Some of the members on this forum anger me so much

Originally Posted by Drazic<3

Sorry...wait. I missed something. You put fake tan on your baby? Please, seriously? I have been on this forum a longggg time, seen many rows, but I am floored!

As someone who has struggled for a very long time with eating disorders, be careful how you tell your daughter she doesn't fit an 'ideal' or your idea of what is right. It is a very slippery slope, and you will mark her psyche for life. She is beautiful, perfect, amazing - and no words or actions should ever make her feel different.

Amen to this!

Like other have said that although its ok for children, that doesn't mean a 5 month old....
And yes, it may be organic but there will be a chemical in there which does the tanning. It may contain organic ingredients but IMO there must be chemicals in there for it to create a tan and i really don't think you should expose them to such a young baby.

I'd speak to your pediatrition before putting anything on your baby.

I think had you posted with details of the tan etc people may have taken it a bit more serious but you gave no information yet were asking people what they thought of it, how can anyone comment without information of the product you want to apply on your child? Thats why i think alot of people think it was for effect!!!!

Imo tanning your baby is crazy, to me my baby is absolutely perfect and i wouldnt give a damn if people thought she looked ill, you know she isnt so why do you care!

sorry you thought you were attacked in that thread but people are going to have alot of oppinions on the subject. Alfie is so pale its beyond belief he has milkybar kid blonde hair but i wouldnt fake tan him because i dont want him to get a complex when hes older or thinking pale people shouldnt be pale. just my oppinion though, shes your daughter you do what you want but the chemicals in fake tan organic or not are still not adviseable for an infant.

I haven't seen the nail polish thread but it sounds a bit OTT!

My 3 month old son is super pale - sometimes his skin seems so transparent that you can see the veins under his skin and round his eyes. If someone was rude enough to comment on it and ask if he is ill, I would just say "no, he's just naturally pale" and not even go into it any further.

In my eyes he is the most beautiful thing on this planet and there's nothing I could do to him that could improve his appearance.

I know you said that you were just doing the tan as a one-off, but if your daughter is brought up to think that her natural appearance isn't quite good enough for other people's opinions then she will never have confidence in herself and will always care too much about what people might think of her (I'm thinking of the Katie Price "Jordan" problem here...).

I'm sure she is beautiful as she is and you really shouldn't care what other people think! Are you doing it more to make yourself comfortable with her appearance, or just to stop people commenting? Either way, I think natural is best!

One last thing - you said the wedding is in Ireland? Aren't a lot of Irish people blessed with that lovely pale skin? Or have I seen too many movies?

Fake tanning a 5 month old baby?????!!!!!???
I've heard it all now....
Get a grip woman!!

My son is extremely pale skinned...he is so pale that 'friends' have asked if I lock him a cupboard all the time and before his hair grew all the veins on his head were really visable and again a 'friend' used to love to point out it looked like his face had been sewn on to the rest of his head...lovely!!!! But I don't care...its just who he is.

I don't want to be rude because it is up to you what you do but I just think its such a shame to not be proud of your daughter for who she is and what she naturally looks like. There are years and years in the future for her to worry about what she looks like without starting it so young. Plus I really wouldn't want to put tanning chemicals on such a young baby's skin.

Originally Posted by Vee_Bee

I haven't seen the nail polish thread but it sounds a bit OTT!

My 3 month old son is super pale - sometimes his skin seems so transparent that you can see the veins under his skin and round his eyes. If someone was rude enough to comment on it and ask if he is ill, I would just say "no, he's just naturally pale" and not even go into it any further.

In my eyes he is the most beautiful thing on this planet and there's nothing I could do to him that could improve his appearance.

I know you said that you were just doing the tan as a one-off, but if your daughter is brought up to think that her natural appearance isn't quite good enough for other people's opinions then she will never have confidence in herself and will always care too much about what people might think of her (I'm thinking of the Katie Price "Jordan" problem here...).

I'm sure she is beautiful as she is and you really shouldn't care what other people think! Are you doing it more to make yourself comfortable with her appearance, or just to stop people commenting? Either way, I think natural is best!

One last thing - you said the wedding is in Ireland? Aren't a lot of Irish people blessed with that lovely pale skin? Or have I seen too many movies?

We are! I just have to look at the sun and I turn pink

i stand by what i said on ur thread i think its rediculas to put fake tan on a baby organic or not. shes only a baby, she doesnt need fake tan and nor does a 4 yr old.

im very pale myself and i mean i look ill 24/7 but ive always been bought up to love my skin colour and putting fake tan on such young children isnt teaching them they are fine just the way they are