When LO was younger, I could lay him under our ceiling fan and he would stare at it long enough to clip all ten.
When that stopped working, Elmo on Sesame Street was the functional distraction (and basically the only TV he has seen).
Now he is so wiggly I'm contemplating sneaking into his room while he's sleeping to do it, but I'm afraid I will wake him.
Any tips??
coconut / 8498 posts
I just do it really quickly. When it's warm I clip them outside. It distracts her enough.
kiwi / 673 posts
I do it quickly while he's sleeping, but my LO is still very young and I'm not sure how that will work when he's older.
pomelo / 5000 posts
My mom told me she bit them off. Savage style! I think that was when we were wee infants.
persimmon / 1026 posts
I usually do it right after he finishes a bottle and sing him a couple songs...he seems to be full and content with sitting on my lap for a few minutes. I think he actually likes to watch me clip his nails now!
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
I can usually get it done one hand at a time while I'm nursing.
GOLD / pomelo / 5737 posts
I just hold her hand and do it as quickly as possible. Sometimes I take breaks. I have a cat, so clipping LO's nails is a walk in the park compared to my cat. LOL
pear / 1699 posts
LO is 9 months so hes super wiggly - but he wakes up if I try to do it while he's sleeping. I find that if I fill a medicine dropper with water and give it to him in one hand while I clip the other signing Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (for some reason it'd become the nail clipping song) he's pretty calm. Good luck!
nectarine / 2217 posts
sometimes i do it while he is in his highchair 
i stand behind him to get a better angle
kiwi / 643 posts
I just hold them down, to be honest. I try to do it when they are relatively happy...usually right after they have fed, first thing after they get up in the morning.
WORST. JOB. EVER. It's the only baby "chore" DH won't even attempt 
nectarine / 2994 posts
LO is 5 months and dh usually cuts them while I'm nursing, it's the only time she's still enough. Not sure how it will work out when she's older though.
cantaloupe / 6687 posts
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LO used to have no problems with nail clipping...then around 12 months she started hating it. I usually give her something to hold onto with her other hand that she doesn't get to hold usually (we have a plastic syringe from her newborn days when we syringe fed her formula/pumped breast milk to supplement her feedings)...and then I'll clip her other hand. It is a battle though. Sometimes I have put her on her changing pad and clipped her in so she can't wiggle away and give her something interesting to hold. I need advice here too b/c I don't want it to be unpleasant for her
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