Now this may seem obvious to some of you, but I was never given any tips on this. All I had been told was how hard it is to do, and some stories about little fingers getting hurt. I am by no means an expert on any subject, but wish

I discovered the easiest way to trim my baby's finger and toenails was to wait till he was having a nap. Having nails that seemed to grow fast and required clipping every 2-3 days to prevent scratching I needed an easy way to do this without baby getting upset or distressed.

Luckily he is a good sleeper, and I can lift and move his fingers and toes without waking him up.

This reduces the risk of baby flinching and getting hurt. My son also doesn't like having his hands held still and has ticklish feet, so clipping his nails while awake is VERY difficult.

I have also found that nap time can be used for those fiddly hygeine jobs that my son hates me doing, like cleaning his ears and between toes and fingers.

Before trying these though, wait till your child is asleep, and try holding his/her hand in the position you would have to to clip nails. Make sure your child will not flinch in his/her sleep to the sound of the nail clippers or the fact that you have moved a hand or foot.

But always be prepared for baby making a sudden move even while sleeping, and sometimes waking up and crying.

I hope this helps some of you who find little jobs like this to be difficult, like I used to!