After some children are born, the nails are very long, it is easy to scratch their own young cheeks, the child's nails are not only easy to hide dirt and dirt but also easy to scratch themselves, this season is also easy to breed bacteria, if the child prefers to suck fingers, the bacteria that breed are easier to be eaten by the child, so it is necessary to attract the attention of parents, today Xiaobian and everyone talk about the baby's nail clippings several major misunderstandings.
Myth 1
You can't cut your child's nails before the full moon
Some parents will feel that the nails of the newborn child are relatively soft, and if the nails are cut, it will be easy to hurt the child, so they think that the child cannot cut the nails before the full moon
In fact, there is no clear time for cutting nails for children, according to the situation at birth, generally full-term birth of children's nails have grown out, if the child's nails are relatively long, when the child is about a week old can be trimmed, because children have long nails not only easy to breed bacteria but also scratch themselves.
Myth two
Trim the sides of your child's nails a little deeper
When many mothers cut their children's nails, they are worried that there will be nail inlays, so they trim both sides of their children's nails more deeply.
This practice is wrong, the reason why there is a case of nail inlay, it is precisely because it is related to the depth of the trimming, the deeper the sides of the nail are trimmed, the more likely it is to appear the phenomenon of inlay, and it is easy to cause infection, paronychia and other problems.
Myth three
No trimming of edges is required after cutting nails
Some parents finish cutting their children's nails, the edges of the nails are no longer trimmed, the edges of the nails that have just been cut are relatively sharp, and it is easy to hurt the child if you do not trim them
Myth four
Use a toothpick to remove dirt from your nails
Some mothers see that there is dirt in their children's nails, and they want to use a toothpick to pick it out, but they do not know that this practice may hurt their children's nails, which is a very dangerous practice.
In this case, you can choose to rinse the dirt with water after trimming your nails, which not only avoids the risk of injury for your child but also ensures the cleanliness of your nails.
In addition, when trimming nails, it is best to choose a quiet state in the baby or when sleeping, if the child is crying or more excited when the pruning, it is easy to damage the child's skin, the child's little finger is more immature, so when choosing nail clippers, pay attention to choosing a baby-specific small nail clipper.