Sun Damage: Toddler, Pack n Play

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Helping 21 Month Old Stay Asleep

I have a 21 month old son and have been having some trouble with his sleeping patterns. I am completely against the Ferber method for him and have chosen not to let him "cry it out," as they say. We find ourselves following the attachment parenting methods and we used a family bed from birth to about 18 months, at which time I decided that we could try going to bed in his bed and then coming into the family bed if he wakes up later. I rock and nurse him to sleep, which works like a charm, but then he's up every few hours. I really want...

Sun Protection

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I Need Something to Shade My 6 Month Old from the Sun While Outside.

I may be asking a really dumb question. Is there something already made (that I haven't found) to shade my daughter from the sun while I'm outside? We are in a new housing development and do not have any mature trees to shade her. I have a pack-n-play. Do I rig an umbrella to it? She is not sitting up unsupported yet but will be soon. The other day we had a hat on her, sunglasses, and sunblock then tried to use the umbrella from our patio table to shade her while she sat in her exersaucer. It worked okay, but I'm looking for something...