ds2 just tore o half finger nail.its still half attached do i pull off or leave

[cheesesarnie]

he got a boo boo

I would cut it to make sure there are no edges.

Poor thing!!

Leave it... it'll hurt like hell if you pull it. Cover it with a plaster and wait for it to fall off by itself

even if its quite low down?its bleeding

he doesnt want plaster

I would suggest plaster too. In a few days new nail will grown and the old bit will fall off. If he catches it he's going to be really unhappy.

Ewww, sounds painful. I really would make sure it's clean, cover it, and wait until it stops bleeding and hurts less before doing anything.

I've done this to my toenail, and it really really hurts

hes already really unhappy!poor boy hes never been upset as this even when really hurting himself!

yes if it's bleeding a plaster, if he lets you

bandage?

i think we need to go buy exciting plasters see if that helps,i dont think hes ever had a plaster before!thankyou!

Small sharp scissors and cut off the broken bit so that there aren't any sharp edges to catch on anything. Then probably a bandage rather than a plaster - it'd be softer. And more interesting. You cna have a plaster any day - but a bandage - that's something special!

His whole finger will be throbbing. He probably doesn't want anyone touching it. How about giving some painkillers, putting him in front of CBeebies, and waiting until it hurts less before covering up.

If it stays ragged it will keep catching and he might eventually ask for a plaster. You could trim it a little maybe but it will be very tender.

I have much experience in this.

DT2 lost a toe nail last year after I accidentally opened the door on his toe.

DD1 lost all ten finger nails, one after the other, after a serious illness.

It will likely fall off. When the new nail grows, keep a close eye on it that it does not curl in at all. Massage on a little vaseline around the nail (sides and top of the thumb/finger) to encourage the skin to stay soft and not to grow too high around the growing nail.

I second the bandage. You can get proper finger ones. And change it regularly.

Plasters can easily get stuck on a bit you don't want it to be stuck too......

do not pull it off
cut it off. then bandage

thanks.sorry im not usually this useless.since my mil passed away ive no confidence in my parenting at all -even something as simple as a finger nail coming off sends me into panic!we washed it with magic water,put magic cream on and drew a vw beetle on a plastic(before i came back and read bandage suggestions!)and his big brother had one too(hes off with runny bum-oh the joys of parenting).all ok now.

really!?

please don't put normal glue on open wounds. does not make for agood combination for healing !

no i cant imagine it does

Now that makes me want to talk about lots more nasty things than finger nails

thankyou for your kind words kerrymum.

what can i do to make it stop hurting him?ice?

Have you given him brufen, it's an anti imflamatory so that will help, but unfortunatly not much more to do. Sometimes to put a really big bandage on said finger will make him feel really special. Worked with my dd after broken finger tip !