What do you do to LO's nails?

SoSayWeAll · September 2014

I peel them periodically when he nurses. It works well. I haven't been brave enough to clip them yet.

herecomesthesun · September 2014

We file them.

Jenrileysmom · September 2014

We have clipped them twice now and filed them once. He always manages to scratch his face and the last time it was bleeding.

MC03 · September 2014

I clipped them two days ago and I cut her finger pretty bad. It was bleeding and I had to out a band aid on it.

I felt so so terrible. So now her nails are super long and I don't know what to do. I think I will get a file and try that.

tracey007 · September 2014

I peel them, bite them, and clip them when he's asleep and dada's holding him.

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rockyrollgirl · September 2014

Clip

tamarar5 · September 2014

I clip mostly, but will pull off a very loose hang nail. It doesn't bother me to clip. Ds actually loves having his nails clipped, to the point that we have to hide the clippers and fake clipping his do they aren't too short.

jendem8 · September 2014

Her thumbnails were so long when she was born that I had to clip them. I bite off hangnails and file (front to back) to maintain a shorter length.

laurenita8 · September 2014

I was told not to clip because it's too likely to cut his fingers. Doc said to soak and peel. I peel when they start to break off. I was also told to file but you can't file paper, they're too flimsy.

wandsandwine · September 2014

I've clipped 3 times but the last time I got the tip of his finger and between his screech and all the blood I'm so nervous to do it again. He mostly wears mittens

kraft333 · September 2014

I peel them when the tips start to get jagged/loose. If he has long nails intact, I'll pick at them while he nurses so they come off sooner than later.

SherryBaby2014 · September 2014

I found that using cuticle cutters while she's breast feeding or sleeping works the best! They are smaller and sharper than the stupid safety baby clippers. We tried the clippers unsuccessfully and biting for the first 5 weeks. Then last week I was trimming my own hang nails and thought "let's give these a try for DD" they were perfect.

skalnajs · September 2014

I bite them while he's nursing or asleep. He doesn't seem to mind

ungraceful13 · September 2014

DH clips them while I nurse.

workmm01 · September 2014

So far I have only peeled. His just don't seem to grow much.

kiley820 · September 2014

Up until last night he was pretty much living in mittens, but SO tried to file them while he was sleeping. It didn't work that great so we ended up just clipping them.