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Dad attempting to apply thick white mineral cream to a squirming toddler

Surviving the sticky, panic-inducing reality of baby suncare

It was late May, the temperature had inexplicably hit 22 degrees in London, and I was staring at my twin daughters in their double pram like they were gremlins about to melt in the light. They were barely four months...

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Exhausted dad holding twin babies under a massive beach umbrella in the summer

The Truth About Suntan Lotion for Newborns (And Summer Survival)

It was 28 degrees in London, which means the pavements were melting, the Central Line had become a mobile sauna, and everyone was suddenly terribly aggressive about acquiring ice lollies. I was standing in the sun care aisle of Boots,...

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A mom holding her newborn baby in the shade while drinking an iced coffee.

Sunblock Newborn Panic: What I Wish I Knew About Summer

Dear Past Me from exactly six months ago. Okay, I know. Time is a flat circle. Leo is four now, and Maya is seven, and we're blissfully out of the fragile newborn woods. But six months ago, when my best...

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