Before you begin trimming make sure to gather everything that you will need, such as the nail trimmers and a bright light. After bath time is the best time to trim because the nails are the softest then and the baby is usually the most calm after a bath.

Hold your baby with his/her head rested against your arm pit. If you are right handed put the baby on your left arm and visa versa. Use one hand to hold your baby's hand and fingers and the other hand and the other hand to use the trimmers. Fingernails should be trimmed following the curve shape of the finger, and try not to get all the way to the skin, or to bite or tare the nail, as all of this could hurt your baby.

With toenails message the baby's feet so he/she wont feel as ticklish and instead of doing the curve shape go straight across to reduce ingrown toenails.

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