Can I cut my baby's nails at night?

The light is relatively dim at night. If your eyesight is not very good, do not cut your baby's nails at night. This will cut their flesh and cause finger injuries. It is safer to cut their nails during the day. In addition, disinfect your hands before cutting their nails. After all, hands carry a lot of bacteria, which can cause infection when touching them.

When caring for a newborn, pay attention to hygiene and wash your hands before each care to prevent bacteria on your hands from being brought to the newborn's delicate skin and causing infection. If the caregiver suffers from an infectious disease or is a carrier, he or she must not touch the newborn to prevent the newborn from being infected. If a newborn develops an infectious disease, he or she must be strictly isolated and treated, and those who have had contact with him or her must be isolated and observed. Visiting should be prohibited in the delivery room during breastfeeding hours to reduce the chance of infection to the newborn.

First, their long nails can easily scratch their own skin, especially their face and ears, which are most likely to be scratched by themselves.

Second, long nails can easily harbor dirt, and infants and young children have the habit of sucking and eating directly with their hands. When the dirt in the gaps between their fingernails is sucked into their mouths, it often causes digestive tract diseases and parasitic diseases (ascariasis, etc.), affecting their physical health.

Third, long nails are prone to splitting, causing bleeding at the fingertips. Long nails are also easy to get caught on the threads of sweaters or sweaters when putting on clothes and sprain the fingers. Therefore, it is very necessary to cut the nails of infants and young children frequently.

Because infants and young children have very weak nails and delicate skin, and they love to move, parents or aunts should pay attention to the following 4 points when cutting their nails:

1. Choose nail scissors with sharp blades, thin blades and good quality to cut the nails of infants and young children. Do not use ordinary scissors to avoid cutting the fingertips of infants and young children.

2. Depending on how fast the infant's nails grow, they usually only need to be trimmed once a week. If you find that the nails are split, you should trim them at any time. The nails on your feet are hard and thick, or they become soft naturally after washing your feet, and they are easier to cut.

3. As long as infants and young children are awake, they like to move their hands and feet. It will be much safer if their hair is trimmed after they fall asleep. For older children, you can tell them stories while cutting their nails.

4. When cutting the nails of infants and young children, be gentle and do not cut too much or too hard at one time to avoid causing pain. Cut it in a smoother way to avoid cutting it into sharp edges. After cutting, parents should touch the nail with their hands to see if the cross-section of the nail is smooth. If it is not smooth, use the small file on the nail clippers to file it smooth.