Rare Condition Gives Baby White Hair Streak She Shares With Her Mom & Grandmother

Jun 29, 2022 by apost team

According to The World Counts, nearly 385,000 babies are born each day. But, for one mother, her baby was born more unique than anticipated. Brianna Worthy, a woman from Ridgeland, South Carolina, was also born a unique and special baby. Her birthmark displayed itself in the form of a large white streak throughout her hair and head when she was born. 

When Worthy gave birth to her own daughter, MilliAnna, she wasn’t surprised when the baby came out with the same birthmark. The birthmark, a white streak in the hair, has actually been in their family for decades. Worthy’s grandmother and mother also have a streak in their hair. Poliosis can cause a unique yet beautiful birthmark. Poliosis is defined as the decrease or absence of melanin in head hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, or any other hairy area. MilliAnna also has the condition on her legs. 

Worthy remembered growing up with the feature and the experience being bitter-sweet. The mom said she hopes her daughter MilliAnna will embrace the beautiful feature that sets her apart from the world. According to Medicine Net, the rare condition affects one in 40,000 people. The unique condition is not painful or harmful to children or adults who have the trait. 

After giving birth to MilliAnna, Worthy said that she would raise her daughter to be confident with her condition. The mom also said she would teach MilliAnna to embrace her beauty and difference. Read on to see how MilliAnna’s mom had said she would raise her daughter to be confident in the world while being so special.

In an exclusive interview with The Sun in 2016, Worthy said that after giving birth, the birthmark didn’t appear right away. She said that that changed quickly, “I didn't know if MilliAnna was going to but once I had her and they laid her on my chest and I saw she had it, I was so happy." 

Now that MilliAnna isn’t a newborn, Worthy shared that the birthmark causes quite the spectacle when the mother and daughter are out and about. "We definitely get stopped a lot while out and about our daily routines,” the mom shared. Worthy also admitted that sometimes it could be overwhelming.

"The majority of the time, I welcome the polite comments and don't mind answering the many questions, but honestly, it can be overwhelming at times,” Worthy said. “When I'm in a rush and just trying to do what I need and keep going,” she added. Since Worthy has the birthmark, too, she can relate to what her daughter will go through in the future as she gets older. 

"I had several names such as skunk that kids would try to insult me with as a child,” she remembered. "Sometimes it would bother me when I was younger but grew to end up really loving it in my hair and was confident that it was my own unique signature look,” Worthy admitted. 

Worthy said that she would raise her daughter to know her true worth in the world., "I plan to raise my daughter knowing she is beautiful and special and to not listen to people mean comments at times,” the proud mom said. 

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