Sun lotion?

[Sleepy sue]

Hi ladies when did you start to use sun protection on your little one. We went out yday and little man wanted feeding however he didn't have any sun cream on so I was hesitant to expose his skin to the sun. I've bought some sun lotion for babies but haven't used it yet.
Do you put it on their face due to their skin being sensitive to products.

Sorry for all the questions I think I'm going into paranoid mom mode :/
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[Hope81]

i will only use ti the very hot summer days at the peak hour. if the sun is not too hot and you don't have your lo in the sun for too long you should give him like 10 min per day under the sun as thats what he needs for making vitamin D.

i think it was last year on the news a mom that was covering her kids with sun lotion absolutely all the time and they grow having so many bone problems that they needed several surgical procedures

 

[jojo_2012]

If you put it on it has to go everywhere even the face. I got some ambre solaire factor 30 the other day I think factor 50 is too strong for their delicate skin.

 

[pinkyprincess]

Im gonna buy some today to go in the changing bag. On Saturday I positioned the pram so the parasols covered him while we say on a bench in the park. When I fed him I just lay my pashmina over him. If were walking out and about I'd be less bothered than sitting down as the suns not too strong ATM

 

[Sleepy sue]

Eeeeekkkkk never even thought of the vit d intake!!!
Thanks Hun x

 

[Nic36]

Like pinky I positioned the ram so Emily wasn't in direct sun, then when walking I draped a muslin over the top of the canopy to protect her.

 

[Hunnie]

I got some asda baby sun cream and using that every day

 

[clairebear22]

Jack has fair hair and is very pale skinned so we've bought factor 50. I'll only put it on hims if he'll be in direct sunlight x

 

[LaurenMM]

I don't know what to do about this :S Angels skin can be very sensitive; I can't even use fabric softener as she came out in a horrible rash over Xmas and I haven't used it since x

 

[beanster]

I'm on my way to baby clinic to ask hv's about sun cream, i'll let you know what they say!

 

[Sleepy sue]

Thanks beanster I've checked the one I bought and it says it's for babies over 3 months x

 

[Rachaellius]

I bought some yesterday and its factor 50. It's made by sudocrem, not used it yet though x

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[Hunnie]

I don't know what to do about this :S Angels skin can be very sensitive; I can't even use fabric softener as she came out in a horrible rash over Xmas and I haven't used it since x

Why not do a small test patch on her arm or top of the leg before you put loads on?

 

[beanster]

the Hv said to use factor 50 and to put it on all over when she's in the sun. Pharmacist recommended the nivea kids one for sensitive skin.

 

[BabyNumber1]

WE took our little girl out in the sun yesterday and i was worrying about this as we left the lotion at home... i put some on before we left and then again when we got back to the house (we were going back out to the inlaws for a bbq)

we got the nivea factor 50 for kids - i thought this was what babies had to have?? she has quite pale skin like her dad (i have olive skin)

 

[redbear]

I got asda's factor fifty for kids one, its 100% uv protection which is what is so damaging, her body will still make vitamin d with suncream on, I have used the asda brand baby products on her skin and she is fine. I thought baby's had to have factor fifty as the baby cream is factor 50 :S xx

 

[ft90]

I don't put any suncream on Caleb if he's only going to be in the sun 10/15 minutes because of his vitamin d intake. It's so important that their skin gets some exposure to the sun otherwise they can end up with all sorts of problems when they're older, ricketts etc, we all need it for strong bones. I've bought some baby suncream though for when I do use it, I just got it at the pharmacy. Obviously I'd never leave him out in the midday sun with no suncream on though! xx

 

[redbear]

Will wearing sunscreen stop my body making vitamin D?

Sunlight acts on the skin to produce vitamin D. Vitamin D is essential for good health, in particular to maintain healthy bones.

Most people have sufficient exposure to the sun in their everyday lives to produce adequate amounts of vitamin D and it is not necessary to seek extra sun exposure.

It is possible to source vitamin D through the diet by eating foods rich in the vitamin such as eggs, oily fish, fish liver oils and some fortified cereals. The American Academy of Dermatology recommends that vitamin D should be obtained from a healthy diet or vitamin D supplements rather than unprotected exposure to UV radiation. It is still possible to get all the vitamin D you need by acting sensibly in the sun and using sunscreens.



I have family who have had skin cancer and so i would rather risk low vitamin d for a week than risk sun exposure but that's just my opinion x

 

[Titch85]

I never use anything less that factor 50 on the kids.

 

[redbear]

Also just to add i went to college with a girl who got skin cancer when she was very young (i think three), she was the youngest in the country at the time, she had big chunks missing out of her arms where they had to take away tissue, her mum and dad didnt smoke and she had only ever been on holiday to Wales. It can happen easier than we think and i think thats why i wont risk it even for 10 minutes.