Hair necessities! Baby boy whose mop showed up on scans before he was born is nicknamed Mowgli thanks to his flowing jet-black mane

• Oscar Jones, 20 weeks, from Devon, was born 7lb 8oz with 5cm of hair on July 10
• Sonographers estimated his mane was 1cm long in scans before his birth
• Nicknamed Mowgli after the Disney Jungle Book, his hair is now 12cm in length

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.  

His locks were so flowing he needed his first haircut at just eight weeks, and his mum gets stopped in the street by admirers who notice his long mop.

Baby Oscar Jones (pictured), 20 weeks, from Helsworth, Devon, was born 7lb 8oz with 5cm of thick black hair on July 10

Mother Sara Morris, 36,(pictured after Oscar’s birth) who runs a baby shop, revealed Oscar has been nicknamed Mowgli after the Disney character because of his unique look

Now 20 weeks after having a C-Section, Sara who runs a baby shop in the village, claims Oscar’s unique look has earned him the nickname Mowgli after the Disney character. 

‘People on the street come over to us and comment on Oscar’s lovely thick hair,’ she said.

Sara continued: ‘We really couldn’t believe just how much hair he had when he was born. It’s not something you see very often.

‘His hair was, and is, very thick, and very black. Joshua and I have brown hair, though he’s closer to his dad than to me for that.

‘Oscar’s aware that he has so much hair, I think. When we lie him down, he’ll put his arms over his head and play with it.

‘But he’ll start crying when he accidentally pulls it, because his fingers get tangled up.

‘Joshua and I had watched The Jungle Book in December, so maybe the film was fresh on my mind when Oscar was born.

Sara experienced diabetes and intense heartburn during her pregnancy, a regular checkup revealed that Oscar (pictured together with Joshua) already had 1cm of hair

Sara believes Oscar’s (pictured) Mowgli nickname will stick not just because of his hair, but because he’s also very cheeky

The Jungle Book tells the story of man-cub Mowgli, (pictured bottom centre) who grew up among animals in the jungle

‘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 we got.

‘I took one look at him and said – “He looks just like Mowgli”.

‘Everyone else then looked and said – “Yeah, you’re right. He’s Mowgli”.

‘Joshua’s parents have taken to calling him little Mowgli ever since. It started because of his hair, but he’s also very cheeky, so I think it will stick.’

Oscar who was born at 2am on July 10, now has a whopping 12cm of hair on his head.

Sara’s friends have suggested that she gets Oscar into modelling because of his distinctive look that makes him seem ‘more like a little man than a baby’

Sara received a stream of comments from astounded friends on Facebook, when she shared photos of Oscar as a newborn 

Friends have told Sara that Oscar should model because of his striking mane that makes him look ‘more like a little man than a baby’.

Taking to Facebook, Sara’s photos of newborn Oscar were inundated with praise from friends as many confessed they were astounded by his hair.

One user posted: ‘Beautiful. Holy Hair! How is that even possible?!!! ** dude will be shaving before you know it!!! **’.

Another wrote: ‘Looks adorable. So much hair. So dark. Congratulations ****’.

A third added: ‘Look at all his hair, does he want to share some with me. ****’. 

‘Can’t get over his hair **,’ said a fourth.

And one friend even suggested: ‘He is absolutely gorgeous- the hair is amazing! You must both be so proud! He needs to be a model!’

Father Joshua, who works as a warehouse assistant, revealed he plans to watch The Jungle Book with Oscar (pictured) in the near future

Oscar is yet to watch the classic film, but Disney fan Joshua who works as a warehouse assistant, plans to enjoy it with him in the near future.

Meanwhile, Oscar likes to dress up as Mr Potato Head from the Toy Story film series, and goes everywhere with a Lion King Simba doll.

Sara recently dressed him up as Harry Potter, and posted a photo online, where one person commented: ‘I cannot wait to meet this little wizard**** everyone loves him…must be that special magic he has. Bless him xx’.

Another mum said: ‘Gorgeous bubba. Xxx********’.

Sara speaks of Oscar as being ‘very perceptive, bright, and aware’.

She added: ‘Joshua and I can’t tell if he’ll crawl or talk first!’

‘Oscar looks so much older than other babies – it’s his hair!’

Sara describes Oscar as’very perceptive, bright, and aware’, but she isn’t able to predict if he will walk or crawl first

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