how do you cut a 6 month old baby's nails?....

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with curved scissors???

how do you hold them???

i for some weird reason do not use them with the scissor curve facing/followiung exactly curve of nail iyswim..but curve facing out???

i dont know why and am wondering if am damaging nail bed by doing so

it is the only way can cut something with wriggly LO

maybe cuz am left handed

I used to bite my babies nails. Just a gentle nibble, you understand.

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you need those baby nail scissor as they lessen the feeling taht you are about chop their fingers off. and do it when they are asleep

bite them
or straight edged scissors (with rounded ends) put baby in your lap with their back to you

I just file my dd's nails...she seems to like it. I do it after her bath when her nails are quite soft.

I get my husband to do it - I leave the room .

File gently with an emery board

With nail clippers (adult sized ones I found were best, baby ones just too fiddly and not sharp enough to take the nail off cleanly first time) and definitely when she is asleep. Same with toenails!

I have never cut any of my three children's nails in my 10 years of motherhood.
It is DH's job!

I was too scared for months to cut them, and filed them every day (ds has eczema and needed really short nails), then discovered the joy of clippers - somehow much easier than scissors and cut closer too.

I use a soft file, my dd is too wriggly to use clippers.

i did both my boys whilst they were asleep at first - no wiggling. I also used straight baby scissors, didn't feel comfortable with clippers.

• M & P did a good nail pack with baby file scissors and clippers.

I was bought a glass nail file from Ruby and Millie for xmas - its a bit of a leathal weapon as far as a couple of strokes and your nail is gone, but its excellent for filing ds's nails. I have tried with baby scissors but I always end up with jaggy edges

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an emery board is easier than clippers

with a wiggly baby filing is far easier and safer. Filing means you dont get jaggy corners either..

i bite them

i always use nail clippers and do it when ds is asleep. he doesnt wriggle then.

if you're me you get dh to do it after an unfortunate finger cutting incident
He cuts while I sing and dance to distract DS!

I was told by the health visitor to bite my babies nails, at least then there is no way you can nip their fingers with scissors.

I hypnotise dd (5mo) with tv
then do with scissors on swiss army knife (sharp, not pointy, and easier to control than clippers)

but I can only do one hand before she gets wriggly so alternate

baby clippers worked for us I sit DS2 on my knee facing away from me and look over his shoulder and cut his nails holding one finger at a time

icod bugger off

if you dont want to contribute then dont bother posting

I bit mine too - babies that is. When older used clippers when they occasionally went to sleep.

thanks - biting hmmm

just was wondering which way folk who use sciccors hold them..

i cant bit them at all - tried...