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apb17
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Alli
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WHen can you start putting sun block on your DC?
DS is almost 5 months and we're heading to a full day of Tball tomorrow with my older DS. Just want to know if the baby is too young for sun block.
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JTK
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Re: WHen can you start putting sun block on your DC?
the ped says 6 months.
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| Posted 4/20/07 8:51 PM |
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ABCiverson
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Amanda
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Re: WHen can you start putting sun block on your DC?
We use to put it on my son when he was 3 months old. I have never heard there is an age.
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| Posted 4/20/07 8:52 PM |
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Lucky
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Re: WHen can you start putting sun block on your DC?
Posted by JTK
the ped says 6 months.
Ditto
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| Posted 4/20/07 8:58 PM |
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BaroqueMama
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me
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Re: WHen can you start putting sun block on your DC?
Mine told us right away.
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| Posted 4/20/07 9:24 PM |
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Charly
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Re: WHen can you start putting sun block on your DC?
Posted by Lucky
Posted by JTK
the ped says 6 months.
Ditto
same here
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| Posted 4/20/07 9:27 PM |
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nrthshgrl
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Re: WHen can you start putting sun block on your DC?
Posted by Charly
Posted by Lucky
Posted by JTK
the ped says 6 months.
Ditto
same here
Same here.
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| Posted 4/20/07 9:42 PM |
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EmmaNick
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Re: WHen can you start putting sun block on your DC?
I found this:
Until recently the American Academy of Pediatrics advised against the use of sunblock in babies under six months of age. Now they recommend:
"For babies under six months of age, sunscreen may be used on small areas of the body such as the face and the back of the hands if adequate clothing and shade are not available. For older children, test the sunscreen on the baby's back for a reaction before applying it all over. Apply carefully around the eyes, avoiding the eyelids. If your baby rubs sunscreen into her eyes, wipe the eyes and hands clean with a damp cloth. If the sunscreen burns her eyes, try a different brand or try a sunscreen stick or sunblock with titanium dioxide or zinc oxide. If a rash develops, talk to your pediatrician."
There are two very important reasons for not overusing sunscreen in young babies:
1. Infants and children have what is called a high body surface to volume ratio. What this means is that proportionately babies have more skin for the size body as compared to an adult. Sunscreens are made of chemicals. On the older child and adult, the chemical exposure is relatively minimal because the body surface ratio is smaller than a baby. Therefore, babies get a higher "dose" of sunscreen than do those older. While this exposure would most likely not cause any problems, the likelihood of an adverse reaction is greater.
2. Babies have a mildly impaired mechanism to keep cool by sweating. In addition, they have a greater risk of becoming dehydrated due to heat. Sunscreen can somewhat impair effective cooling by perspiration, so placing it on an infant could be detrimental.
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pnm1654
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Re: WHen can you start putting sun block on your DC?
My son's ped told me 6 mos.
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| Posted 4/20/07 10:35 PM |
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Merf99
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Re: WHen can you start putting sun block on your DC?
We went to Puerto Rico with DD when she was 5 months so of course we had to use sunscreen. Our doctor said it was fine but use a chemical free one and patch test it on her body first. We used the Blue Lizard brand and I love it - no reaction whatsoever. Someone on this board recommended it to me too.
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| Posted 4/20/07 11:00 PM |
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monkeybride
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Re: WHen can you start putting sun block on your DC?
We were told 6 months. Can you keep him shaded?
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| Posted 4/20/07 11:52 PM |
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JavaJunkie
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Lois
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Re: WHen can you start putting sun block on your DC?
We were told 3 months was ok. We went on vacation at 5 months and the ped said it was fine
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| Posted 4/21/07 8:34 AM |
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WoodIAm
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JoAnne
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Re: WHen can you start putting sun block on your DC?
Mine told me it was fine at 5 months.
Message edited 4/21/2007 11:10:31 AM.
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| Posted 4/21/07 11:07 AM |
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ckdk
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Cheryl
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Re: WHen can you start putting sun block on your DC?
Ped said 6 months but we went to FL around 5 1/2 months and of course we used sunblock, she is fine!
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| Posted 4/21/07 11:15 AM |
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mishy
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Re: WHen can you start putting sun block on your DC?
6 months for us..
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| Posted 4/21/07 11:23 AM |
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