How do you manage to cut the finger and toe nails of a wriggly toddler?

It was easy when Wil was a baby I just did them while he was sleeping. Now it is a major chore and like painting the forth bridge.

I use baby nail clippers and only manage to do his toes by pinning him down and gripping his foot so he can't wriggle but most times he screams.

I do his finger nails while he is asleep so have to either lean over the cot or struggle between the bars. I generally manage 2 or 3 nails before he rolls over and shoves his hands where I can't reach them. It can take me a whole week to get them all done and by then the first ones need redoing because they grow so fast.

Anyone got any tips on making it easier?

I do fingers while she is watching the TV, I use baby scissors now as much easier than clippers...and toes after a bath and Dan holds her cos she is ticklish!

Umm, i havnt done them for about a year....Tayla bites her finger nails before i get a chance and picks her toe nails anyone else find this strange?

Eh a tad terri , but all good for you!

Gill I havent much advice. Caitlin is a nightmare too. I can almost get away with using baby scissors to do her fingernails when she is awake if she distracted with tv. Her toenails- no chance! My mum had to hold her last week while I filed them (scissors were too risky!). Im trying to let her play with the nail file and hopefully soon she will see it as a game? Im clutching at straws I know!

i do them after a bath, when they are nice and soft and can get them in 2 wee clips. much faster for me. i have got into a routine on a sat and wed night i do them.

i know eli isn't a toddler but he grows claws in the space of days! best thing for now is a baby emery board, i used clippers once and snipped the end of his finger, so never again! i couldn't bare him to look at me the way he did that day!!!

nail clippers, sit him on my lap whilst watching cbeebies, make sure well fed and watered to in a dozey stage, lmao (like that happens)
finger nails he is fine with but coz he has v ticklish feet toes are a nightmare!

restraint is the only thing that works, i sit on the floof and put my legs over him

it works for me

I use the little scissors that come on a small penknife, just right size. I do them as quick as possible and generally the boys are fine but H hates having his toe nails cut x

I also do it after a bath while shes watching tv. Fingernails shes pretty good with but c's toenails grow downwards so it hurts to have em clipped-it also hurts if i leave em though cos they grow into her toes so i have to just pin her down and do it

Erm, if I tell Libby I'm cutting her nails she gets excited and sits on my knee giving me each finger Even her toenails she will take her socks off and lets me cut them. x

Susan,Libby+1 wrote:

Erm, if I tell Libby I'm cutting her nails she gets excited and sits on my knee giving me each finger Even her toenails she will take her socks off and lets me cut them. x

Awww she is just toooo cute!

Both James and I have to pin Aimee down and I then do them as fast as possible.

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Susan,Libby+1 wrote:

Erm, if I tell Libby I'm cutting her nails she gets excited and sits on my knee giving me each finger Even her toenails she will take her socks off and lets me cut them. x

What did you do to her? Please will you do the same to Wil

i dont do callums hes a nightmare x they seem t hang off by themselves and then i take them off x

my two like it too lol, its only little but i just put on my gay excited voice and we count each one and i ask (mainly braden) which one is next and he will show me which one he wants doing next
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