[lafonda]

I noticed yesterday that DS (4) has 2 freckles on his neck, 1 on his stomach and 2 on his arm. I am feeling really guilty that I let him have too much sun and ruined his beautiful skin

So how old are your kids and do they have freckles?

[Super Cat]

One childs freckles started appearing at around age four. Another at around age five, and one was born with them on his foot. Clearly they're not the same type of freckles you get from sun exposure (although no one can actually tell me what type they are) but they look exactly like regular freckles.

Other kids never got any freckles.

[HollyOllyOxenfre...]

DS had a freckle of the side of his bum, and I can assure you that it's never seen sun. Sometimes freckles just happen, so don't beat yourself up

[Excentrique]

my kids are 5 and 7 and have freckles. DD even has a couple on her face. Our skin is very prone to freckles and I won't deny my kids a bit of vitamin D so I don't worry about it.

[tres-chic]

I feel exactly the same way.

DS1 is 6 (and three quarters ) and now has a little spread of freckles on his face as well as a few larger, small mole-type freckles on his body here and there.

I worry I haven't put enough sun-screen on him to date, but actually, he has been slathered in it from birth.

My younger kids don't really have many at all so I can only assume it's just his skin type...but I'll await other posters' responses with interest.

[melaine]

My 5 year old has freckles on his nose. He's got my fair, freckly skin tone.

I'm torn about sun exposure - skin damage vs adequate vitamin D levels. I worry I haven't used enough sunscreen and have damaged his baby skin.

This post has been edited by melaine: 17/12/2012, 09:25 PM

[WinterDancesHere]

My 3 year old has two freckles. One on his wrist that he is very proud of, and one behind his knee.

I am very fair (burn in 10 mins) so he has not got excessive sun. I think they are normal and inevitable.

[anikal]

My 2 year old has a freckle on his thigh. That part has never seen the sun. Some freckles just happen.

[OneProudMum]

Is this a serious thread?

[BetteBoop]

My DD has experienced a miniscule amount of direct, unfiltered sunlight in her 5 years of life.

She has small black freckles scattered all over her body. I've got heaps of the same freckles too but I've seen a lot of sun.

I'm guessing it's not a sign of sun damage but just a feature of skin type.