OMG what have I done to my baby!
Here's the story:
I went to go to mothers group, but it didn't look like anyone was there. So I drove to go to the waterfront have a 10 min walk then head back. But I stopped at th Lota Creek Mangrove boardwalking area (on Whites Road - for those of you in Wynnum QLD). However, I thought that it was just a walk to a lookout of sorts. No, it went right thru to another road. There was also a trail, so thinking it was a 10 min trail, I decided to take it. 1 hour! Most of it was under trees. When we got back to the car, I was hot and sticky and itchy and decided to go home for a nice cold bath. In that bath, I saw that Jensen had a bit of a red arm. Hoping to delude my self that it wasn't sunburn, I thought it may have been more of his heat rash/ other rash that he has. After 2 hrs, in which we both napped for an hour, I noticed it definately sunburn! And its bad... spesh on a baby. Its on both arms and legs, one side more than the other. And a lil on his cheeks.
OMG, what can I do? I put some sorbolene on it but I rang DH and he said to go and get some aloe vera, preferably a plant, and put that on him. I mentioned that when you're sunburnt you tend to be more thirsty, and atm, I have this feeling that he's just not getting enough from me - but thats another story. DH said maybe some cooled boiled water if he wants it after he's been breastfed.
What else can I do? I feel so terrible that I've done this.He's only just 5mths old and already his first sunburn. Not really something to put in the baby book.




He's only just 5mths old and already his first sunburn. Not really something to put in the baby book.
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