How to trim your baby's nail?

For info, kuku baby ni memang cepat panjang, kuku tangan lebih cepat panjang berbanding kuku kaki. So, for fingernails you actually need to trim a few times a week while for toenails require less frequent trimming. But for newborn, its better to use mitten first sebab kuku baby baru lahir ni mmg tersangat lembut. So its better to wait until your baby's nail hardened a little. Maybe around one weeks after your baby's born, then you can trim your baby's nail.

Why do you need to trim your baby's nail?

Walaupun this little nails nampak lembut, but beware, they're sharp!. Baby ni mmg suke cakar-cakar their own face, sebab they still belum pandai untuk control pergerakan tangan mereka dengan smooth. That is why you need to trim your baby nails. Bila anda biarkan kuku tangan baby anda panjang, then bila baby anda cakar-cakar their own face, mmg bercalar-calar laa muka your baby. 

Kalau tak trim kuku baby, boleh pakai mitten kan?

Yupzz.You absolutely correct. Mmg anda boleh pakaikan baby anda mitten, tapi sampai bile anda nak pakaikan your baby ni mitten?. Actually by age two or three months, anda dah boleh bukakan mitten baby anda. No need to wear mitten lg. Sebab your baby need to feel different texture for speed up their learning process. Kne bg your baby to touch, bg baby anda merasa. Its normal if your baby hand sejuk. Nanti lama-lama its ok. No need to worry bile tangan your baby sejuk.

How to trim your baby's nail?

Anda boleh trim kuku baby anda dengan menggunakan baby scissors or clippers. As for me, i didn't buy specific utensils for baby. Sy just gunakan nail clipper yang biasa but yang small size. Maybe i will grab the scissors for the next time..:).For those yang bercadang untuk beli specific utensils for trim your baby's nails, you can get it at shopping complex, baby boutique and also online store. Price range at online store for scissors is around RM 19++ while for clippers is around RM 16++. Maybe you can try to buy those utensils sebab benda-benda tu mmg direka khas untuk potong kuku baby, so boleh mengelakkan terkepit jari your baby while sedang khusyuk trim kuku baby anda, but i'm not so sure keberkesanan utensils tersebut sebab sy belum pernah try.

Baby Nail Clipper

Baby Nail Scissor

Ada juga some parents yang gigit kuku baby mereka into shape.Kire trim gunakan gigi la, gigit kuku baby.But for me, i did not advised untuk gigit kuku baby sebab dalam our mouth ada bacteria, dalam air liur kte pun ade bacteria, so ada risk yang kte akan introduce kuman kat baby especially when ada little cut. Sebab bile kte gigit, kite tak nampak pun kuku kecil baby, just rasa menggunakan lidah. Jadi bila ade luke sikit, kuman pun cepatlaa disebarkan.

One more method, you can trim your baby's nails by just peeling the ends of the nails with your finger. Kuku baby ni lembut, so kte boleh gunakan kuku kte untuk kopek bahagian tepi kuku baby anda, and from my reading, kuku baby tu tidak akan terkoyak melebihi garisan kuku. Kuku tu akan jadik seperti biasa. As for me, sy tak pernah cube this method, if anyone pernah cube, boleh laa share your experience and ajar the correct way to do it.

When is the right time to trim your baby's nails?

For me, i prefer untuk trim my baby's nails during my baby asleep. Senang, sebab baby tak gerak-gerak. Just imagine jari baby yang kecik tu, with little nails, pastu bergerak-gerak, mmg susah nak potong kuku.For those yang takde masa nak tunggu your baby tidur, or time baby tidur asyik terlupa nak potong kuku your baby, you can get someone to hold your baby or mintak sesape tolong distract your baby. Ajak your baby main-main ke, alihkan perhatian baby anda untuk mudahkan kerja anda.

Paling penting, PILIH TEMPAT TERANG bila anda nak trim kuku baby anda.

Apa anda perlu buat if anda terkepit jari baby anda?

Terkepit or terpotong kulit jari baby while you trim you baby's nail mmg normal. Sy pernah sekali terkepit sikit my baby's fingertip. Kesian, rasa bersalah. But nasib laa sikit sgt terkepit tu. Bila keluar darah, sy cepat-cepat rapatkan luka tu.So kulit tu bercantum semula.

Anda TAK PERLU letak bandage kat jari your baby. Sebab baby ni suke masuk jari dalam mulut, so takut nanti your baby tercekik.

Liquid Bandage

If anda nak jugak guna bandage, anda boleh carik liquid bandage product yang approved untuk kanak-kanak. Liquid bandage ni non-toxic, cepat keringkan luka and tanggalkan kulit mati. Good alternative untuk cepat sembuhkan luka, anda boleh try tgk at pharmacy, Watson or Guardian.

Cara simple yang anda boleh buat, just ambik tisu, wrap tisu kat tempat luka then tekan untuk bagi tempat luka bercantum. Within a few minutes darah akan stop. Jangan risau, luka tu cepat baik.


Correct way to trim your baby's nails.

• Fingernails - Potong ikut bentuk lengkung kuku jari tangan. Ikut curve fingernails tu.
• Toenails - Potong secara straight. Jangan buat curve, sebab kuku kaki ni mencengkam, so bile potong curve, nanti yang hujung tu bile kte dah potong, akan rasa sakit. So, for teonails, potong secara straight.

As a parents, you can decide nak potong your baby's nails menggunakan apa, cara mana, macam mana, and if anda tak sengaja terpotong your baby's fingertips, dont be too hard on yourself. Anda tak sengaja. Parents mana yang nak sakitkan anak kan?..Just berhati-hati for the next time untuk elakkan perkara sama berulang, and one more thing, if your baby kalau time bangun mmg active, better tunggu your baby tidur untuk trim your baby's nails.Good Luck!..:)