[blparent] clipping Fingernails

[Nevzat Adil]

I am totally blind and I used to clip my baby's nails. Of course, I
needed to be very careful not to hurt her. With my right hand I would
hold the clipper and my left hand would guide it on the nail in such a
way that I would not clip the skin. I made sure that I did not clip
them deep and if there were still rough edges I would file them.
Biting her nails never occured to me. I must admit I was somewhat
nervous clipping someone else's nails, but my wife who had some vision
then delegated that task to me.  Thankfully, I no longer have to do
that task as my daughter is now eleven and capable of clipping her
own.
Nevzat Adil

On 9/5/14, Jo Elizabeth Pinto via blparent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I didn't like biting my daughter's fingernails.  When she was a baby, I used
>
> to wait till after I gave her a bath and her nails were soft and pliable,
> then gently peel them back once they were long enough for me to get my own
> nail under.  It didn't cause her any pain, and the nails came off smoothly
> all in one piece because they were damp after the bath and easy to work
> with.  Then I'd just file any rough corners with a fine grit emery board or
>
> nail file.  She still sometimes lets me do her nails that way, although
> she's getting big enough now that it isn't as easy, and they need to be cut
>
> with the clippers more often.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may
> kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at
> evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Judy Jones via blparent
> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 9:42 PM
> To: Tara Briggs ; Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] clipping Fingernails
>
> I had a sighted parent suggest that to me, because she did it with her
> babies.  We never had to do it very much.
>
> I guess check the nails and if one seems longer than it should be, try
> again.
>
> Judy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tara Briggs via blparent
> Sent: Friday, September 5, 2014 9:11 PM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: [blparent] clipping Fingernails
>
> Hi all, does anyone have any advice for how to clip it babies fingernails?
> My friend who is blind bites her kids fingernails. However, I feel like I
> don't get them very short when I do that. Any help would be great!
> Thanks
> Tara
>
>
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