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Why do my baby's toenails keep splitting and breaking off?

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bohemianbint · 04/07/2007 15:06

has anyone experienced this? It looks like it must be painful for him and it keeps happening! What can I do to stop it?

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TootyFrooty · 04/07/2007 15:08

It happens to my dses and they are 1.5 and 2.5. My nieces and nephews have it too. I think it's Just One of Those Things.

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thehairybabysmum · 04/07/2007 15:23

it saves you cutting the tops of his toes off whilst trying to cut them yourself though. I dont think its painful for them, happens to my ds all the time.

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bohemianbint · 04/07/2007 15:38

hmmm...it's quite bad though. FOr example at the moment half of his big toenail has broken and come right off, so he only has half a nail. Looked a bit bleedy as well.

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bohemianbint · 04/07/2007 19:20

bump!

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aardvarktwo · 04/07/2007 19:27

Is your DS crawling around?

This happened to my three and by the time the third was crawling I had worked out that they caught in the cracks in the floorboards which kept bending them back. Ick. Didn't seem to bother them though.

Nothing I can do about it and their nails get much better when they start walking.

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bohemianbint · 04/07/2007 19:31

yeesh, I hadn't thought of that. Could well be as well because he won't wear socks. Good to hear it gets better though!

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JARM · 04/07/2007 19:32

My 2 have this too. Nearly 3 and 21mnths

Think it is one of those things, am sure as they get older the nails will harden