Sunstroke in children
OK I’m going to have a rant now.
I am sitting in a dark room watching over my youngest child as she has sunstroke. She went to a friends house today, her mum is over from the UK and although she had factor 30 on, she was out in the sun and pool all day…and I mean all day. Her skin is burnt to bits, she is dizzy, feels sick and has been crying. All becasue she has had way too much sun. This happens everytime we have friends over from the UK. They want to be out in the sun all day, every day and that includes their children.I’m really careful as my youngest is as white as anything, blonde hair, she has completely the wrong set of genes for summer sunshine. Husband is absolutely furious and I suspect the other child’s mother who I collected today who was also burned to bits is also furious. I had assumed that nobody in their right mind would put a child in a pool for hours upon hours, even with re -applying some sunscreen. It isn’t sunblock. It isn’t shade and it isn’t kind.
Don’t do this to children. The sun is incredibly strong and no amount of suntan lotion is going to keep skin from burning if you spend hours upon hours in the pool or beach. Burn youself, go right ahead but DO NOT DO IT to children.
Praying my little girl sleeps through now……poor baby.
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Nicky on
Mon, 27th Jul 2009 10:00 pm
Can tell you are mad and maybe not in the mood for my untiming wit but maybe the climate control underpants may be multi purpose after all!
Seriously, aloe vera is brilliant for sunburn. May be worth sending hubby out to nearest opencor. Also, if she gets prickly heat from it, get some anti histamine from the chemist, liquid form, to take as medicine, not apply!
Good luck
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