I accidentally cut Bub's thumb :( :(

When I was cutting his nail for the first time. I mistook the white tip of his finger for his nail.



He is fine but I feel terrible and now I am scared to try again in case I cut him again

Just take it slow and careful - I'm sure little Jeremy's fine.

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Thanks. Yeah he is ok, I just feel bad for cutting him.

Aw it's ok don't worry. My mom fell down the stairs when she was pregnant with me lol. Thanks mom.
(((rain)))

I've done the same thing with my kids. I know it makes you feel bad, but the important thing is that he is ok. It happens.

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I did the SAME thing with my oldest when she was just a few days old. Well, I was cutting nails and cut too deep...she bled too.

I was afraid too and starting biting her nails...did all my kids that way. I would just bite the corner of those paper thin nails and they just peel away nicely...no sharp corners that way either.

He's fine, sweetie, and I know how that feels.

KD

I always bit mine off too. I was too afraid of cutting them. it is ok hon. he is fine. (((hugs)))

Thats what im thinking of doing. Those nailclippers dont seem safe to me if they would cut him like that.

I cut my son before he was 24 hours old and felt like I ruined his perfect little un-stabbed body. I hate to admit it but I too bit the baby's nails until I could clearly see them and cut them. It is difficult when they are so brand new. He is not scarred for life.

Can you tell me how I can get into the doc's chat room. this is really confusing.

wait - were these the baby nail clippers or regular ones? Should I be worried about this???

Glad he's ok, Rainbowzz - probably hurt you more than it hurt him

Lmo. they were BABY clippers, but i realized afterward they are JUST as sharp as regular clippers. I don't like them at all.

Hang in There Rainbow - You and your Baby Boy will recover quickly from this mishap....... and just think, at least you did not accidently slam the car door on his hand when he was four years old.

I still have flash backs of that awful moment in time and I hate it.

rain you could do far worse things to him so its okay
once when my little sister was a baby my mom forgot to put the seat belt on her carseat so she just strapped her in the carseat and we were drving and she turned a corner and my sisters carseat went flying onto the floor. She was sound asleep the whole time though. lol

((((rain)))

I'd like to know of a mother who hasn't cut their baby's finger while trying to clip those almost invisible little things.

Baby books recommend that mama bite off the finger nails.

My friend's sister has had a baby, he's two months old now, and not long after he was born I saw him and asked about how they kept his nails short, and they said that his nails are so weak and thin they just break off anyway and they don't have to trim them...

((((((((( Rainbowzz )))))))))))

Don't worry about cutting him, he'll be fine and it was an accident If you're not happy about the baby nail clippers, maybe you could return them to the company who makes them and write saying you think they're unsafe?

Babies tend to scratch mom's breast and their own faces when they are brand new. In THE OLD DAYS, we had sleeves with pull over cuffs to cover the hands so they could not scratch. By the time they are finding their thumbs and fingers the nails are no longer a problem. I wish I had known how soft the nails were and how the tip of the finger looks just like the nail. I know, my son will be in therapy for life for that one. (JOKE)

Rainbowzz, that his tiny cut has wounded you so deeply is, for lack of a better word or phrase, so damn cute.

You're going to be a great mom.

Cyran0

Rain

Congrats on the baby!!!! I've been offline for a while and haven't had the opportunity to say that yet. As for the nails, when my baby's were small, I chewed their nails off to avoid this problem. Sounds weird, but it was the advice I got and worked like a charm!

(((Rain)))

I am sure he will be fine, my friend, like his Momma and his Uncle Clyde...

You didnt mean anything sweetie, and he's okay...all parents do stuff accidentally sometimes and don't mean too...

(((everyone))))

Thanks all.

Yes, he is fine. But everytime i look at that little cut i cringe, and I have been giving those clippers the evil eye every so often. If they were made of something burnable, I would be tempted to burn them.

Your so funny...

Don't worry about the little cut, heck how big could it possibly be????? a baby's fingers are so darn tiny

For what it's worth, I used to nibble my baby's nails too. All four of them

You are a great mom!!! And remember, try to SLEEP WHEN HE SLEEPS! (from one mom to another )

I did the same thing with my son when he was about 6 weeks old. Yup - Mom certainly feels worse than baby does!

awwww. I can understand how you feel. But you're learning and those things happen.

My friend had 7 kids. With one of them she noticed a discolored bump by her eyebrow. She was very careful with this area, avoiding touching it, washing gently around it, so concerned that she might hurt her little one and waiting anxiously for their appointment with the doctor. Finally the day came and the doctor reassured her, in his heavily accented and sometimes broken English.....
..."Not to worry Mama, just a bugger."