Need some advice quick time (nails)

My nearly 23 month old will NOT let me cut his nails he starts screaming down the place and when I try to do it in his sleep, he starts waking up he can sense me trying to cut them.

I’ve tried to file down and he just cries he doesn’t like me anywhere near his nails but I need to do something cause they are long now and he scratches his face sometimes 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

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Could you bite them?

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I only do it when he sleeps or turn on cartoons 🫠

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My boy was the same but I have found nail scissors work better, it took a few attempts but they were much less traumatic for both of us than the nail clippers. X

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I just bite my daughters

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I have do my nearly 3 years when sleep

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thumble-Wearable-Baby-Nails-Standard/dp/B01M3NFAW9/ref=asc_df_B01M3NFAW9/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310569029981&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5803266049560200302&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=20339&hvtargid=pla-299346322050&psc=1

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Have you tried this? It’s a wearable nail file. It’s meant to be more gentle I’ve heard ⬆️⬆️⬆️

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My daughter is also bad with it but I just hold each finger at a time tight and cut and get my husband to try and distract her we also go woohoo and clap wen we’ve done each one so she thinks she’s doing something good, doesn’t always work but does sometimes

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I got one of these and in my opinion it was rubbish, I wouldn’t recommend, it didn’t really work for me but I do see other people who say it’s good xx

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I always do my little girl while she's having her bed time bottle - main reason I haven't cut it out yet

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I wait until my girl has gone to sleep and then it’s head torch on and clippers out for fingers and toes 😂

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I do usually a few fingers at a time, we sit in the window and watch people walk past outside.

I tried the wearable finger nail file and it was rubbish in my opinion.

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Thank you for all your comments - I used the wearable one and the file bit kept coming off. What I am getting is that he needs a distraction which makes a lot of sense

I will try a couple of ideas from here x

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see I’m on my own so that’s why I find it difficult

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o I get that, maybe in the bath wen the nails are warm they will be weaker xxx good luck xx

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