Heard your cutie's peepers may go from blue to brown? Here's when (and why!) your baby's eyes may change color..
1. Color Code: Melanin determines baby's eye color. Light triggers melanin development, so pale eyes can darken or change.
2. Picking a Pigment: There's no blue, green, or hazel pigment in baby's eyes, just brown. The amount determines whether she'll have light or dark eyes.
3. Brown or Blue? Baby's blue eyes can turn green, hazel, or brown. But a brown-eyed baby's eyes will stay dark.
4. It's in the Genes: Two brown-eyed parents can have a baby with blue or green eyes. Remember: Genetics!
5. When It Happens: The biggest color changes take place by 9 months. They can be gradual—or surprisingly sudden.
6. Slow Change: By age 1, most babies have their permanent eye color. But some kids' peepers change up until age 6.
Call the doctor if:
- You notice cloudiness in your baby's eyes.
- Only one eye changes color.
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