Until when do they wear scratch mitts? - Page 2

ellismum · Jun 19th, 2009, 07:43 AM

I was told not to cut there nails with clippers or sissors (sp?) as the skin grows up the back of their nails too but Ellis's were so long and would always remove his mitts with his mouth as he likes sucking his fist I gave in and clipped them whilst he slept. Pleased to report no blood was lost!!

sparkswillfly · Jun 19th, 2009, 07:52 AM

I didnt use them really

sam's mum · Jun 19th, 2009, 08:00 AM

I didn't know we weren't meant to cut their nails either...I used to file Sam's. He still used to scratch himself though, so I kept his mitts on until he started taking them off and sucking them all the time - think he was about 2 months x

lesleyann · Jun 19th, 2009, 08:04 AM

my little one wont keep his on so we just cut his nails ops, but the sleepsuits with built in mits are great if his having a mad day

Monkeh · Jun 19th, 2009, 08:55 AM

I think Dexter wore them for all of one day, and that was only cause it was chilly during the night in hospital.

I bit his nails after the first couple of days, and have just clipped them today to keep them short. I wasn't told not to cut them. That'd be a pain. They'd be so long by 6 weeks!

Laura--x · Jun 19th, 2009, 08:59 AM

I used them for the first few days! I didnt know you had tow wait to cut their nails, i cut them when she was about 4 days

nataliecn · Jun 19th, 2009, 10:53 AM

Grady wore his for about 3 days... but they kept falling off, so I didn't bother. Unless it was cold then we put them on him!

butrfly · Jun 19th, 2009, 21:51 PM

nataliecn, i always meant to say and never got to:

I LOVE YOUR AVATAR!!!! it's sooooo cool. how'd you get that pose from Grady? he's such a cutie!

babymama · Jun 19th, 2009, 21:57 PM

I used them for about 2 days or so then I realized just how much Phoenix loves his hands, he would always play with his fingers so I didn't bother with the mitts. We started cutting his nails around week 3 or so, no one said not too.

lauzliddle · Jun 20th, 2009, 03:35 AM

Alfie never wore them. I cut alfies nails once a week and the MW told me to before I left the hospital.

Jun 19th, 2009, 07:43 AM	#11
ellismum Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 3,161	I was told not to cut there nails with clippers or sissors (sp?) as the skin grows up the back of their nails too but Ellis's were so long and would always remove his mitts with his mouth as he likes sucking his fist I gave in and clipped them whilst he slept. Pleased to report no blood was lost!!

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Jun 19th, 2009, 07:52 AM	#12
sparkswillfly Mum (Mom) Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London Posts: 9,888	I didnt use them really

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Jun 19th, 2009, 08:00 AM	#13
sam's mum Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 11,404	I didn't know we weren't meant to cut their nails either...I used to file Sam's. He still used to scratch himself though, so I kept his mitts on until he started taking them off and sucking them all the time - think he was about 2 months x

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Jun 19th, 2009, 08:04 AM	#14
lesleyann Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Peterborough, England Posts: 8,189	my little one wont keep his on so we just cut his nails ops, but the sleepsuits with built in mits are great if his having a mad day

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Jun 19th, 2009, 08:55 AM	#15
Monkeh Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 3,662	I think Dexter wore them for all of one day, and that was only cause it was chilly during the night in hospital. I bit his nails after the first couple of days, and have just clipped them today to keep them short. I wasn't told not to cut them. That'd be a pain. They'd be so long by 6 weeks!

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Jun 19th, 2009, 08:59 AM	#16
Laura--x Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: England Posts: 8,799	I used them for the first few days! I didnt know you had tow wait to cut their nails, i cut them when she was about 4 days

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Jun 19th, 2009, 10:53 AM	#17
nataliecn Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 11,874	Grady wore his for about 3 days... but they kept falling off, so I didn't bother. Unless it was cold then we put them on him!

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Jun 19th, 2009, 21:51 PM	#18
butrfly Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bali, Indonesia Posts: 1,427	nataliecn, i always meant to say and never got to: I LOVE YOUR AVATAR!!!! it's sooooo cool. how'd you get that pose from Grady? he's such a cutie!

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Jun 19th, 2009, 21:57 PM	#19
babymama Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 855	I used them for about 2 days or so then I realized just how much Phoenix loves his hands, he would always play with his fingers so I didn't bother with the mitts. We started cutting his nails around week 3 or so, no one said not too.

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Jun 20th, 2009, 03:35 AM	#20
lauzliddle Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: South shields, UK Posts: 983	Alfie never wore them. I cut alfies nails once a week and the MW told me to before I left the hospital.

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