Sunscreen under 6 months

Just to add don’t plan on having LO sitting out in the sun but we can’t avoid it completely

I’m not planning on using it until 6 months. Will just keep him out of the sun as much as we can.

My son was born in March last year and it was sunny and really hot every day until he was 6 months. We didn’t use suncream on him until 6 months as we honestly just kept him out of the sun.

When we were out he was in the pram most of the time and we would use a snooze shade to make sure he was always covered. If we stopped in a pub and sat outside we would sit in the shade or get a table with an umbrella. If we went to the park we would either sit in the shade, get a little pop up tent to put him in or keep him in the pram. It’s definitely possible to keep them out of the sun 99% or the time. The other 1% would be very very limited such as when they’re in the pram and you change direction and the sun hits them for a minute. Any longer and I would pop a muslin over the body part that the sun is hitting.

They say they shouldn’t be in direct sun under 6 months which is why you shouldn’t need sun cream.

Their skin is so delicate, j was always afraid to. I did hat's and shade and s fan when the sun and heat were unavoidable

I would keep her in the shade and covered as good as you can, thin breathable long sleeves and trousers, a wide-brimmed sun hat that covers face and neck area. There are summer clothes with SPF 50 for babies.

Another option, to complete the protection is to use a natural mineral based sun protection on her hands and feet in case she gets exposed to the sun, like tallow with non-nano zinc oxide, beeswax and Shea butter.

When we were out with the pram, we used the sun protector and an umbrella that you can attach to the pram, so our little was in the shade always

I asked our pediatrician about this last summer because my youngest was born in February but we have a pool membership and an older child (who was 3 at the time). Obviously keeping them out of the sun is the best, but if you truly can’t, sunscreen is better than no sunscreen.

I kept her covered as much as possible with hats, long sleeve swimsuits, even water shoes but there were a few times before she was 6 months I used small amounts on her and she was fine.

I didn’t even realise sunscreen was 6m+. I used it on my little one just recently on his hands and feet. He had just turned 5m.
We were in France and whilst he was mostly covered his hands and feet kept popping out the pram and it was too warm for socks so I put sunscreen on them to be on the safe side so they didn’t burn