But as babies grow older, the length and growth rate of their nails change qualitatively.

In particular, babies aged 1 to 3 months are generally hyperactive and have a habit of scratching with their hands, often making multiple marks on their bodies.

Another habit is to put their hands in their mouths and suck on them, and dirt can easily accumulate under their fingernails, which can suck mud and germs into their mouths along with them.

Additionally, longer nails can easily scrape against clothing or other things, leading to splitting.

Thus, it's time to trim your baby's nails after 1 month.

What rules should I follow when cutting my baby's nails?

The general advice is that it's best to cut your baby's fingernails once a week, while toe nails grow slowly, so once every half a month is fine.

According to big data research: nails are produced at a rate of about 0.7 millimeters per week during infancy, and as they develop and grow, the rate of nail growth is boosted.

Ideally, cutting off all exposed portions of your baby's nails is considered perfect.

But if you cut the nails too y, it's easy for the new growth to grow into the flesh, aka ? ingrown nails? In severe cases, there is even a risk of skin infections and onychomycosis.

Therefore, cutting baby's nails is also quite a delicate matter that parents need to understand.

There are a number of interesting factors that influence the growth rate of a baby's nails:

Morning is the fastest time of day for a baby's nails to grow, and evening is the slowest.

②Even on the same baby's hands, the nails of all ten fingers grow at different rates. In most cases, the longer the fingers, the faster the nails grow, and the nails on the dominant hand grow faster than the other.

3) A good mood and a good supply of nutrients will also speed up the growth of nails and make them shinier.

How do I choose the tools to cut my baby's nails?

Cutting baby's nails should not be done with adult nail clippers, and baby-specific nail clippers are the best.

The baby nail clippers have a more ingenious design with a unique guard rail that prevents the clipped nails from crumbling around.

These nail clippers are specially designed for babies with small nails and will have a natural curve after trimming and a blunt top that won't hurt the child.

The posture and order of cutting nails should be noted, do wrong baby more suffering

To the baby nail clipping, the baby should be fixed first to prevent it from moving around.

You can choose to hold the baby's back to yourself, hold the finger that is being trimmed, and use the same direction and the same angle.

Also, the order of trimming should start from the center first and then the sides to avoid cutting too deep.

Since freshly trimmed nails will show sharp corners, you need to smooth the edges of the nail clippers to avoid your baby accidentally hurting himself.

If you come across a splinter, you can't pull it out directly with your hand to avoid hurting the surrounding skin; just gently cut off the root with scissors.

What if the baby doesn't want to cooperate?

If you're in this situation, we recommend that you don't push too hard, but try to gently trim your baby while he or she is sleeping.

For example, babies under the age of one can be trimmed when they are asleep; over the age of one, when they are not sleeping as much, they can be trimmed when they are emotionally stable and quiet; by the time they are two or three years old, they will be able to understand their parents' intentions and take the initiative to cooperate with them.

The habit of hygiene is not something that can be developed overnight, and it takes a lot of timely and proper guidance from parents.

With all these details in mind, there's no need to worry about cutting your baby's fingers.