Tip on Tuesday

No one likes trimming a baby's fingernails and toenails. They're teeny, they're tiny, they're wiggly, and oh-my-gosh-if-I-cut-his-perfect-little-skin-I'll-just-die. It happens. We've all been there. Here's how to avoid it:

Those are regular "nail scissors" and no, girls, you can't buy them in the baby department. They don't come with duckies on them and they won't match your baby's little brush and comb set. I don't actually know what they're used for in the big-girl world, come to think of it.

I try to wait until my baby's sleeping to trim her nails. I take her tiny fingers and trim the little nails of using the scissors. I cut cleanly from the one side of the finger to the other. The little nails are so thin and paper-like that they cut easily. You can see that, by using this technique, it would be next to impossible to cut your baby's skin. Don't even think about trying it with regular scissors--the rounded edge is what keeps your baby's fingers safe.

Happy trimming!

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