Bad sunburn help!

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Anonymous wrote:Relax OP it’s not a big deal. We have all gotten sunburned several times. Not ideal, but it happens. My middle child is very very pale and has gotten red a few times... I would not even call that sunburned since it was gone the following day.

I was a place child, and I would burn, now I have skin cancer. My mom thought it wasn't a big deal., But, one time won't cause cancer. I burn, peel, never tan, if your kid isn't like me, oh well, but if your child has type I skin, burn, never tan, be very careful. It is excruciating getting burned.

I don't see how helpful this is to OP who already feels terrible about this. I'm another pale kid who occasionally got sunburned and I luckily don't have skin cancer (yet?).

The reality is that it is pretty tough to get to adulthood without a sunburn. I am pretty anal about sunscreen and my 3 yr old dd got a little pink yesterday. We were only at the beach for about 2.5 hours. Sat under an umbrella when we weren't in the water but we were in the water a lot. I didn't reapply because we started out slathered in thick babyganics which usually lasts all day. But we are pale people and a couple of hours swimming was enough to make us vulnerable.

I'm going to take it as a lesson learned. I'm not happy about it. But I'm not immediately placing the guilt of her future potential cancer on my shoulders. These things happen, its life, just use it as a reminder to set a timer for reapplication next time.

Reapply every few hours even if you are not in the water. Sun screen can come off via sweat. And rash guards really are great things. As a very pale person who turns into a lobster when exposed to direct sunlight, I have loved the rash guard. We all have long sleeved ones. It decreases the amount of sun screen needed. And they stay wet for a while outside of the water so they can help you stay cool. Love the rash guard. There are many with cute designs for kids. Athleta has some very nice looking, functional ones for adults. Just avoid white because they stain yellow when they touch sunscreen and the pool and the like often enough.

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Refrigerate the aloe!

Agreed that if it doesn’t hurt her then don’t worry too much.