OK.... so when can we take a newborn in the water?

I know that they say 6 months for sunscreen and that would be the obvious answer to when you can take them in the water at the beach... but that seems like a long time for water.

When did you take your baby into the water, be it a pool or the beach??

Re: OK.... so when can we take a newborn in the water?

I dont have an answer about the water - but I asked my dr. about the sunscreen because we are taking Cailen to the folk festival when he is 4 mts

He said that sunscreen is always better than sunburn, as long as there is nothing in it - like Arbonne baby care... but he warned that sunscreen can give parents a false sense of security, so he is wary about okay-ing sunscreen on young babies for that reason. He said that they should always be in the shade as much as possible...

HTH

Re: OK.... so when can we take a newborn in the water?

My ped said any age is fine really. Just not during the day when the sun is strong. When we went to visit family, I took her in the an indoor pool so I didn't have to worry about the sun. She really had no reaction to it! We went to the pool today, but she just sat with me in the shade. I can't wait until next Summer when she can float around in a little boat

Re: OK.... so when can we take a newborn in the water?

We took DS in a pool on July 3rd, when he was 9 weeks old. My ped told me "off the record" that I could use Waterbabies SPF 50 on him.

We've taken him to the beach in Montauk and to a family member's pool. We are planning on taking him in again at the end of hte month when we go to Florida (he will be 3 months old)

Re: OK.... so when can we take a newborn in the water?

SafeTswim starts classes at 2 months- so I would imagine as early as that.

That's what I'm waiting for......