Not long ago, a mother in Jinan, Shandong Province found that her 4-month-old baby's toes were red and swollen, thinking that it was caused by a child's bump, but after two days, both feet were red and swollen.
Source: @梧桐Video
Subsequently, after consulting a doctor, I learned that I was suffering from paronychia, and my mother called out: I can't believe it. Netizens sighed, it turns out that the baby also has the trouble of paronychia!
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After Lao Yu carefully looked at the comment area, there were actually many parents who said that their children had paronychia, and some babies were even more than one month old.
Lao Yu also had experience with paronychia, so just watching the video, his toes were already hurting!
In general, most babies are caused by neglect of pruning, improper cleaning and disinfection, or frequent and incorrect pruning. Adults hurt terribly, let alone months-old babies.
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Some netizens complained that their babies were handed over to their grandfather to trim their nails, always frequent and careful, and cut to the end short pitiful, but I don't know that this is wrong! Parents learn the correct way to cut nails in time, but don't do bad things with good intentions.
A few months old baby, suddenly crying, big toe red and swollen obvious, mothers should pay attention, look at it may be the trouble of trimming the baby's nails!
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Moms pay attention
Never cut your baby's nails like this
After reading the above content, are parents still in the clouds, and even just want to say, what is the right way to prune? Don't worry, Lao Yu has collected some misunderstandings of parents cutting their children's nails, involving a wide range, don't miss a hundred million!
Myth 1: Newborns should not cut their nails
To cut, but use baby-specific small scissors, baby's nails are easy to scratch the skin after long, baby nails are soft, scissor type is better operation, cut along the edges, do not cut too large. Also cut your nails, preferably while your baby is asleep.
Myth 2: Cut the sides of the nail into an arc
When some mothers cut their baby's nails, they will cut the corners on both sides of the nails too deeply, which will easily allow the grown nails to embed in the soft tissues and become ingrown nails, damaging the skin around the nails, causing purulent infection, causing paronychia or other inflammation.
Myth 3: The meat thorns are pulled by hand
When parents see flesh spurs on the baby's hands, they will pull them off by hand, but this can easily damage the surrounding skin tissue.
✅ Correct method: Cut the root of the meat thorn with nail clippers, in order to prevent frequent barbs, in the dry season, mommy should apply some non-irritating, oily hand cream to the baby's hands.
Myth 4: Pick dirt between your nails
Usually when the mother sees dirt in the baby's nails, she will pick out the dirt with a hard object, but in fact, doing so will hurt the baby.
✅ Correct approach: After cutting your nails, wash them with clean water to allow the dirt to flow out naturally.
Myth 5: Cutting nails too deep
Some mothers are afraid that their baby's nails will hide dirt, so they are used to cutting their baby's nails very short. However, this will make the skin around your baby's nails lose protection and cause a tingling sensation.
✅ Correct method: The length of your baby's nails is level with the tips of the fingers, not too short.
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Small nails, deep learning
Parent concerns Q&A
"Ten fingers to heart", don't look at the small nails, deep learning, a little attention will hurt to jump up and down.
In addition to trimming nails and paronychia, there are many questions about nails, and Lao Yu has sorted out the high-frequency questions that parents are concerned about and focused on answering.
Q1 If the child's nails are uneven and smooth, is it a lack of trace elements?
A: No.
Because the surface of the nail is never completely flat, this vertical line has always been the child's little friend, and the vast majority of cases are not related to vitamins!
However, parents find that the stripes on the child's nails are horizontal and deeply sunken, especially if they see black deep stripes, they should be vigilant about whether it is a black tumor, and it is best to see a doctor in time.
Source: Mom Community
Q2 White spots on nails, is it calcium deficiency or worms in the stomach?
A2: Neither.
Small white spots appear on the child's nails, just like bruises, but it is just a sign of damaged nails. White spots are in the vast majority of cases caused by damage to the nail roots, and eating hands and cutting nails can also cause minor damage.
Q3 What does the crescent on the nail indicate? Is less crescent a bad health?
A3: Health status does not depend on the number or size of the crescent.
The crescent of the nail is also called a half moon, commonly known as the crescent, less only means that the crescent area is small or the number is reduced, and there is no scientific basis to show that less crescent on the nail is not good health.
Q4 Will adult nail fungus be transmitted to the baby?
A4: It will be contagious.
Nail fungus is caused by a relatively difficult fungal infection and is contagious. If there are people in the family, do not have prolonged hand-to-hand or foot contact with your child, especially when the skin is wet. Pay attention to the distinction of daily necessities at home and do not mix them with children.
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Don't look at the small nails, must not be ignored, to a certain extent can reflect the child's health status, parents should pay attention as soon as possible, and help the child lay a good foundation for type A.