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How can i cut my infant nails?
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I wouldn't: I have worked with far to many mothers who cut off the end of the fingers with nippers or scissors or infected them by biting. If you take a 1" by 3" piece of wet/dry sandpaper (120 grit) & run it back/forth over the outer edges, it will do most of the fingers in less than a minute. The paper is flexible enough to take of nail without wounding skin. It can easily take off snags too.
Answered 12/2/2018
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