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taking baby to the beach? help!

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I'm due May 22nd and my husband really wants to rent a beach condo for a week in mid-July. I think this is too soon after the baby would be born, but I would hate to break his bubble either (he's been amazing during all this) and while I'm sure a change of scenergy might be nice by then, is it even feasible?  It's possible my in-laws would come with us to help out, but still....I don't know what to do. Plus, all the rentals require a non-refundable security deposit.

 any advice?

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  • crazyDCbridecrazyDCbride

    Make sure you tell him that babies can't even wear sunscreen until they are 6-mo old... 

    It doesn't sound like a fun trip to me.  Sad

    I'd probably promise him an EXTRA-SUPER-DUPER beach trip next year.  When you and the baby will be able to enjoy it more...

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  • NowDNAtooNowDNAtoo
    I was told by my ped. at his 6 mo. appt. that it is now safe to use sunscreen on him and it was not prior.  I would be really hesitant to take ~8 week old to the beach where they run the risk of being burned and/or over heated.  Besides the fact that was just when I was starting to get comfortable with moving around out and about with him.
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  • kbirdkbird
    I would only go if it was understood we had to be really careful with baby and the sun. ?July is sooo hot - it's hard to be outdoors during the day even if it's shady, and going places in the car can be hot too. ?Is the condo roomy/nice, so that you and others won't mind spending the day time indoors hanging with baby? ?If DH wanted to rent a macdaddy beach house (you know the ones I'm talking about), I'd be fine spending the time in the lovely airconditioned house. ?A smaller condo...not so sure.
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  • AgrippaAgrippa

    DS was born on April 30th, and I wouldn't have been ready to take him to the beach in Mid-July.  He was a terror for the first 3 months of life. 

    We went away for 3 days over the 4th of July and it was horrible.  DS was hot, so he nursed constantly, which made me dehydrated, so I was miserable.  Since he was nursing all of the time (seriously, like every 30 minutes), I couldn't leave him with my ILs for a little bit just to get a break.  DH didn't understand why I wanted to leave early, since he wasn't the one with a baby attached to him the whole time... 

    Can you tell that I'm still grumpy about it?

    Sunscreen--my pedi told us that it was ok after DS was 3 months old. 

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  • eeclemeeclem

    I was just talking to a friend about this. We were thinking of going to the beach in late September, when baby would be 1 month. She did the same with her daughter last year and said that it was fine - but you really, really, have to stay out of the sun. We're only considering it because we'll be going to my in law's house that has a lot of baby gear (including kiddy tents/sun shades) and because we're never actually on the beach for more than 2 hours, usually in the late afternoon.

    We wouldn't do it in the middle of the summer, and definitely not if we had to pack a ton of gear and travel far from home. Also, we have the luxury of deciding that weekend/day whether we actually want to go or stay home, without losing a deposit or anything.

     I still plan to ask our pedi about it, though.

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  • eayodeeayode

    I'll throw my 2cents in - we will have a 3 -3.5 month old when we go to the beach this summer. Our family has a beach house, so all it is costing us is gas money. I am completely realistic about my expectations with having a baby at the beach- I know my on the beach time will be limited this summer, and I do not plan to have the baby on the beach during the day. But she won't be missing out on early morning or evening walks on the beach or just sitting on the porch listening to the waves. The beach is my favorite place and just b/c we will have an infant, doesn't mean I'm forgoing that this summer- plus my parents and sister will be there so there will be people to help take care of the baby.

     

     

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  • JARbabyJARbaby member
     I took DD to Outter Banks at 10 weeks. We got a sun tent that is 50spf and our Pedi said that sunscreen is better than NO sunscreen. I used all natural California Baby on her and gave her a bath right away when we got home.
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  • leslieanne1003@yahoo.comleslieanne1003@yahoo.com
    we took dd to the Puerto Rico and Florida when she was 3 and 4 months old.  she did great.  the doc said she could wear sunscreen and it was fine.  im not sure about being two months old, but you can do it im sure.  just dont keep her/him in the sun very long.
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  • tracy042206tracy042206
    I would definitely take along someone to help if you consider this.  Personally it was hard enuf for us to take DD to DE to visit my dad at his house when she was 2 mo old and that certainly wasn't fun.  We did take DD to the OBX when she was 11 mo and again while I know she enjoyed it and being around the other kids and families, it wasn't fun or relaxing for us as parents.
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