Did you bring your baby out in the sun for short periods of time in the first month (birth to 1 month old)?

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I know short bouts of sun exposure are good for everyone. There's all this talk about keeping baby out of the sun until 6 months but I feel like a little sun exposure is beneficial for them. Thoughts?

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Not in direct sunlight but I’ve been bringing my son out since he was like a week old

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My little peanut had jaundice so we were told to put him in the sun for up to 15-20 mins.. so it can’t hurt if it helped heal him.

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We have a May baby who was born in Southern California. We absolutely left the house daily. Her first few months were spent more outdoors than indoors. We kept her shaded as much as possible (but NEVER covered her stroller or car seat - that's so incredibly dangerous) and we always applied sunscreen (yes, you CAN apply sunscreen to babies under 6 months. You can check the AAP website to confirm this as well. The risk of a sunburn leading to a heat stroke is far greater and more dangerous than the risk of an allergic reaction). We had zero issues.

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Yeah but his skin was always covered

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I meant to hit no, my son was born in January and had jaundice. So his dr told us to strip him down and lay him in front of a window so he still go the sunlight but 1. It wasn’t direct and 2. He wouldn’t be in the cold

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Baby’s skin is so delicate I pretty much avoided the direct sunlight until she was old enough to wear sunscreen. She was a February baby though so we were not going outside much anyways. Once she was 3 or 4 months old we went on lots of walks so she could get some fresh air. I would still keep her shaded though.

Did you bring your baby out in the sun for short periods of time in the first month (birth to 1 month old)?

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