A baby boy born with a thick head of jet black hair, has been dubbed by his parents Mowgli after the Disney Jungle Book character. Oscar Jones, 20 weeks, from Helsworth, Devon, had his lengthy head of hair spotted on scans before he was born, with sonographers estimating it was already 1cm long.
Parents Sara Morris, 36, and Joshua Jones, 29, were astonished when Oscar who was born 7lb 8oz emerged with 5cm of thick jet black hair. Sara, who runs a baby shop in the village, said: ‘People on the street come over to us and comment on Oscar’s lovely thick hair. ‘We really couldn’t believe just how much hair he had when he was born! It’s not something you see very often!
She explains: ‘I struggled with pregnancy diabetes, and there was a whole week in May where I suffered with this intense heartburn. ‘We went for a regular checkup, and learned that Oscar had 1cm of hair already. ‘So we were expecting him to have some head hair when he was born. But we didn’t expect quite as much as we got!’ The couple watched the Jungle Book while she was pregnant and she says that maybe that influenced their choice of nickname. ‘I took one look at him and said – “he looks just like Mowgli!”‘
