Shopping With You Young Baby
When traveling with your baby, always plan all your movements and stops in detail, so you can use your time efficiently.
Try to fit in a shopping trip between feedings or, if you think it is going to be a longer trip than the usual interval [...]
Sunscreen For Babies
There are many sunscreens available. Use one that protects against both UVA and UVB rays, with a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 15.
Sunscreen is not recommended for use on babies under the age of six months.
What the SPF means is [...]
Baby Sunburn
Children can get heatstroke in a very short time, and this is a dangerous condition. Also dangerous is sunburn, which can injure a child’s skin and greatly increase the risk of skin cancer later in life.
If your baby is under six months, [...]
Air Travel With Baby
Most airlines make special facilities available to children if they are asked ahead of time. Try to book a flight that won’t be crowded, and if you have a baby, ask for bulkhead seats, which have special folding tables for a bassinet or candle. [...]
Vacation With Baby
Never think that your child is too young to travel. Children nearly always surprise us and rise to the occasion in ways we never think possible. Traveling with young babies is a hobby in my family; I am told that when I was only six weeks old, [...]
Outings With Baby
Your baby is never too young for an outing; indeed, with a young baby you can go just about anywhere and, provided he can look around him, he will enjoy the change of scene even if he doesn’t understand much of what’s going on. When planning [...]