I never knew that baby fingernails would be so hard to take care of! You need to keep them short, or they will scratch their cute little face! I have a pair of baby fingernail clippers with a magnifying glass. I thought that would be easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy. Well, it is not. They make me nervous because I don't want to attempt this feat while the baby is asleep for fear of awakening him. When he is awake, obviously he is wiggling all around and I am terrified of cutting him. At the hospital, they gave me a small emery board to use. Regular nail files are okay, but I noticed that it would scratch up that delicate baby skin. Here is the secret: a mini glass nail file. It is great because it is so smooth that it won't scratch baby's skin and it has a rounded edge. (Some glass files have a sharp end.) I hope this helps any other nervous new mommies!
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