nail clipping help

brazzale

If I don't get suggestions on clipping DS nails soon, he'll be in the record books for longest nails.  I try to do it while he's taking his bottle, so he's semi-distracted, but he totally fights it.  If I'm lucky, I get 1-2.  My sister says to just do 1-2/day, but then I'm having his battle daily, which I'm not thrilled about.  I tried last night while he was sleeping, but he yanked his hand away & then I couldn't reach it in his crib.  The insanity!

kaybe24

We hardly ever have the tv on when K is awake so I turn on the tv to keep him distracted.  To cut his toenails, he loves to sit on his dad's shoulders and I trim them then. Also I use baby scissors for his nails and clippers for his toenails.  I

ladybugpjb

For awhile, I used the TV as a distraction. Now I can sometimes just sing songs and he's okay. Toes are much harder since he likes to kick.

If someone else is home, a second pair of hands comes in handy.

brazzale

Thanks for the tips!  He doesn't care for the TV (if we have it on, he doesn't pay attention).  However, he loves harlem shake videos.  I'll give this a go tonight.  He is constantly jerking his hand away so I can't get the clippers on

1DestinationBride

I've been doing it while DS is asleep....it works GREAT - been doing it since day 1

boogerbearoriginal

I just do it while he's napping, but LO is in a regular bed not a crib so it's easier to access. I hope the videos are enough distraction you can at least get a whole hand done! Good luck!

ajs0924

I hate this job too and I might try the tv trick.  I actually make my sister do it when ever we see her! 

jmw222

We have saved a special YouTube video of Elmo's ducks just for nail clipping.  I let her hold my phone with one hand and do the other and then switch.  I have learned to perfect the clipping in 2 minutes 7 seconds....

LatteLady5

I let her have a cracker or a hard cookie type thing in the hand I'm not clipping and put on veggie tales. I still haven't figured out a good way to do her toes though. Those babies are always a battle.

aglenn

DS is not interested in the TV at all yet, so I do it when he's really sleepy and out of it, like after bath and right before bed.  Otherwise I have to enlist help from DH and make it a two-person job.

blueandgray

MH & I pair up for it - while he clips, I distract.  Lately what works best is when I hand her a second pair of clippers and she can "clip" (the clipper is closed, she just puts it to my fingertip and we say "clip!") my nails wi

Netty_3

We used to do it while he was napping, but then we were forgetting, and now and then he would wake up in the middle...now we do it getting ready for bed. He's fairly calm, I think he likes the noise...but it's not a perfect science.

gracefulruby33

No amount of distraction is enough for DD for nail clipping. I put her in her high chair, strap her in and grab her hand and hold on for dear life. She cries and about has a heart attack by the time it's all over, but what are ya gonna do.