Baby nail care

Alan · Post by **Alan** » Fri Jul 18, 2003 7:17 pm

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency ... 001914.htm

Newborns have fingernails that are usually soft and flexible but that can cause injuries to the infant. Newborn infants do not yet have control of arm, hand, and finger movements and may inadvertently claw at their face. Nails that are ragged or extend beyond the tip of the finger can cause scratches to the face and possibly eyes.

Newborn infants should receive appropriate nail care. Clean the baby's hands and nails during regular bathing. Nails should be carefully trimmed with baby nail scissors, that have blunt rounded tips. (Do NOT use nail clippers--you may clip the tip of the baby's finger instead of the nail!). Use an emery board to keep the nails smooth to prevent injuries. Since baby's nails grow pretty quickly, you may have to cut them once a week.

That would suck.

Peijen · Post by **Peijen** » Fri Jul 18, 2003 7:20 pm

suck like a bad circumcision, or suck like having a toe chopped off?

Post by **Jonathan** » Fri Jul 18, 2003 7:33 pm

Thinking of getting pregnant soon?

I'd be mad at my parents. "Yeah, I'm missing the tip of this finger because my parents clipped my nails with a nail clipper when I was a baby."

Alan · Post by **Alan** » Fri Jul 18, 2003 7:37 pm

Dwindlehop wrote:Thinking of getting pregnant soon?

Naw, I was looking up "colic" in the medical encyclopedia and this was a related entry.

Post by **Jonathan** » Fri Jul 18, 2003 7:40 pm

also, the words "botched" and "circumcision" make a colorful pair together, don't you think?

Alan · Post by **Alan** » Fri Jul 18, 2003 7:47 pm

Now I'm trying to decide which is worse...

Meconium aspiration

Meconium is the first feces (stool) of the newborn. It is thick, sticky, and greenish-black in color and may be seen in the amniotic fluid after 34 weeks gestation. Aspiration occurs when the newborn inhales the meconium mixed with amniotic fluid either in the uterus or just after delivery.

Peijen · Post by **Peijen** » Fri Jul 18, 2003 7:59 pm

Dwindlehop wrote:also, the words "botched" and "circumcision" make a colorful pair together, don't you think?

I don't know, I think it's pitch black when you passed out ...

Peijen · Post by **Peijen** » Fri Jul 18, 2003 8:00 pm

Alan wrote:Now I'm trying to decide which is worse...

Meconium aspiration

Meconium is the first feces (stool) of the newborn. It is thick, sticky, and greenish-black in color and may be seen in the amniotic fluid after 34 weeks gestation. Aspiration occurs when the newborn inhales the meconium mixed with amniotic fluid either in the uterus or just after delivery.

this is just part of nature

Post by **Jonathan** » Fri Jul 18, 2003 9:11 pm

Peijen wrote:
Alan wrote:Now I'm trying to decide which is worse...

Meconium aspiration

Meconium is the first feces (stool) of the newborn. It is thick, sticky, and greenish-black in color and may be seen in the amniotic fluid after 34 weeks gestation. Aspiration occurs when the newborn inhales the meconium mixed with amniotic fluid either in the uterus or just after delivery.
this is just part of nature

dude, breathing meconium is bad!

Peijen · Post by **Peijen** » Fri Jul 18, 2003 9:16 pm

Dwindlehop wrote: dude, breathing meconium is bad!

well, when you are submerged in shit you breath shit

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Fri Jul 18, 2003 9:17 pm

peijin managed to get his entire head in someone's anus? what?

Post by **Jonathan** » Fri Jul 18, 2003 9:24 pm

Peijen wrote:
Dwindlehop wrote: dude, breathing meconium is bad!
well, when you are submerged in shit you breath shit

Well, when you breathe shit you die.

The condition is serious: meconium aspiration is a leading cause of severe illness and death in the newborn.

Peijen · Post by **Peijen** » Fri Jul 18, 2003 9:26 pm

Dwindlehop wrote: Well, when you breathe shit you die.

The condition is serious: meconium aspiration is a leading cause of severe illness and death in the newborn.

maybe they should've thought of that before they decide to play in shit

Alan · Post by **Alan** » Fri Jul 18, 2003 10:39 pm

Peijen wrote:
Dwindlehop wrote: Well, when you breathe shit you die.

The condition is serious: meconium aspiration is a leading cause of severe illness and death in the newborn.
maybe they should've thought of that before they decide to play in shit

Doesn't seem like they have much of a choice at that point though.

Peijen · Post by **Peijen** » Fri Jul 18, 2003 10:46 pm

Alan wrote:
Peijen wrote:
Dwindlehop wrote: Well, when you breathe shit you die.

maybe they should've thought of that before they decide to play in shit
Doesn't seem like they have much of a choice at that point though.

then why are we worrying about it?