I've had to adapt my approach. At first, watching little videos of himself was enough to distract him. Now, we've graduated to watching a couple minutes of a show on the big TV. I still have terrible issues doing his toes ... which is funny considering I caught him doing this the other day ... *picture go poof*
I sit him in my lap with cartoons on and he usually sits still long enough for my to clip his finger nails and toe nails. If he is antsy then I'll do one hand, close the clippers, and let him pretend to do his own nails. Then I take them back after a few minutes and continue and repeat that process if I need to.
I wait until he's sound asleep, cuddled up against me. I have even managed to file down the sharp edges a time or two. Maybe my kid is just a heavy sleeper?
TTC Baby Rob #1 05/07, BFP 06/07, EDD 02/22/08, Baby Jackaroo born via c-section after 22 hours of labor on 02/27/08 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TTC Baby Rob #2 06/11 BFP 11/06/11 EDD 07/16/12 Natural M/C 11/25/11 @ 6w3d Baby Rob #2 (Sloane), in our hearts always. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here comes Baby Rob #3 BFP on Cycle 17 09/27/12. EDD 06/04/12! Please Stick Baby! A/S 01/22/13 Baby looking great. Officially TEAM BLUE! Jack is getting a Baby Brother! RCS scheduled for 05/29/13. William Daryll born at 9:59am on 05/29/13. Left ovary and tube removed due to peach sized tumor found during RCS. Pathology came back benign!
On the changing table. I give her a wipe to play with. She loves those. She's obsessed with washing her face. When she gets bored with that I give her another thing she loves, like the vicks container or a diaper. I have learned to get pretty fast at it while she is distracted.
He is pretty good at falling asleep in his car seat. I actually keep his clippers in the little 'instruction compartment' in his car seat. If there is a day he is sleeping I got at either his hands or feet and he wakes none the wiser
Re: Nail Clipping Strategies
DS born 6/2013
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TTC Baby Rob #1 05/07, BFP 06/07, EDD 02/22/08, Baby Jackaroo born via c-section after 22 hours of labor on 02/27/08
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TTC Baby Rob #2 06/11 BFP 11/06/11 EDD 07/16/12 Natural M/C 11/25/11 @ 6w3d
Baby Rob #2 (Sloane), in our hearts always.
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Here comes Baby Rob #3
BFP on Cycle 17 09/27/12. EDD 06/04/12! Please Stick Baby! A/S 01/22/13 Baby looking great. Officially TEAM BLUE! Jack is getting a Baby Brother! RCS scheduled for 05/29/13. William Daryll born at 9:59am on 05/29/13. Left ovary and tube removed due to peach sized tumor found during RCS. Pathology came back benign!