Sun cream advice needed!

[kidsareok]

Hi! My little boy is almost 10 weeks old and I was just wondering if anyone had any sun cream recommendations for sensitive skin? He can't use perfumed stuff like Johnson's baby stuff. We use child's farm sensitive bath wash with him and Aveeno emollient cream on his face to stop his skin drying out and getting a rash. Just wondering if anyone knew which creams were best! Thanks!

I didn't think any sun cream was recommended for babies under 6 months.

Child’s Farm do a sunscreen!

Sunsense, it's expensive but very good

We get it on amazon

I agree though that it's not recommended before 6 months

Sun cream isn't recommended for babies under 6 months and it is advised that they are kept away from direct sunlight.
Use the hood from the pram, Parasols, hats, uv protection tents for the garden or a gazebo, full swimming outfits with UV protection built in etc.

Ah yeah I read that on the NHS website. I think it's quite difficult to keep them out of the sun completely and I would feel more at ease if he had cream on as well as being in the shade etc. It would really only be his face. X

How is it hard to keep him out of the sun? He’s immobile!!!!

Are you in the UK? I wouldn't have thought you need sunscreen just yet anyway. I don't think the sun gets strong enough to burn until April, so assuming that his sun exposure is just what he picks up in the pram on your daily walk, he should be ok. You can get parasols that clip onto prams to provide shade, or drape a large muslin from the hood, secured with pegs.

My advice would be don't use sunscreen until they are actually enough to be in the sun. I made this mistake a few times with DD when she was a baby, put sun cream on her when in the shade thinking it was necessary (someone once told me that the sun reflects off stuff and they can still get burned, I was a bit over anxious)

Anyway it just made her really sweaty and hot and was not pleasant. I then just kept her in the shade probably until she was walking?! Like another poster said - Pram parasol, sun covers, etc. If you want to go in the garden get a parasol or little sun tent. It's annoying if you're a sun worshipper but just the way it is!

DD1 spent the first 6 weeks of her life under a UV lamp. She now tans really easily! Honestly, OP, don't worry. As others have said, keep babies in the shade when the sun comes out with a muslin or umbrella, but I wouldn't bother until April anyway.

Are you not white? If so yes you will need sunscreen as the advice (for the UK) is to take them out in direct sunlight before 6 months. Go to Boots and the pharmacist will recommend a brand - I used a baby version of Soltan in spf 50 as per pharmacists advice between 0-6 months as well as after 6 months.

Jesus, please do NOT keep babies out of the sun. All of us need sunlight, it is crucial in vitamin D production. Yes be sensible about coming in at midday etc etc but babies need to be in the sun too.

We’ve gone crazy with this!

I can see there are a host of Karen's commenting here! Maybe just advise me on some decent sunscreen for sensitive skin like I asked or don't bother commenting?! I'll be putting sunscreen on my child so I really have no time for unsolicited comments - but thanks for your time 🙄🥱. Thank you to those who suggested some sun creams! That's really helpful x

What a belittling way of labelling people you don't agree with.

My suggestion didn't suggest a sun cream but I was genuinely trying to be helpful because I spent a long time trying to find sun cream for my baby, tried a few, found she was better staying in the shade without it because all of it was too heavy for her skin and made her hotter and sticky. I learnt by making that error so I was genuinely trying to help.

Good luck with whichever ones you try.

Karen’s

Think you might be on the wrong site luv

Try to avoid anything containing oxybenzone or any other chemical sunscreens, which are endocrine disrupters. Physical/ mineral sunscreens are better at reflecting the rays rather than absorbing them.

Gosh OP, aren't you embarrassed to be so rude to people who are trying to help you?

The usual response when people spend time answering your question and offering advice when you've requested it, is "thank you".

You're welcome

🙄
I brought my children up in Australia and nobody puts sunscreen on their baby. They have muslins over the prawns and they wear hats.

Nah not embarrassed at all really to be honest.

How is it hard to keep him out of the sun? He’s immobile

Exactly

I don't get why people are so awful? I'm a first time mum who went for a walk today and noticed that the sun was on my baby's face at times and just wanted help. I'm guessing the people who are telling me not to put sunscreen on him or laughing that he's immobile etc have never been first time mums abs worried about their children? Or are you all upset because W there are no baby groups you can go to at the moment to belittle others by bragging about your perfect parenting so you have to come on here and pick on people? Don't worry - soon you'll be able to go back to telling people at groups about breastfeeding your baby at every possible opportunity - bless x

@kidsareok i think everybody on here was trying to be helpful? Just that some were saying not to bother with sunscreen and choose shade. Just a different angle of advice. Nobody was nasty!? Other than you calling people Karen.

I genuinely read your OP and thought oh I remember this dilemma a couple of years ago, I'll share my advice. Nothing nasty, just didn't give a sunscreen suggestion

you shouldnt use muslins to shade e.g. on a pram as it raises the heat in the covered area too much - brolly for pram is advised

Wow. OP I suggest you have a glass of wine or something. You really need to chill out.

https://www.sunsense.co.uk/?brandreferrer=qvskincare

Would highly recommend ego. They do a children's and babies sunsense sun protection cream.

It's an Australian brand, I'm in Australia relocated from the UK and it's the only thing that my children could use due to their extremely sensitive skin against the harsh sun here; it protected their skin beautifully.

All their sunsense and ego QV skin care products for extremely sensitive skin are the only products they've been able to use. And still use them now as young adults.

I've just reread the replies from before your 'Karen outburst' and I can't see why you have become so enraged.

The point of asking a question like this is to find out the answers. Other posters didn't know that you already knew that the NHS advice recommended that babies should not have sunscreen, so that's why they were telling you this information.

You could try Netmums rather than Mumsnet. You might find the kind of support you want there.