Sunburn or Sunblock for 5 month old?

This really isn't a hard one - you don't use your sunblock on a child, you buy the ones that are specially made for children. They are designed for sensitive infants skin. Of course you should put sunblock on yor child but they should also be wearing thin long sleeved tops, hats, sunglasses & be under the shade. Then they aren't in the direct sunlight & wont get burnt. Try asking at your local chemist/pharmacy & see what infant products they have available, then select the one you think would be the best for your sitation. You could also avoid taking a child of that age outside if you cant get sunblock - a luke warm bath will help keep her cool, along with cool drinks of water, maybe sugar free ice blocks or cold fruit. Good luck for next time but if it really is THAT hot outside, then it's probably better not to take her outside at all, little ones burn & get hot so much easier than you or i do.

they have a sun block called waterbabies it's a pink bottle with a little girl showing her bottom, i believe that you can use that for your baby, in this time n age thier has to be a sun block out thier for young babies.

I believe you can buy sun block that is meant for younger kids.

I put sunblock on my daughter when she was just a couple months old. I used Aveeno's natural sunblock. It said the same thing on the bottle, not to use on a child under six months. You could talk to your doctor about it if you were really worried about it. The way I look at it is that it's better to protect her skin from the sun's harmful rays then to have her sunburned. With all the skin cancer out there these days, you want to do the best for your child. If you are still unsure, speak to her peditrician and see what they have to say.

As the father of 5 kids, (youngest is Emma 6 months old btw) we have been lucky and our kids have not had sensitive skin, so we have used sunblock on the kids as young as 1 month old, they do make sunblock that is for little ones. If your baby is sensitive to different soaps, fabrics or anything, you may not want to use the sunblock. So far none of my kids have had any problems! We have had a couple of sunburns and they really really suck!!