Vitamin D

One thing I find really tough is knowing how much sun I need to make enough vitamin D but without burning my delicate skin.

Being fair skinned I need less sun than my darker skinned pals to get my dose of vitamin D. My paediatrician advised me to get out once a day with my arms and legs uncovered and no sun block on after 3pm or 4pm  for 15 - 20 minutes. In Dubai at certain times of year this can be tough as even 15 minutes in the summer is a struggle at over 40C and high humidity, but we do our best and mum makes sure I have plenty to drink.

At other times I prefer to be in the shade with my sunhat and even my sunglasses on. I haven't yet worn any sunscreen as I prefer to keep out of the sun at my young age, but I have bought some organic baby suncream which I will be using from a few months time.

Vitamin D tablets that mum took and I got through the breastmilk

In December I was in the UK for a month and it was impossible to get enough sun. I was all bundled up nice and warm in my natty flying suit with just my face exposed and most days it wasn't even nice enough to go for a walk. I got mum to take extra vitamin D tablets and I got the benefit of them through my breastmilk. Job done!

Sunglasses

My Baby Banz

My mum bought me a couple of pairs of sunglasses for me to wear from being just a few months old. To start with I was having none of it and quickly made Mum aware of my views on these plastic contraptions covering my handsome face, but as I approached 4/5 months I chilled out about them and even started to rather like them. Now I'm happy to wear them in my stroller, well unless I am feeling the urge to chew them anyway.

I have two pairs- one is a Baby Banz camouflage style which is held in place with an elastic stretchy band and much more difficult to prise off my face and into my mouth. The others are a more traditional pair of baby sunglasses which I'm wearing in my photo below. Both have 99% UVA and UVB protection which is important otherwise they could do more harm than good causing my eyes to dilate and let more rays in.