HELP I CLIPPED my baby's nail

[angellove1119]

I clipped my Lo's nail while cutting them and it started bleeding. I wiped it with an alcohol wipe and put a mitten over it. what else should i do?

[K8wizzo]

If it's bleeding a lot, apply pressure.  Either way, apply breastmilk to it (it's like nature's neosporin.

[luvhubandbabys]

Apply pressure. Don't worry it should be ok it should stop bleeding after a few mins. I did it too..it sucks

[Cynthje]

Pressure and not much else, i think this is something that happens to a lot of us!

[thundersky]

do what the others have said. when dd's nails would get too long i would cut them with my teeth. people looked at me like i was crazy but i didnt cut my dd again.

[angellove1119]

I clipped it to where it is not completly ripped off. Do i rip it off or leave it?

[justone_jen]

I would leave it. It'll fall off.

Put some breastmilk on it and relax, mama. I think this has probably happened to all of us. And it probably hurt us more than our little ones. :) 

[justone_jen]

I'm not the only one! :P 

Quoting thundersky:

do what the others have said. when dd's nails would get too long i would cut them with my teeth. people looked at me like i was crazy but i didnt cut my dd again.

 

[gumeshoe]

I clipped my babies skin in the hospital on day 2. I cried more than he did. They told me don't use the clippers use the cuticle clippers and wait until he is asleep. Hubby tried to take him. I wouldn't give him up until he was better. I was saying I broke my baby. It was awful. But honestly it wasn't that bad, didn't take long to heal.

[Mrs.Burke11]

You could put a bandage on it ans cover it with a mittens.

[lovemyhoney19]

I think every mom in the world has done that. Terrible feeling I know but baby will be ok. Just leave it be. I actually find it easier to use the emery board in the grooming kit while my baby sleeps. I do it slow and her nails don't scratch at all. Ill probably do it that way until she's older and her nails aren't as tiny.