newborn eye color, when does it stop changing?

DS was born with the most amazing gray blue eyes. Most of our family has brown eyes, mine are a bit more hazel in certain lights. My grandfathers, though, had light gray eyes.

So I'm just wondering, he's 7 weeks almost now, and his color hasn't changed since birth. When did you DC eye color stop at the color its at?

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DS has the bluest eyes and they haven't changed a bit yet - and he's 7 1/2 months! I asked the ped at his last appt & he said they usually change in the 1st 6m, but that it can take up to a year. He also said that since we hadn't seen any change at all yet, we may have a blue-eyed boy

There are blue eyes in my family, but they're rare. We both have hazel eyes & most of our families have brown eyes, so it's a little surprising when people first see him

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DS's eyes changed from blue gray to green within 2 months, and then changed to brown after 6 months. I was really hoping he would keep his green eyes like his mommy.

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My oldest DD's eyes changed from blue to green around 7-8 months old and then changed from green to brown around 1 1/2 years old.

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My DD has beautiful light blue eyes. She's 7 months and have only gotten lighter since birth. DH & I both have dark brown hair & dark brown eyes. The only person she could have gotten them from, that we know of, is my Grandfather who's eyes are almost identical. It's amazing!

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I've heard they usually change by 2 years old.

DD had almost black eyes when she was born, they got lighter and lighter and seem to have settled at a light blue gray color (she'll be 3 in a few months).

DS is 5 months old and was born with blue eyes, they are still the same navy blue color. Not sure if they are going to stay that color.

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DS was born with steel blue eyes and only got lighter. now at 6 months they are light blue. i hope they stay! i have green eyes and my DH has hazel so its possible.

ETA just found this article: changing eye color

"Permanent eye color is not set until a baby is at least nine months old, so wait until your child's first birthday to determine what color they will be."

Message edited 4/29/2010 9:27:25 AM.

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Both my DD's were born with dark blue/black eyes. Both now have blue gray. I have brown, DH has blue. My ped basically said if they haven't changed by 1 year they probably won't. I have heard of people going from blue to gray/green, but not blue to brown after one. I was also told once they lighten they probably won't change. I don't know anyone who had light eyes at birth though so I'm not sure how that changes things.

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DD1 was born with dark blueish eyes that lightened and now at 3 1/2 they are a blue gray.

DD2 was born with piercing blue eyes... way lighter than DD1 eyes every were... we thought for sure she was gonna be blue eyed baby... around 8 months they changed to hazel ish and now at 17 months she has these beautiful milk chocolate eyes.

I have blue, DH is light brown. I think they can easily change up until 2 years or so.

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DS was born with very dark, almost black eyes. They kept getting lighter and lighter blue, and now at 6 months his eye color is close to my blue, so I hope he'll keep them like his mama!

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My DD's eyes finally stopped changing right before her second birthday. They were blue, then gray, then hazel, now brown.

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My DD had those steel-blue eyes until she was 7 months old...and then one day, BAM! They were brown!

DH has brown eyes and I have green, so I guess I lost the battle.

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my DH has blue/gray and I have hazel

My DD is 15 mo old and I feel like his eye color has changed in the last month! It was blue in the beginning and then went the whole gray route...which I was excited..but the gray has turned into a green/gray tone this last month! Just when I thought it was settled!