Cream with SPF recommendations

Since we are experiencing heatwave in UK (26 degrees 😆) I will need a good SPF for my newborn and oil to remove it since I only use water to wash her. Do you have any recommendations? Thank you!

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I think I’ve read that babies under 6 months should not wear sunscreen and instead be kept out of the sun/covered up. Double check but when I just looked into it again that’s what I was getting. Xx

Yes, NHS advice is not to use Sun cream before 6 months. Keep baby in the shade instead 😊

Didn't know that, thank you!

Like above, keep her shaded and once she’s 6 months I would use a physical sunscreen as they’re safer than chemical ones, thinkbaby is good x

My son is 5 months old and I’ve used the Child’s Farm SPF 50 lotion. I know they recommend staying out of the sun and I do keep him out as much as possible but there’s always times he’s slightly in the sun just with the way the sun moves etc. I think it’s more that their skin is delicate that they may react to it. I tried it on a patch on his leg before I put it on him and he didn’t react. I don’t Use it often but especially with weather like it is here at the moment I’d rather put it on him just in case than let him get caught in direct sunlight unprotected.

my pediatrician said its not safe BUT if I absolutely can't keep her out of the sun for some reason that sunscreen is safer than a sunburn, some of them are zinc oxide which is what's in diaper rash creams if that helps

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