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I didn’t know and used kid sunscreen on my baby who is 5 months. Then I saw on the bottle that it wasn’t recommended for babies under 6 months. Why is that? Will my baby be okay? Has anyone else ever done the same thing? We were out in the sun all day and I just thought kid sunscreen would be fine. Now I am nervous…

As long as you use small amounts, your baby should be fine.

Here is what I found on iVillage.com:

There are two very important reasons for not overusing sunscreen in young babies:

1. Infants and children have what is called a high body surface to volume ratio. What this means is that proportionately babies have more skin for the size body as compared to an adult. Sunscreens are made of chemicals. On the older child and adult, the chemical exposure is relatively minimal because the body surface ratio is smaller than a baby. Therefore, babies get a higher "dose" of sunscreen than do those older. While this exposure would most likely not cause any problems, the likelihood of an adverse reaction is greater.

2. Babies have a mildly impaired mechanism to keep cool by sweating. In addition, they have a greater risk of becoming dehydrated due to heat. Sunscreen can somewhat impair effective cooling by perspiration, so placing it on an infant could be detrimental.

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My son is 2 months old. I love taking him on walks but its getting pretty sunny out these days. Can I put sun screen on him?

My doctor specifically said no sunscreen before 6 months.

I know what you mean about getting sun during walks. I did 2 things, I found a sun canopy extender from target. (I dont remember what it was called, but it is made of black mesh material and snaps on to your canopy.) Old navy sells some baby blankets that are made of the light-weight t-shirt material that I used to cover any exposed body parts. (you can also buy something you put in the wash to make clothing and blankets more UV potective.) Good luck!

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Do you put sunscreen on your baby’s hands? Mine sucks on his hands a lot and I don’t really like the idea of him ingesting the sunscreen. What do you do with your baby????

No, not usually; I mean, it’s not the most likely place to get sunburn. And the other reason I don’t put it on my daughter’s hands is the very reason you just mentioned–it’s dangerous! We all know that babies put their hands in their mouths all the time, and like you, I do not want my daughter to be eating sunscreen. (A scene from the movie Benchwarmers just popped into my head LOL…) anyway I usually go with putting sunscreen on her arms, back, neck, and face. And the upper part of her legs, too. Hope this helped!

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Seems like a lot of mom’s I know don’t…

I put sunscreen on my 16 month daughter daily. In the morning once she is dressed for the day, and after her nap.
We go in and out most of the day, that way she has some on. If we are out in water, she gets lathered up every hour.

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I’m am just wondering. Is there any SAFE sunscreen for babies under 4 months of age. Next week me and my family are going to kings island with my niece (3 months yesterday). Please answer with the best answer you have because we need to know soon
Thank You.
We will be going to the waterpark and I am guessing that is where she and my sister is going to be most of the day.

babies under 6 mths should not be in direct sun light.
keep her shaded and i DO MEAN SHADED!
make sure the stroller the baby is in has a very good canopy on it, and if it doesn’t you can get one of these umbrellas for strollers

http://www.google.com/products?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGIH_enUS261US261&q=stroller+shade+umbrellas&um=1

make sure her clothing covers her well, but is light weight but not a heavy material. a linen material jumper would be best.

http://www.mymamabear.com/organic-cotton-linen-jumper-dress.html

http://www.babybattenburg.com/angel_wings.htm

http://www.babybattenburg.com/baby_long_gowns.htm

there are NOT any sunscreens that are safe for infants under 6 mths of age. ask your niece’s peds doc about this to see if he recommends anything at all considering where you are going.
i personally use water babies sunscreen on my youngest who are 8 months and 2 yrs old.

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3082783

i have yet to take my 8 month old out in the sun because he was just too young.
we are finally planning a vacation w/him in June.

just make sure your niece is well protected from the sun.

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