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mittens,nature & trimming of baby nails
we keep our newborns hands gloved to keep her from scratching her
face. the nails seem to small for us to clip. i am wondering how did ancient man & women deal with this problem? thx |
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mittens,nature & trimming of baby nails
On Jun 5, 2:35 am, wrote:
we keep our newborns hands gloved to keep her from scratching her face. the nails seem to small for us to clip. i am wondering how did ancient man & women deal with this problem? thx I never cared for those little mittens. For me, they took the joy out of watching the little one discover her hands, fingers, thumb. I could see her delight in finding her thumb to help soothe herself, which was much better than a pacifier since it always fell out! A newborn's nails are so thin that when they get long enough you can simply (and carefully) pull them off. Also, the special baby clippers are not sharp at all. Use them only when baby is sleeping, again carefully, and you'll find it easy to keep them trim. Yes, they will scratch themselves a little, but it won't be a big deal to them. My DD wasn't bothered by a little scratch here and there. Hope this helps. |
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?How far back did you have in mind when you said "ancient"? BC or AD?
Which culture? ancient as in before tools |
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mittens,nature & trimming of baby nails
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ups.com... we keep our newborns hands gloved to keep her from scratching her face. the nails seem to small for us to clip. i am wondering how did ancient man & women deal with this problem? thx I don't know how ancient man did it, but I had no problem clipping their nails. I usually did it after their bath and when they were partially asleep and dozing. I know lots of people have a problem clipping nails, but I don't see a problem with it. ) And it really squicks me out when parents bite their nails. That imo, would cause more damage. -- Sue |
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mittens,nature & trimming of baby nails
wrote in message ups.com... we keep our newborns hands gloved to keep her from scratching her face. the nails seem to small for us to clip. i am wondering how did ancient man & women deal with this problem? thx I wasn't around when "ancient man & women" were around, but for me, the easiest way to trim nails was to do it while they were nursing. Either I would do it when they were nursing or I'd get Daddy to do it. Did it with either baby nail clippers or a very fine file made for baby nails. Also, carefully ripping a nail that is hanging never had any issues. I never liked the biting thing. It just kind of turns my stomach - N does that every now and then, and I get after him lol Those little mittens or socks, IMO, look rediculous. I feel bad for babies - gloves are for when it's cold. I also thought they were not giving the baby the chance to explore - feel the world around them, even if it's something as simple as grasping their own blanket or clothing. Babies don't seem to mind if they scratch themselves. None of mine had ever scratched themselves and cried. They also never scarred or had issues with it. I, OTOH, trimmed nails mainly for myself. I have quite a few scratches on my chest and side and breasts where DD2 just seems to grip on to my skin while nursing. Even with a 'nursing neclace' that I made for her to use, I still find if her nails are long, sharp or hanging, she still gouges me with those nails when reaching for the neclace or my bra strap. It was mainly for me that I ensure her nails are trimmed when needed, when possible. Small baby nail clippers, baby nail file/emory board or simply pulling them off carefully seem to work fairly good! |
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mittens,nature & trimming of baby nails
On Jun 5, 2:35?am, wrote:
we keep our newborns hands gloved to keep her from scratching her face. the nails seem to small for us to clip. i am wondering how did ancient man & women deal with this problem? thx people use a variety of things. They bite the nails, they file the nails, etc. I found that using a regular-sized pair of nail clippers worked much better than the baby nail clippers for some reason. They were easier to maneuver and I was always sure of where I was clipping. My first baby, I just waited until he was asleep and did it that way. Same with my second baby. My third baby, however, had nails that seemed to grow right up over the tips of his fingers. I couldn't get a clip short enough to save his little face anyway. He spent sleeping hours in baby gowns that had extra material on the sleeves to fold up and cover the hands because that is when he would scratch himself, when he started rootin' around for his hands. During the day when up and about they were exposed because he didn't scratch himself really then. I tried filing his nails, but they were so soft and bendy, and just getting a grip with my fingernails to pull it off like the doctor told me to made me extremely nervous because I worried that I would rip it into the quick. Anyway, as he matured, the fingernails would break and hang off and then I could pull it because it already had a natural start, but clipping his nails didn't really get to be done until maybe 6 months of age, and again, during sleeping. Now that he is 19 months old, it is hard to do while sleeping because he thinks it is so neat it wakes him up, and when he is up, he just fights it and says "I tie, I tie." for I try and continuously grabs at them so I do like 2 fingernails a day with regular clippers. lol. Good luck, but until baby gains better control of his hands, I recommend the infant gowns with the sleeve caps that can be rolled up and down when needed. |
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mittens,nature & trimming of baby nails
On Jun 4, 11:35 pm, wrote:
we keep our newborns hands gloved to keep her from scratching her face. the nails seem to small for us to clip. i am wondering how did ancient man & women deal with this problem? thx I used an emery board to smooth the ends. Instead of just going across to shorten the nail, I used it to smooth the ends stroking down from the top so they wouldn't be so sharp. --Betsy |
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