I want to start by saying that had I read the previous reviews I would have never bought them. As soon as I open the bag, the smell of the (I'm assuming) glue which was used to glue the flower to the band was horrible; it smelled like gasoline! Second, I have no idea why anyone would glue a metal piece to the bottom of the flower; it is going on an infant or a small child. I did not put it on my 4 month old because I feared that the metal would hurt her head. Thirdly, the head band is so tight that I think it may squeeze her head too much. What I did was get an extra piece of elastic and sew that on to the bottom of the flower after removing the metal piece under the flower (which came off easily), this gave more length to the tight head band. I also soaked the head band and flower in detergent and fabric softener over night to kill the smell of gasoline before I put it on my baby. They are pretty flowers however, it is very poorly made and thought out.