How To Treat Baby Sunburn

So what do you do if your baby shows sunburn symptoms after a day at the beach? Pink or red skin, blisters, swelling, and itching are some of the symptoms of sunburn. Because your baby’s skin is sensitive, sunburn is a serious problem which needs to be treated immediately. Here are some tips to alleviate your baby’s sunburn:

• Apply a cool washcloth to the affected skin. This helps relieve any swelling.
• If your baby is itching, apply aloe vera or calamine lotion to the sunburn.
• Use over-the-counter pain relief medicine made for babies to reduce irritation.
• Make sure you give your baby water and other fluids to prevent dehydration.
• Keep your baby in loose clothing until the sunburn has healed.
• Do NOT apply vitamin E, petroleum jelly, warm water, or sunburn anesthetic sprays to sunburned skin.
• Make sure you call a doctor if large areas of your baby’s skin are sunburned or if your baby gets a fever.

Tips For Taking Your Baby To the Beach

It’s that time of the year…beach season! When taking your baby to the beach, make sure to follow some of these tips to ensure a fun and safe trip:

• Formula bottles, or water to keep the kids from getting dehydrated
• Snacks
• A small tent to provide shade
• Plenty of age-appropriate toys
• Extra diapers and wipes
• Extra beach towels
• Apply sunscreen before you leave the house to ensure the block has absorbed into the skin before getting exposed to the sun.

And never, ever, forget to have fun!