Sunburnt baby

[mummywingingit]

We're currently away at the moment by the sea.
My boy was out the sun the whole day and was covered with his pram good which is UV50 protected and his parasol also UV50 protected as extra backup, and to catch the odd Ray when walking.
He was also kept under a fishing Umbrella when sat at the camp, so fully in the shade.
At the beach also either under the umbrella or in his pram . He was wearing a UV beach suit.
It is quite windy here, but warm.
Anyway, after spending the whole day in the shade and covered well, he has a sunburn face (cheeks and nose) I feel awful that he has sunburn.
Any ideas to help treat the sunburn as quickly as possible? I've been putting child's farm after sun on to help treat.
Not sure what else I can do to keep him protected from it, when he spent the whole day under cover, and using equipment designed to protect against the sun...

Did he have sun cream on?

Did he have sun cream on?

Make sure to keep the skin cool with a damp cloth. Something like aloe Vera gel or aftersun is useful too.

Suncream is essential. But don't beat yourself up too much. You're not going to do any lasting damage from the odd bit of sunburn. Just treat it as a lesson learnt...

If I remember correctly from the baby days suncream isn't suitable under 6 months? I think I've seen some from 3 months but if baby is tiny then OP did everything recommended.

Sorry, no advice on treating the sunburn. But don't beat yourself up. Lesson learned not to rely on the umbrellas and keep him in actual shade next time

If you’re on that type of holiday I would make sure he has sun cream on unless he’s very young. He must have been exposed to the sun for long enough to burn though - evening late afternoon sun can burn if out long enough. Could you get him a hat with a large brim too? If the burn isn’t bad it’ll go on it own. Don’t beat yourself up, it was a mistake and you're aware now for tomorrow.

You need to put suncream on him.

Have you been to the local pharmacy - they normally have better sunburn stuff, did he have sun cream on ?

Is it absolutely sunburn? You say it was windy? Strong winds could cause a red face

I've read that suncream shouldn't be used until 6m as their skin is too sensitive and it hinders their already compromised ability to regulate their temperature.

This happened to my 3 month old. I tiny burnt triangle on this face. We called the hotel doctor and he prescribed piriton do get some of that!

It's liquid for kids so use a calpol shooter. And my baby was completely in the shade all day - the rays bounced up from the marble floor I was told. Absolutely crazy how easy it is for babies to burn. I was mortified.

Is he really burnt or just a bit pink?

Dont panic, cold milk can help if his face feels hot. I think its caused by the wind.
I get that even if the sun isn`t out

@WonkyDonk87 yeah that's what I was told as well by HV, in the post natal books, on the suncream label etc. You can use suncream from 6m onwards I kept my son out of the strong afternoon sun completely when he was born in June 2016 (big heatwave) all you can do is keep them inside for the hottest part of the day. When you go to the beach the water reflects the sun so if you do go to beach again then you have to put suncream on as a parasol won't stop the reflective uv rays. It's very confusing info regarding suncream, some times you have to go out at 12-3pm so just put cream on the easily burnt bits that are not covered.

After sun is fine. You can't really 'treat' sunburn as such just keep the area moisturised with a suitable baby cream. Please ignore all advice such as milk and the no doubt ensuing natural yogurt etc. They advise no suncream for babies as they advise babies are kept out of the sun. Obviously this isn't always possible in which case you must apply suncream on exposed areas. There are creams suitable for babies on the market too. He will be more susceptible to burn now too you need to put cream on his face if you are going outside again.

dont feel guilty accidents happen.I recall staying in Florida i was very vigilant .My daughter was wearing a two piece uv suit and a legionnaires swim hat to cover her neck.I coated her in sun cream every few hours, yet i forgot that when she moved or lent forward a strip of skin between her shorts and her top at her back became exposed.So she got a very bad red burn strip on her back i felt so stupid .But all we can do is live and learn

Sudocreme

Use it for everything

Thank you for all the reply's...good advice! We are using the child's farm suncream and after sun.
It's definitely red and not just a little pink!
Sunhat In with a rim, bit doesn't stay in place as he has a really flat head 🙈 but keep putting back in place!
We're in a tent, so can't stay in it in day as it becomes like an oven, so relying on shade...we've moved about today lots to follow the shade....massive lesson learn, and feel awful for allowing it to happen, but I have done everything I can

It's important now to only use actual aftersun rather than any creams that have grease products in them. Grease will trap the heat in the skin and hinder recovery.

You've learned the lesson the hard way. I was ultra cautious with DD her first summer and we just never spent a full day outside if it was hot and sunny because with the best will in the world you can't possibly fully protect them from the sun using the pram/parasol etc. and even if you can they could still end up getting too hot for prolonged periods of time even if not burnt (we have an SPF50 beach tent and I was surprised when I sat in it recently that it was hotter in there than outside).

Ah cross post. Just seen you're camping. Are you near a town with a big museum that you could go to to get out of the sun tomorrow?

It's an almost impossible task but it's going to be even more important to keep him out of the sun now he's burned.