How often do you cut/file DC's nails?

I feel like I'm constantly trying to file DS's nails but everytime I turn around he scratches his face. I was just nursing him and he reached up and scratched his nose so hard he started bleeding I feel so bad

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I think I do it once a week, haven't really paid attention to how often I do it.

Im too scared to use the emory board, I've been doing well so far with just the clipper.

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I clip them weekly but she is 19 months old.

I never filed them when she was an infant. I did cut her once with the clippers and she bled forever. Just be super careful if you use the clippers.

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My son is 8 weeks old and I swear for the first 5 weeks of his life I had those little mittens on him 24/7 because I was TERRIFIED to cut his nails (we filed them down a few times). The last 3 weeks I have gotten brave and used the nail clipper and it wasn't that bad at all. The nails are so soft that they pop right off. I do it when he is being given a bottle. He is so consumed with the bottle that he doesn't care if I play with his little fingers.

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I cut my 3 & 1 yr olds nail about 2x a wk theirs grow pretty fast.

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At least twice a week. I have a face scratcher who can really go to town if I don't stay on top of it. He has managed to even draw blood immediately after I have cut them.

I use the baby nail scissors, it's what I feel most comfortable with. At 5 1/2 months now, I sometimes have to distract him with a video to make sure he sits still.

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DH always has done it from day 1 once a week. We used the file when they are newborns and the nails are soft, otherwise he uses the clippers.

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I started using the clippers early on. The only ones that I can use are the freebies that come with the Little Tummies gas drops. It sounds funny but I get them done 1-2-3 and have never cut her, thank God. I think I do it about every 4 or 5 days. They grow really fast!

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I file them every other day . . . DD has some set of claws on her. She loves to scratch her little face.

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I file ds nails about twice a week.

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I seriously have to file them every other day or he mauls himself! His nails grow sooo fast and he claws at everything!

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weekly, but he still scratched himself pretty badly when he was a newborn....it happens.
There was a girl in DS's daycare with actual nails, I mean LONG nails, I couldn't even fathom it.......

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I cut his nails at least 1x/week....I was too nervous in the beginning and I was just filing....but I couldn't keep up, he kept scratching himself.....I was surprised how easy clipping actually is.....I started doing it while DS was asleep, now I do it while he is quiet or nursing

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In the beginning I was very nervous. I used the file for a while.
Now, I will clip them once a week. I usually do it after his bath when his nails are soft.

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Once a week I file, and I'll do fingers that seem sharp in between.

DS scratches too--we put gloves on him at night which is when it is the worst. I think he's outgrowing it a little though, so hopefully DC will stop soon!

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I feel like i do it almost every day!!

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we cut Jacob's nails once a week

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Everytime I file DS's nails, I swear they grow back in 24 hours. DH filed them on Sunday and then Monday night I noticed he had a cut on his face and it was bleeding! I can't blame DS though, he has eczema on his cheeks. We've had to put the mittens back on until it clears up and he stops scratching himself.

So for now, I've stopped filing and left the mittens on. Otherwise, I would file his nails every other day while he's sleeping.

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Twice a week and also their toe nails.