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trimming those little nails.

with a hyper active kid who is constantly squirming away from you or trying to climb somewhere.. nail trimming is quite the chore.

 

never mind the fact they don’t stay still, my son snatches the nail scissors away from me before I can do anything so it is definitely a hazard. he somehow loves the scissors! and its cap.

 

so here’s a useful little tip. I snip his little fingernails and toenails when he is taking his afternoon nap. I can take all the time I want to carefully trim those little nails without a worry of snipping his flesh as compared to when he is awake and hyper. and he never wakes up! maybe he has stirred once or twice but I never woke him from his nap before from trimming his nails.

 

it minimizes the potential accidents. its safe and its easy.

 

I usually use a nail scissors to trim his nails and thus far, I havent an accident. that doesnt mean that my son’s fingers havent been clipped and bled. my mum once clipped his little finger and I cant tell you how heart pain both Der and me were..

 

p.s. I only snip my son’s nails in the afternoons since there is ample natural lighting and my mum got this superstition about cutting nails at night. I’ll get a scolding every time I attempt it but I don’t know the reason why!

 

I googled and here’s some results just for some fun reading:
– the baby will see the ghosts at night.
– people will gossip behind your back.
– your spirits will be taken away
– (japanese belief) your parents will not be with you when you die.

 

I seriously think its a myth. I always cut my own nails at night since I am a kid so I don’t know what about the fuss my mum is making. if you know and it isn’t the reasons I found above, share with me yeah? for the record, I havent met a ghost and ny spirit is still intact, plus I’m still alive so am not sure about the last one. the only one that I am not sure is the gossiping behind my back. heh heh. not like it bothers me.

 

by the way, have you seen a clipper like the following? its a angled clipper and a gift from Der’s colleague. apparently its much easier to clip someone else’s nails with this. my mum’s a convert since that snipping and bleeding incident.

I have never seen this in Singapore. this was bought in Malaysia though because der’s  colleague is a Malaysian.

 

just sharing.

 

drop me a comment if you trim your kids’ nails differently!

Hi there! Thanks for popping by. I'm Cherie, a ftwm (full-time working mum) to 3 lovely kids (2 boys & a princess) and my motto in life is to BE HAPPY. Sure, life isn't all that smooth but it's the mentality that counts, no? This blog documents my life. Or rather, snippets of my life that has passed me by. I love capturing life memories in the blog and being able to read back and laugh at myself (or anyone). I love to eat (A LOT), travel and paint my own nails so the blog is mostly about that. Is that considered lifestyle? Of cos, the family is also very much an integral part of me so there would be loads of memories about the husband and my kids - Jerry (9yo), Jerome (7yo) and Leia (2.5yo) and everyone else that's close to me. I like documenting the kids' milestones, their growing up years, their achievements (and sometimes, mine), and my struggles and battles with motherhood. It sure ain't easy. I love seeking out good food and travelling, is trigger-happy, love new gadgets, love exploring new places and strives to live life to the fullest. I aspire to travel the world as much as I can, to soak in the different sights across the various continents and visit all the Disneylands in the world (almost there!). Have fun reading and do drop me a comment to say hi! Love, Cherie Lim Find me on Instagram.

5 Comments

  • nutfairy

    Yeah! Nap times are the best for nail clipping! I got one of those angled nail clippers too! Got them from those pasar malam stores that all sorts of household stuff like threads, needles etc. actually for hard to clip corners, I sometimes use the cuticle cutter (not sure if it’s the right term but it kinda looks like a pair of pliers).

    • cherieladieblogs

      question. how do you stop those nails from flying all over the place when snipping? LOL. I’ll try to pick up all the i can but sometimes, they fly all over.

      but it aint so bad since my son usually takes his afternoon naps in the living room on the mattress. I’ll just wait till he wakes up, clears the mattress and do a quick vaccum.

      • nutfairy

        Just read ur post on the accident and thankfully you are alright! Anyway, I try to cut J’s nails closer to the mattress, rather than lifting her hand closer to my face to cut so the nail bits dont fly too far. As for picking them up, I use the ikea lindt roller! Quiet and fuss free 🙂

        • cherieladieblogs

          OOhhh.. i have that! i just never thought of using it. usually for my clothes only! Gooood suggestion and thanks much for the tip!

          and yeah, am alright physically, but mentally exhausted! :/

  • seishouai

    When P was a young baby, I would trim his nails when he took arvo naps too! Then when he got older, he would sit still and allow me to trim his nails…. He doesn’t fidget cos once he did & I cut abit of his flesh!

    And I cut his nails at night too! Agree that they are just myths cos I’ve been trimming mine at night since I was a young kiddo!

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