Fold-Up Nail Clipper by Safety 1st - one color, one size
From Safety 1st
Perfectly sized for little nails, this nail clipper features curved clipping edges and a sure-grip extension. Curved clipping edges Easy-grip handle for a sure hold..
- Amazon Sales Rank: #3099 in Baby Product
- Size: one size
- Color: one color
- Brand: Safety 1st
Babies' little nails grow very fast and can get quite sharp. It is important to keep nails short and smooth so babies can't scratch themselves and get hurt. Safety 1st Nail Clippers are specially designed with curved cutting edges to trim nails closely and easily. The extension wand ensures a firm grip on the clippers, helping to eliminate trimming mishaps. Features Baby Nail Clippers, extended grip, stainless steel and plastic construction, curved edges cutting surface and brand name recognition. Sized small to safely and easily trim baby's little nails, to avoid slipping and provide a more secure grip for parents, for long lasting use, safe for use for baby and Safety 1st is a leader in the Child Care market and once again offers a new, unique design at a great price point.
Less Comfortable to Use Than Safety 1st Nail Clipper 49523/49539
Safety 1st makes several nail clippers for babies, including model 49523 (Safety 1st Hospital's Choice Steady Grip Nail Clippers); model 49539 (Safety 1st Complete Nail Care Set) which includes what seems to be clippers similar to model 49523 but with a holder at the back for emery boards; and model 10435 (this one). All three of these nail trimmers are in the "Hospital's Choice" series.
Overall, I prefer the 49523/49539 model (see Customer Images) because it is more comfortable to hold for the following reasons. First, instead of a small white plastic bulb, the 49523/49539 has a larger white-and-orange or white-and-blue handle that allows you to hold the clippers like a "gun" with your index finger under the blades and your thumb on the lever. Second, the orange or blue part of the 49523/49539 handle is soft and less slippery than the white plastic of this model. Third, the lever has the same soft orange or blue non-skid rubbery material at the end, thus providing a cushion for your thumb.
In terms of cutting nails, the very good performance of this model and the 49523/49539 are the same. (They both leave the nail edges a little sharp, so some filing is necessary.) So I recommend purchasing the 49523/49539 instead.
Fingernails down, the best clippers
We bought this nail clipper when our first child was a baby, and were quite pleased--the bulb end is so easy and comfortable to hold, worked great until she was about school age, when her nails were tougher. When baby #2 came along, we had lost the clippers in the course of moving. I never appreciated how something so seemingly trivial as baby nail clippers can end up so important--but after buying and throwing away two other nail clippers, that were so hard to hold and which couldn't even cut through the baby nail cleanly or with ease (this is one job you need the right tools for--it is hard enough to cut those eensy nails on flailing hands, but to need more than one try to get the clippers to bite through the nail, it makes the job near impossible, at least without reducing your baby to screaming). I could not find these clippers at our local Target-like stores, nor at the drug stores. So I ended up getting a pair online--and having realized how uncommon good clippers are, I bought five pairs at once, so I could give them to new parents as shower gifts!
And that second pair we bought, I should add, is now cutting nails on its fourth child, and is still sharp enough! Definitely the must-have baby nail clipper.
Nails clipped with less fuss
So the baby nail clippers are TINY! and hard to hold, but this is great, it fits into the palm of my hand and I get my newborn son's nails clipped much easier. If I could, I would change the material on the grip to a rubbery texture so it wouldn't slide around in my hand at all. My hands are always very dry and it slides around a bit, but nothing like how those tiny ones fall out of my hand. I would recommend this product.
