Taking your Baby Out

Walking It may be easiest to take a tiny baby in a sling, but if you use a buggy make sure your baby can lie down with his or her back flat. In cold weather Make sure your baby is wrapped up warm in cold weather because babies chill very easily. Take the extra clothing off when you get into a warm place so that your baby doesnt then overheat, even if he or she is asleep.
 
In hot weather
Children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of the sun, as their skin is thinner and they may not be able to produce enough pigment called melanin to protect them from sunburn. Children with fair or red hair, blue eyes and freckles are especially at risk, as the paler the skin, the less melanin is produced, and the more likely the child is to get burnt in the sun. Keep babies under six months out of the sun altogether. Older children should always be protected, either by covering them up or with a high protection sunscreen (sun protection factor 15+). Babies and childrens skin burns easily, even in sun which wouldnt affect your own skin.

In a car
Its illegal for anyone to hold a baby while sitting in the front seat of a car. The only safe way for your baby to travel in a car is in a properly secured, backward-facing, baby seat, or in a carrycot (not a Moses basket) with the cover on and secured with special straps.

If you have a car with air bags in the front your baby should not travel in the front seat (even facing backwards) because of the danger of suffocation if the bag inflates.

Some areas have special loan schemes to enable you to borrow a suitable baby seat when you and your baby first return from hospital. Ask your midwife or health visitor.