Baby Manicures

New babies hands are super cute.  There are few things as adorable as a new born hands balled up into teeny tiny fists.  Be careful though, on the teeny tiny hands are even tinier nails.  They look innocent enough but they can be unexpectedly sharp.

Little babies do not realize that they have little talons on the ends of their hands; they do not even realize that they have hands, many time they accidentally scratch themselves and then are devastated and shocked by the pain. There are few things as heartbreaking as seeing a new born cry in pain.  So prevent it.  Take care of his or her little nails so there is not the chance to scratch.

It is best to wait for your newborn to doze off before attempting nail care.  New born nails are so tiny and new babies often move in unpredictable ways.  So rather than risk cutting your little one, it is just easier and safer to wait until he or she is sound asleep.

Rather than using your grown up nail clippers on her, get the baby sized ones.  Again, new baby fingers are unbelievably small; it is so much easier to be accurate with smaller tools.  Do not forget to file down the sharp corners.  I have made this mistake.  I am not sure who cried more, my daughter or me.