Sunscreen Question 🧴

What’s the best sunscreen for a baby who just turned 6 months & why is it your favorite?

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I had blue lizard baby recommended to me and I got it and used it for the first time yesterday. I got the tube kind not the stick and it went on smoothly and wasn't greasy. she wasn't out in the sun for a super long time but it seemed to protect her. it was also easy to wash off and didn't leave a greasy sheen in the bath water.

This might be unhelpful bc I haven’t actually used them yet😂 but my girl just turned 6 months and we’re going to Hawaii in a couple weeks so I’ve been spending some time searching these. I’ve narrowed it down to either Pipette or Badger for a “clean” baby safe sunscreen. From what I’ve gathered Pipette seems “thinner” and better for general everyday use while Badger is “thicker” and is better for like a beach day or if you’re gonna be really exposed to the sun. I plan to get both and hope for the best🤷🏻‍♀️ Definitely going to follow this to see what other people have to say though!

Definitely Green People! Organic and no nasty ingredients. My daughter has eczema and I have psoriasis so both of us have very sensitive skin but in different ways, and neither of us have had a reaction, its actually so good I’d almost use it as a moisturiser!
I’m not seeing US shipping on their website but I did find it available here and it’s actually cheaper than the UK store

https://us.bathandunwind.com/brands/green-people/sun-care/

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My 4 month old is exclusively breast fed. He won’t take a dummy or bottle. We have been contact napping (he will nap for 1 hour on me mostly and then has one 2 hour nap) and co-sleeping but I now want to stop co-sleeping and reduce the contact naps.

Around 1-3 times a week for the past 2-3 weeks he will have his first nap of the day in the bassinet or next to me crib (I will breastfeed him, transfer while drowsy but awake, rock him and shhhh him to sleep). This worked - he would moan a little for around 10 mins but not cry and would sleep for around 30 mins.

This week all independent naps have been unsuccessful - I have not changed anything but he won’t sleep and then becomes overtired. So I give in and nurse him to sleep as I just want him to sleep.

Night time he wakes 6-11 times and it’s exhausting, he wants to feed to sleep each time. If I don’t nurse him and try rock him / shhh him / tap him he will cry and then it takes 1 hour plus+ to sleep. I am exhausted, I have no other support apart from my partner. He leaves for work at 5 am and gets home at 6.30pm. I am the only one who can get my baby to sleep and it’s exhausting. I feel like a shell of my former self and just want some time to be able to do normal things!

He will fall asleep on a walk in the pram or carrier too.

Also, last week his day time sleep was a lot less as we were out a lot of the day but he only woke at 1am!!!!! There was no change other than reduced nap time during the day but all the guidance online stayed less daytime sleep leads to worse night time sleep.

Any help is GREATLY appreciated please! I am at my wits end. I’m considering hiring a sleep coach as I don’t know what else to do but money is tight and I DO NOT want to do any cry it out at all!!

Thank you! Xxx

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