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BABY NAIL

Although trimming a newborn's tiny fingernails may make most new parents uneasy, it's a job that must be done. Little hands with little control and long fingernails can do a lot of damage, usually in the form of scratches on his or her own face.

An infant's nails are often overgrown at birth (it's hard to get a trim in utero) and so soft that cutting through them is nearly as easy as cutting through a piece of paper. Getting your baby to hold still for the procedure, however won't be so easy.

Cutting a baby's nails while he or she is sleeping may work if you've got a sound sleeper or if you don't mind waking him or her. When baby's awake, it's best to trim the nails with the help of an assistant who can hold each hand as you cut. Always use a special baby nail scissors or baby nail clippers which has rounded tips - it baby starts to bolt at the wrong moment, no one will be jabbed with a sharp point. To avoid nipping the skin as you clip the nail. press the ringer pad down and out of the way as you cut. Even with this precaution you may, however, occasionally draw blood - most parents do at one time or another. If you do, apply pressure with a sterile gauze pad until bleeding stops, a plaster probably won't be needed.