Cutting baby nails

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What age can you cut baby nails and what's the best way to cut them?? Thank you!

Any age and I used embroidery scissors.

I use baby nail clippers and take them out with me for when they fall asleep in buggy

Are these ok?

I found proper nail scissors - even kids ones - too thick to yet. Embroidery ones are things and sharp (but pointy).

Yes. And don't beat yourself up if you get skin by mistake. We've all done it. I found it easier to bite my DDs' nails when tiny.

This may sound grim, but when my babies were tiny I used to bite their nails rather than use scissors or clippers. Your mouth is much more sensitive and their nails tend to be paper thin at that age so it's really quick and easy.

Oh really.. I don't think I'll feel comfortable biting her nails lol. I'll try and use these scissors or baby nail clippers and see how I get on. Thank you all for your tips

A glass nail file is also worth a try if you haven't got anyone to give you a hand - clippers/scissors can be a bit fiddly with a wriggly baby.

I was thinking of cutting them when she's sleeping?

I used to bite both dds nails when they were babies.

Don't ever cut a baby nails with a scissors. Take their little hand and just nibble them off .Make a game out of it.They love it!

Don't cut a newborn baby's nails - they're far too soft and fragile. You can file them, gently, for a few weeks. My DS was born with fucking talons so I counted down the days until I could clip those bastards off.

I have those scissors and baby nail clippers and I can't cut close enough to make DDs nails not like razor blades. Biting nails makes me want to retch though so DD has 'daddycures' where DP bites them off as he does it to his own nails anyway. If you have someone willing to bite them it is much more effective than any man made implement. DP also eats them 'for the stem cells' (not envy)

I use scissors like the ones that you posted OP and then do it quickly whilst she is sleeping. I have no hope if she's awake.

Lots of people do bite them
When their asleep is a good time

Silk he eats them????

silk if you gently push the skin behind the nail back when cutting you csn get a very close cut

OK I read that as baby snails, it being sort of a topic for this board... Anyways, yes, bite them. Your mouth is far safer and more sensitive than any scissors or nail file.

Don't bite them, someone on mn gave her baby an infection by biting them.

I've always used decent baby nail clippers when they are asleep

Get baby into a decent milk coma and then go crazy with the clippers.