Don't Make My Brown Eyes Blueby Heather Long | More from this Blogger 29 Jul 2006 06:00 AM When a baby is born, most babies have blue eyes. It's common belief that as long as they have blue eyes for the first few weeks, they will likely keep their blue eyes. The thing is, that babies with blue can and often do get darker colored. They can change to brown, hazel or green. If your baby has brown eyes when they are born, chances are they will stay brown. However, it can take up to six months before your baby's eye color changes. If they still have blue eyes after six months, they will have blue eyes from there on. My husband was born with blue eyes and we have the baby pictures to prove it. His eyes remained blue until just before he turned six months and then they went as brown as they went deep brown. Blue Eyed Parents Don't Necessarily Have Blue Eyed Children Eye color genetics have fascinated students in science class and specialists for years. Just because you and your husband have blue eyes does not necessarily mean your child will also have blue eyes. In fact, eye color can be the result of two recessive genes (as it is with blue) or two dominant genes (as it is with brown) or some other color combination. Therefore, don't be surprised if your baby gets their eye color from their grandparents on either side or even their great grandparents. In my husband's family, his sister inherited their grandfather's eyes, while his grandson inherited the brown eyes from his father's side of the family. Our daughter has my blue eyes with a gray rim that I inherited from my grandmother. Whatever the color of your baby's eyes, you'll know for certain by the time they turn six months of age. Did your baby's eye color change? Related Articles: Learn more about Heather Long  Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago. Relevantbaby tags User Comments No comments on this article yet. Be the first to comment! Community Tags brown eyes, blue eyes, baby development, changing colors, eye pigment Discuss this article
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