Do I need

bancbev

those baby mitten things so baby doesn't scratch herself?  I have heard mixed opinions and don't know if I should buy some.

Que*Sera*Sera

No. Buy fingernail clippers.

angiegail78

I had some but Abe has huge hands and they never fit.  He didn't scratch himself until just recently.

hippotree

Henry used to scratch the shiit out of himself, even when we tried to keep his nails trimmed.  So I vote yes.

weelass24

I had them and they were fine.  Socks work just as well.  I didn't clip his nails until a few months ago and even now I will only do it when he is sleeping.  Before that I would just file and buff.

DNK777

No.  I couldn't get them to stay on anyway.  Socks work better IMO.  I did like the long sleeve onesies that fold over the hands.  By the time she was in 0-3 I didn't need them anymore, but when she was a newborn she pretty much lived in those and a swaddling blanket.

staycee

I had 3 pairs and never used them at all.   Their fingernails practically peel off when so little.    She didn't scratch herself until 6.5 months old.   That was the first time I had to clip her nails with the clippers.

Danse

I've never used them.

ashdonne

I vote yes.  I used them until she was about 1 month old or so.  Was not going to use them until after she was placed under the bili lights and DH had to make a quick run to target to get them because she had clawed her whole body up.  Poor baby.  They worked great!