AIBU to ask what you'd dress baby in in 30 degrees?

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We are on holiday at the mo and struggling to know what to dress our 8mo in. Is it better to be cooler and have shorts and tee but his skin be in the sun a bit, or to wear long sleeved cotton tops and leggings to keep his skin out of the sun? It's around 30 degrees, he is in his pram with a shade and also in and out of his baby carrier. Keeping him in shade where poss but unavoidable at times, and tomorrow we are off to visit a national park so outdoors nearly all day.

Thanks!

No idea but I’m following as I need to know!

I usually do LOTS of sun cream and a romper with a hat

But have been known to do a long sleeved cotton vest

Sleepsuit or vest and plenty of cream. Anything without a wait band so he doesn’t get uncomfortable

I normally use a UV umbrella with my DD as she has unfortunately inherited my sensitive skin.

Don't think there's too much problem with bare skin as long as you're using a decent kids suncream and reapply as necessary. Sun hat is a must though

Cotton babygros with no feet or arms are the way. We went to Egypt when DS2 was tiny and he lived in teeny tiny little rompers. No waistbands, no frills, no feet, nothing but a thin layer of cotton.

He's 7 now but when he was tiny Gap's rompers were the very best ones I could find for keeping him cool.

I like to put DS in a long sleeved vest and lightweight trousers rather than shorts and t-shirt, to keep more of his skin protected from the skin, and minimise the bits we have to put suncream on (always a bit of a battle).

When it’s really hot though a little romper with short/no sleeves and short legs is nice but only if I can keep him in the shade.

Can you tell I’m paranoid about sunburn

I would put him in vest and shorts, sun cream, hat then make sure no sun gets on him in the pram/pushchair with extra covers/muslins

Long sleeved and long trousers in soft cotton are the way to go, make sure they are loose not skin tight (I live somewhere it's this temperature all the time)

Have to say I avoided carriers when it was hot. Dd turned into a baked potato in a carrier in the heat but she does run very hot and sweaty anyway. A national park sounds like the kind of place you'd want to use one though.

I think vest in a shaded pram is best. We used a muslin as a blanket if her legs were hanging out or something at peak times.

Do NOT hang a blanket or similar over the buggy to keep the sun off. Creates a dog/ hot car style temperature spike and can be enormously dangerous.

@WhatisaNarwhal I read this recently- I see sooooo many parents doing it too!! I used a light scarf of mine to drape over DS legs last time it was sunny and they were poking out of the buggy, much safer

DS lived in rompers with short sleeves and short legs, and a bucket hat at that age. It was summer, 30 plus degrees, but we were usually in the shade in the hottest part of the day.

At that age I’d go for cool layers that cover the skin. Have you got a uv suit for the pool? That might work for a day out. As a baby my little one lived in things like this when it was hot www.jojomamanbebe.co.uk/birds-sunsuit-e1155.html but I’ve not really seen the equivalent for boys as the material always seems so much thicker for boys’ rompers.

Short sleeved babygro without legs and a hat. You can line your buggy with a cotton muslin as most buggy surfaces are nylon that gets hot and sticky. Avoid carriers and use a misting water spray (dd2 was born in Singapore where it's 30c year round and loved these at this age). Keep applying the sun screen!

Also battery operated clip on fans are good of you can get one....

What carrier? A ring sling or similar to carry them on the hip will be cooler than one on the front.

Am I the only one who would rather put baby in long sleeves and trousers than reapply suncream everywhere all day long?!

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Vest and keep in shade.

DS was born in a hot country. I used to put him in short sleeved baby grows/vests with factor 50 and a hat.

Buggies are the hottest places on earth so if you can get a clip on fan, it's worth it.

Keep offering water, even if he's just sipping.

Have fun!

Will go for short sleeved light romper and pram and hat and gallons of factor fifty! Thanks all.

A littke all in one vest or short sleeve romper is perfect. And sun cream on any sticky out bits. You sound like you're keeping him in the shade as much as you can and the odd bit of sun will be fine as long as you're obviously not sitting him out in it!

Mine wore loose long linen pants and a long sleeved very loose long sleeved lined shirt (no collar/cuffs on it so very comfy)-I had about 3 lots of the same outfit-and a hat and cream on exposed bits. At that age I kept them out of the sun as much as possible. Little ones overheat quickly too.

I live in the tropics and had both DSs here.
Shorts, onesies and rompers.
I didn't put lotion on them at all if they weren't in the sun.

sleepsuit and nappy, keep in shade if possible. if guaranteed inshade, then I would take the sleep suit off ans swap for somehting with less material.

depends on the material as you can still burn through light cottons. possibly shorts and t shirt and gallons of factor 50 with keeping in shade as much as possible. tis tricky as the cream makes you feel hot, bit long sleeves and long legs do too.