Anyone else afraid to cut LO's nails?

Re: Anyone else afraid to cut LO's nails?

• JalynSue member

  July 2012

  I just do while she's sleeping. It gets much harder once they're older and fight you every minute of it!

  

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• GypsyEsq member

  July 2012

  File them instead.
  

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• jennyann28 member

  July 2012

  Wow, your DD is a month old and you have never cut them yet???  I have to cut DD's twice a week!  

  I was scared to cut her nails.  And sure enough, she moved when I was cutting her thumbnail and I cut her finger a little bit.  I felt absolutely horrible, but you know what?  She lived.

  I agree with PP, try to do it when they're sleeping.  DD needs to be swaddled to do any sleeping now, and it is much more difficult to trim her nails. 

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• elampl member

  July 2012

  it might sound wierd, but you can also bite them when she sleeping or occupied by eating. 

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• Ms Molly member

  July 2012

  Yes, and everyone tells me to bite or peel them. The clippers scare me, I'm afraid I'll cut his little fingers.

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• parenthood4 member

  July 2012

  elampl:

  it might sound wierd, but you can also bite them when she sleeping or occupied by eating. 

  Yep, I bite them or peel them while he's nursing
  

  
  
  

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• k4slr6 member

  July 2012

  I filed them until 2 weeks ago and started clipping.  Clipping is way faster.  But she takes more cat naps now so I have to get it done quick while she is in a deeper sleep. 

  
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• Samiantha101 member

  July 2012

  Yes, so I file them instead. 

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• silkyhorse

  July 2012

  It's never bothered me and (knock on wood) I've never nicked either of kids' skin.

  My mom said she was afraid to cut our fingernails when we were kids, so she made my dad do it!  lol!  My dad has these big, thick hands - I'm sure we got our skin pinched a lot more with Dad doing it than if Mom had had the courage to do it
  

  

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• tracieanchris member

  July 2012

  I have found that these work the best

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• drbethc member

  July 2012

  I posted this exact post  a week ago...i bought the zoli b electric file from amazon...so quick and effective. You never have to worry about hurting LO.

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• vintagejjane member

  July 2012

  KerrieH6:

  elampl:

  it might sound wierd, but you can also bite them when she sleeping or occupied by eating. 

  Yep, I bite them or peel them while he's nursing
  

  I bite them too when she is nursing.  

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• meggiepoo87 member

  July 2012

  Terrified. He is almost 3 months old and I've never cut them. My dad always does it for me.

  

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• tiffandjames member

  July 2012

  We always just bite DD's nails.
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  

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• tbmadeamistake member

  July 2012

  I read somewhere once that if you cut their nails, they might bleed.  If you don't cut their nails, they'll scratch themselves and bleed anyway.  Why postpone the inevitable?  That said, it took me a while to be comfortable doing it.  It's getting better because I'm feeling more comfortable.

  Wait until she's sleeping, put her facing out on your lap.  Grab her hand so that the fingers are curling around your hand towards you, clip with the other hand.  Works great.

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• FabulousMrs.P member

  July 2012

  My DD is 8 months old now, but in the beginning I just used the baby file and filed them down. When I felt comfortable, then I started to cut them while she was sleeping. It was way easier to do.
  

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