to sunlight will darken a fair colored child. I have a friend with all mixed kids they have great skin tone, the last one she had is with a different father, he is pretty light, so her daughter is white and is now four, you cant tell she is mixed at all

Miranda - posted on 05/14/2010

my oldest daughter is mixed black and white as well.she is nine and when she was born no one belived me that she was a mixed baby.lol she was so white.well she never really got that much darker.when she gets out in the sun she gets a litte darker but no more than a dark skinned whit kid.and she has dark blonde hair.so i would she might not get any darker.i know my little girl hasnt.hope this helps.

Xenia - posted on 05/12/2010

Hi, Ive just joined & just seen this post. My son is 11 weeks old, My partner is asking for a DNA test because our son is so light (thats another issue) I know i havent slept with anyone else so hes welcome to waste his money. Anyway my son is really light, You might be able to see from my profile pic. Is it correct to say that most mixed babies darken over time?? When do mixed babies get their color? My partner also seems to think that he dosent even look mixed!! im going mad over here... just need some people to speak to.. thanx x