For many novice parents, cutting their baby's nails and toenails is a big problem. Stay long, afraid of scratching yourself; If it is cut short, I am afraid of hurting my little hands and feet. Newborns' nails and toenails grow quickly and are more fragile, making it easy to scratch themselves or others, so timely trimming is necessary. However, because newborns have very small nails and the skin around the nails is delicate, it needs to be treated with caution.
How often do newborn babies get their nails cut? How to cut nails correctly and scientifically?
How often should I cut my baby's nails?
Generally speaking, newborns can not cut their nails until about four weeks, and do not cut their nails for children if they are too young. Normally, fingernails are trimmed 2~3 times a week; The growth rate of toenails is slow, and it is generally enough to trim 1~2 times a month. Of course, each baby's situation is different, and the appropriate length of the toenail is also different. The appropriate length of the toenail is that the tip of the toenail is flush with the end of the toenail or slightly shorter.
How to cut your baby's nails correctly?
1. Prepare special tools: For the sake of safety, it is recommended that parents should buy special nail cutting tools for babies, which can not only avoid damaging the baby's fingers, but also avoid infection of the baby's skin and nails due to the sharing of nail clippers.
2. Bright environment: Although it is most secure to cut the baby's nails when sleeping, the probability of the mother missing in the dim environment is also very high, and the baby must be sure to cut the nails when the light is bright and bright, 360 degrees without dead ends.
3. Divert the baby's attention: When cutting the baby's nails, parents can cooperate with each other, one is responsible for cutting, and the other is responsible for attracting the baby's attention, so as not to let the baby pay too much attention to the nail clipping, so as to avoid the baby from moving.
4. Choose the right time: after the baby takes a bath, the nails will become softer, and it will be smoother to cut the baby's nails at this time, but if the baby is crying, then parents should not force it, you can cut it again for another day, or you can wait for the baby to fall asleep and then cut it, so as to avoid the baby moving around and causing injury.
5. Don't cut too short: try not to cut too short when cutting the baby's nails, leave a little to avoid hurting the nail bed, and you can't use some sharp objects to remove the dirt in the baby's nails, otherwise it is easy to hurt the baby's fingers.
6. Inspection and trimming: After the mother cuts the baby's nails, she can use her fingertips to touch the baby's nails along the edge of the baby's nails, and feel that there is no sharp place on it.