[blparent] trimming babies' nails

[Dena Wainwright]

I use a buffing sponge. It looks like a foam brick (about 2 inches by 1 
inch), and costs about $2 at places like Walgreens or Walmart. You can also 
get them anywhere they sell manicure stuff. I like the sponge for several 
reasons:
- It is soft enough that if I miss and rub it against the skin of her 
fingers or toes, it doesn't hurt.
- It's large enough to give me some extra surface area, which is important 
when you are trying to deal with a screaming and/or wiggling baby.
- Its grain is not so rough that it will tear a baby's delicate nails.

All I do is buff the tips of her finger nails every few days (her nails grow 
so fast that they would be claws if I didn't do it that often). Her toes 
only get done about every 2 weeks.

I personally didn't feel comfortable using a clipper. I was terrified that I 
would cut her. Not even my husband likes to use one, and he is sighted.

HTH:

Dena


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Angela Frederick" <angelahoward at mail.utexas.edu>
To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 7:58 AM
Subject: [blparent] trimming babies' nails


> Hi, everyone,
>
> Okay, I have my second blind parent question to ask all of you.  I just 
> bought a baby gift for a friend who is pregnant, and I picked out a baby 
> grooming kit off of her registry.  And this has me wondering, how do you 
> trim babies' nails as a blind person?  I'm interested to hear your 
> techniques.
>
> Thanks so much.  I am learning so much from all of you already.
>
> Angela
>
>
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