How do you trim your badgers nails?

victoria+james · January 2015

jbuck909 · January 2015

I bite them while he nurses. It works.

cmac6186 · January 2015

Nail clippers while she's napping.

staryb · January 2015

I use clippers. DD needs to be pretty zonked out to get this accomplished and filing takes to long!

shannonshare · January 2015

I use nail clippers for the long ones and then file them to be rounded.

silliegirlie143 · January 2015

I've been using the file since Day 1 and decided to get brave with the clippers a couple of days ago...

Did NOT go well

I was on the last damn finger and wouldn't you know I got her with the stupid clippers

Son of a...!!!

Not sure who cried longer: me or LO

TheOtherJacobsons · January 2015

I used to use nail clippers while she napped, now she lets me do it while she's awake.

Emerald27 · January 2015

cmac6186 said:
Nail clippers while she's napping.

This!

DreadGamerWife · January 2015

Normally file but if one is really long, them clippers first.

ANGnJON · January 2015

SS - I have my sister do it when she visits while they nap or nurse! I still haven't worked up the courage to clip them my self yet!

rosalie12 · January 2015

The nurses at the hospital told us to use a file, but it didn't help at all. They were so soft and DD hated it! I tried it for several weeks but then tried using her baby nail clippers a few weeks ago. It works so much better! Then sometimes they just peel off. I have to wait until she's really drowsy or asleep to do it. Speaking of which, I really need to clip them again. Even though it has gone well so far, it still makes me nervous!

lrobi13 · January 2015

Clippers. And I have accidentally gotten him once or twice and it was so sad.

beachbumsc · January 2015

I peel them while she nurses

vrj0522 · January 2015

Nail clippers. Usually try to do it while she's sleeping but she lets me do it anytime.

savicke2009 · January 2015

Im a biter also..

cmac6186 · January 2015

Those trimming while nursing...you're doing it all or help from DH? I can't fathom feeding squirmy baby and cutting her nails at the same time

MuffinMom14 · January 2015

We filed at first, then we swaddled her with her hands sticking out and cut them. It was genius.

shannonshare · January 2015

rosalie12 said:
The nurses at the hospital told us to use a file, but it didn't help at all. They were so soft and DD hated it! I tried it for several weeks but then tried using her baby nail clippers a few weeks ago. It works so much better! Then sometimes they just peel off. I have to wait until she's really drowsy or asleep to do it. Speaking of which, I really need to clip them again. Even though it has gone well so far, it still makes me nervous!

At first, DD's nails were too soft to file easily and the baby emery boards aren't great. I use my glass nail file now and it works really well.

golfingdarwinfish · January 2015

DH always does it, and I'm pretty sure he files them.

NeedMoreCowbell · January 2015

SPurp13 said:
We filed at first, then we swaddled her with her hands sticking out and cut them. It was genius.

That IS genius.

Dani0329 · January 2015

I clipped her little fingers one too many times, I was being ridiculous crying like a mad woman. My husband was deployed and I was at my parents and she ran in and was like, is everyone okay? Haha I'm lame.

Anyway I voted SS because I clip a corner and then peel the nail, works for us!