Most of the baby's small hands are white and tender, but their fingernails are different, square, round, and even crooked wavy.
Don't look at cutting nails is a small thing, but if the shape is wrong, it can be a big problem, especially for babies.
On the weekend, Xiao Zhang took the child to the girlfriend's house to play, the girlfriend's family has a one-and-a-half-year-old baby, although the words are not clear, but can run and jump, Xiao Zhang's children especially like to play with him.
But after a while, Xiao Zhang heard the child calling her, and it turned out that the baby accidentally scratched a mark on his face. Xiao Zhang found that there was no big problem after checking, but she just looked at the fingernails of her girlfriend child and found that they were all cut into an arc.
Xiao Zhang suggested that the girlfriend cut the child's nails into squares, and the girlfriend seemed to be a little confused, because she always felt that curved nails were the most suitable for the baby. Is this the case?
Regarding the shape of the baby's nails, I believe that many parents think that the arc is the best, because this can avoid the baby from scratching himself, at least from the highest safety factor. But pediatricians reject this view, arguing that baby's nails should be square.
Because rounded nails can easily lead to skin inlays. Our nails are composed of three parts: the deck, the nail matrix and the peri-nail skin, and many parents will cut their children's nails along the flesh of their fingers, slowly cutting upwards, and naturally becoming a circular arc.
Compared with the rounded shape, square nails are the most suitable for babies. But at the edge of the nail, parents still have to deal with it, otherwise the nail is too sharp and will scratch the baby's delicate skin.
Cutting nails is a very small thing for adults, but not for babies. But many parents don't pay too much attention to their baby's nails, so that they step on more and more pits.
What are the misunderstandings of nail clipping?
1, the nails are cut too deeply
When some parents cut their baby's nails, they like to cut them as short as possible close to the edge of the meat, so that they will feel that the active baby will not scratch themselves because of the nails.
But over time, these nails that are cut too deep grow out and are easily embedded in the flesh. In the long run, children's nails may even become inflamed, causing them to suffer.
2, the age is too small, can not cut nails
Some elderly people will tell young parents that they cannot cut their nails before the baby has a confinement. Even many parents think that cutting their nails when their babies are too young is not appropriate because it is difficult to control them.
But in fact, when the baby should cut his nails, there is no fixed time. As long as the baby's nails are long, parents can cut them at any time, not necessarily until the baby is older.
What should I pay attention to when cutting my baby's nails?
1. Choose the right time
Some parents habitually cut their nails after the baby is asleep, because the chance of the baby resisting is very small. But not every sleeping baby can cooperate subconsciously, and sometimes it will make them wake up in their sleep and affect the baby's sleep. /2. Choose the right tool
Baby nail clipping should have special tools, and adult nail cutting tools are best separated. Because babies' skin and nails are delicate, adult nail clippers are likely to hurt them. And the cross use of nail clippers is likely to cause skin infections in your baby.
3. Multiple people can cooperate
Some parents will always complain that when they cut their baby's nails, they always twist and turn, and they don't cooperate at all. It is true that for babies who are young, it is very difficult to get them to cut their nails obediently.
At this time, parents can gently press the baby's hand or divert the baby's attention so that the other person can cut the nail more smoothly.
In short, the baby's nail clipping is not as easy as everyone thinks, if it is too casual, it is likely to cause problems with the baby's nails, so parents must pay attention to it, so that the baby's nails are good-looking and safe.