[littlebabydoll]

Do babies need sunglasses? Are the useful or a silly unneeded item a first time mom like me buy into?

 

[crosscat]

Well... Gram bought DD some shades, so here are a few thoughts...

Baby sunglasses and front carry babywearing = completely incompatible! Tried it once and the glasses wound up on the side of her head because they were getting bumped by my boobs each time she'd turn her head to look from one side to another.

We put them on her in the car seat on bright days and sometimes she leaves them there (often), but frequently she takes them off and chews on them.

Any other time you'd use them, a hat would probably be a better choice, anyway. (Hats end up over DD's eyes if she wears them in the car seat, though).

They *are* cute, however...

This is what happens when babies wear shades

 

[jt'smum]

Hehe! Your pics are too cute. I have the kind that strap around their head. DD hates them so I always stick a hat on her.

 

[kbond]

How do you keep the hats on? My daughter will not leave her hat on her head; she takes it off and either throws it on the ground or chews on it.

She'd probably do the same thing with sunglasses too.

 

[Burnindinner]

This is interesting! I've seen the kind with the strap and DS couldn't get them off. He knocks hats off... I was wondering if it would be worthwhile for the beach or walking this summer.

 

[hrsmom]

Those sunglasses pics are adorable!

As for keeping the hat on, for us a chin strap is a must. By the way, I'm looking for a good floppy hat for this summer, so if anyone has any recommendations, please post!

Do they need sunglasses? I also prefer the hat option. If I were to have my dd wear sunglasses, we'd probably need a strap, and I'd want them to be "good" sunglasses, since I can't stand to wear cheap sunglasses myself.

My aunt got dd a pair for her birthday, I assume just for fun. She does have fun with them! Here's our sunglasses picture

She usually takes them off right away

 

[terrainthailand]

this probably goes with out saying, but if you DO get sunglasses, make sure they have UV coating. Otherwise, the darkness with allow the pupil to dilate and possibly cause more harm to the eye than going without sunglasses (when squinting and a constricted pupil would help protect the eye from UV rays).

 

[Honey693]

DD has two pairs b/c otherwise the sun makes her cry. She'll start to squint then just flip out.

 

[jt'smum]

Chin strap for the hat..We got ours at Target. When oldest was a babe Baby Gap had a great hat. The brim was HUGE! I loved it. The sunglasses she keeps pushing and pushing till they are crooked gets mad I fix and we repeat the process.

 

[crosscat]

Cute cute pics HRSmom!

I didn't know that about the UV coating, though DD's glasses do have it. Glad to know for future reference!

Target does have some hats with chin straps right now, though I wish the brim were a bit bigger. My baby has three hats, only one with a chin strap (the one from Target), but she doesn't pull her other ones off, which surprises me...

Hey if you're crafty, you could probably make a strap for a hat! The target hats just have velcro at the bottom of each strap to secure them easily.