The  weather in Auckland has been so patchy that I did not get to write my post about sun safety earlier this summer, but after going to the beach on Monday with my family and seeing a baby that could not have been older than 7 months at the beach with no protective clothing and no hat I thought maybe we all need a little reminder about being safe in the sun with our little ones.

It is recommended that babies under 6 months be kept in the shade at all times because just as in cold weather they are unable to regulate their temperatures like older children , so they can over heat really fast and will battle to naturally bring there body temp down without help. There is also the danger of sun burn on their extremely delicate skin.
Once they are a bit bigger and you are keen to get them out onto the sand and into the water remember a wide brim cool hat and a sunsafe bathing suit. I know little baby girls look cute in normal swim suits and little boys with just a swim nappy but there are some really lovely rash vest type swim suits out there that will keep your baby safe from the sun ☀️ 
Don’t forget to cover them with a high spf baby safe sun block too.
If you are bottle feeding remember to offer plenty of cooled boiled water between feeds to avoid dehydration. If you are breast feeding either offer short thirst quenching Breastfeeds or cooled boiled water. 
Remember keep yourself sun safe too😀