What should I do if my baby's nails are cut and the skin is broken? What should I do if my baby's nails bleed?

When cutting your baby's nails, if the baby moves around, it is easy to cut the baby's hand. What should you do if the baby bleeds when cutting his nails? What should you pay attention to when cutting your baby's nails to avoid hurting the baby?

What should I do if my baby bleeds after cutting his nails?

Even the most careful mother may encounter some minor problems. What if the baby bleeds when cutting his nails? At this time, the mother must handle it calmly. If the baby's fingers are accidentally cut, the bleeding will generally not be too serious. Just wrap a piece of tissue on the baby's fingers, gently press and pinch for a while, and the bleeding will stop successfully within a few minutes.

PS: Be careful not to wrap bandages or put hemostatic patches on your baby's fingers, because babies often put their fingers in their mouths, and the medicinal ingredients in the bandages or hemostatic patches may be ingested by the baby.

Select tools

Nail clippers: For new mothers, baby nail clippers are a good choice. This type of nail clippers is specially designed for baby's small nails. It is safe and practical, and has a natural curvature after trimming. It is especially suitable for babies under 3 months old.

Nail scissors: For mothers who are already good at using nail clippers, we recommend using special baby nail scissors. These nail scissors are highly flexible and have sharp blades, so they can be trimmed into shape in one go. The top is blunt, so there is no need to worry about being pricked even if the baby moves suddenly.

How to cut your baby's nails

Correct posture: Let the baby lie flat on the bed, the mother leans on the edge of the bed (use her arm to stabilize her hand), hold the baby's hand closest to you, and it is best to do it in the same direction and angle (this way it is not easy to cut too deeply and hurt the baby).

The mother sits and holds the baby on her body with his back against her, and then holds one of the baby's hands in the same direction.

How to hold the baby's hands: separate the baby's five fingers, and focus on one of them to cut. Cut one finger and then switch to another. It is best not to hold a row of nail clippers at the same time, so as to avoid the baby's fingers suddenly moving together, which will be difficult to control and the scissors may accidentally cut other nails.

The order of trimming: trim the middle first and then the two ends. This will make it easier to control the trimming length and avoid cutting the corners too deep.

Rounding work: After two trimmings, the nails may have sharp corners. Be sure to trim these sharp corners to avoid them becoming "weapons" to scratch the baby. Mothers can use their fingers to touch the edge of the baby's little nails for a check, and remove any sharp corners in time.

Burl treatment: timely find and treat burrs near baby's nails. Never pull them out directly with your hands, so as not to pull too much and injure the surrounding skin tissue. Please carefully cut off the root of the burr with scissors.

Avoid "ingrown nails": The corners of the nails should not be cut too deep, otherwise the growing nails will easily embed into the soft tissue and become "ingrown nails". Ingrown nails can damage the skin around the nails, cause suppurative infection of the subcutaneous tissue, and cause paronychia or other inflammations.

Things to note when cutting your baby's nails

1. Correct posture

Let the baby lie flat on the bed, and the mother leans on the edge of the bed (use her arm to stabilize her hand), holding the baby's hand closest to you, preferably in the same direction and angle (this way it is not easy to cut too deeply and hurt the baby).

The mother sits and holds the baby on her body with his back against her, and then holds one of the baby's hands in the same direction.

2. How to shake hands

Separate the baby's five fingers and focus on one of them. Cut one finger and then switch to another. It is best not to hold a row of nail clippers at the same time, so as to avoid the baby's fingers suddenly moving together, which will be difficult to control and the scissors may accidentally cut other nails.

3. Order of pruning

Cut the middle first and then the ends. This will make it easier to control the trimming length and avoid cutting too deep at the corners.

4. Rounding work

After two trimmings, the nails may be cut into sharp corners. Be sure to trim these sharp corners into a smooth shape to avoid them becoming "weapons" that scratch the baby.

5. Inspection

Mothers can use their fingers to touch around the baby's little nails to check and remove any sharp corners as soon as possible.

6. Treatment of meat thorns

Find and deal with the thorns on the baby's nails in time. Never pull them out directly with your hands to avoid pulling too much and injuring the surrounding skin tissue. Please carefully cut off the root of the thorn with scissors.

7. Clean the dirt

For some dirt hidden in the nails, it is best to clean them by washing after trimming, and it is not advisable to use hard objects to pick them out.

8. Avoid ingrown toenails

The corners of the nails should not be cut too deep, otherwise the nails that grow out will easily embed into the soft tissue, causing "ingrown nails". Ingrown nails can damage the skin around the nails, cause suppurative infection of the subcutaneous tissue, and cause paronychia or other inflammations.