Life With A Baby - Cutting baby nails

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 10:10 PM

Message # 270963

Caroline

I am hoping someone will have a suggestion about how to safely maintain finger & toe nails on infants.

I had been using a nail file right after birth but that takes forever & only works if the baby is sleeping. Then I graduated to nail clippers & ended up clipping his finger too, to my complete horror!!! Now I'm just scared to touch them, but I have to or else he's going to carve his beautiful face to smitherenes.

I've heard bite them off, but I'm scared to bite him - he's very squirmy & after my nail clipper incident, I don't trust myself. Help!

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:15 PM

Reply # 270983 on 270963

Claire (Administrator)

Hi Caroline,
there is an open topic on this discussion at http://www.lifewithababy.com/Default.aspx?pageId=288220&mode=MessageList&eid=255533

Have you thought of using the little baby scissors with the rounded end to cut the nails. This way you don't have to worry about sharp edges. You can get them at walmart, safety superstore, zellers, dearborn (so basically in most stores)

good luck.
Claire

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 7:35 AM

Reply # 271122 on 270963

Caroline

Thanks Claire - did a quick search to see if someone had posted this topic & didn't find it, so thanks for the link. I've heard of those scissors, didn't realize they were rounded, I will have to check them out.

Thursday, January 28, 2010 2:09 PM

Reply # 275569 on 270963

Marlee

Don't be scared about biting the nails. I have been biting my son's nails since he was born and have never bitten him. He is getting more squirmy now so I get them when he is playing or even while he is sleeping! And I do the same for the toe nails, which may seem gross but he's only 4 months old so its not like his feet get dirty!

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