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Mar 04, 2008 at 05:51 PM
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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 
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Mar 04, 2008 at 05:53 PM
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Just take it slow and careful - I'm sure little Jeremy's fine.
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Mar 04, 2008 at 05:54 PM
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Thanks. Yeah he is ok, I just feel bad for cutting him. |
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Mar 04, 2008 at 05:55 PM
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Aw it's ok don't worry. My mom fell down the stairs when she was pregnant with me lol. Thanks mom.
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Mar 04, 2008 at 05:59 PM
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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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Mar 04, 2008 at 06:01 PM
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((((((((((((((( bowzz ))))))))))))))))))
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 __________________ 
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Mar 04, 2008 at 06:04 PM
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I always bit mine off too. I was too afraid of cutting them. it is ok hon. he is fine. (((hugs)))
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Mar 04, 2008 at 06:17 PM
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Thats what im thinking of doing. Those nailclippers dont seem safe to me if they would cut him like that.
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Mar 04, 2008 at 07:20 PM
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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.
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Mar 04, 2008 at 08:51 PM
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Can you tell me how I can get into the doc's chat room. this is really confusing.
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Mar 04, 2008 at 09:44 PM
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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 
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Mar 04, 2008 at 09:46 PM
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Lmo. they were BABY clippers, but i realized afterward they are JUST as sharp as regular clippers. I don't like them at all.
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Mar 04, 2008 at 09:57 PM
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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.
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Mar 05, 2008 at 12:17 AM
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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))) |
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Mar 05, 2008 at 12:45 AM
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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. 
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Mar 05, 2008 at 06:30 AM
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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?
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Mar 05, 2008 at 01:11 PM
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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)
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Mar 05, 2008 at 02:37 PM
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Rainbowzz, that his tiny cut has wounded you so deeply is, for lack of a better word or phrase, so damn cute.
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Mar 05, 2008 at 03:32 PM
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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! __________________ I've been married for 24 years and have four wonderful children. |
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Mar 05, 2008 at 10:06 PM
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(((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...
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