Description
This baby nail clippers set has six pieces across three tools: rounded-tip safety scissors with comfortable handles, nail clippers with curved edges, and four soft emery boards, for $16.99. Three different ways to deal with the same tiny fingernails.
Nobody warns first time parents about this one. A newborn's nails are paper thin, they grow astonishingly fast, and within a week the baby has scratched their own face. Then you try to cut them and discover that a squirming newborn and a pair of adult nail scissors is a genuinely frightening combination. Having the right three tools matters, because on any given day one of them will work when the others will not.
Specifications
| Pieces |
6 (3 tool types) |
| Scissors |
Safety scissors, rounded tips, comfortable handles |
| Clippers |
Nail clippers with curved edges |
| Emery boards |
4 baby soft emery boards |
| Condition |
Brand new, ready to ship |
| Supervision |
Adult use only, on the child |
What's in the Box
| 1 x |
Safety scissors with rounded tips |
| 1 x |
Nail clippers with curved edges |
| 4 x |
Baby soft emery boards |
Why Three Tools Instead of One
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Rounded tips on the scissors - the single most important feature in a baby nail tool, because it is what stops a slip becoming a cut.
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Curved clipper edges - follow the natural shape of a fingernail, so you take less off and leave no sharp corner.
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Four emery boards - filing is the safest option for a newborn, and having four means one lives in the nappy bag and one at the change table.
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Comfortable handles - you are working on something a few millimetres across with a baby who will not hold still, and grip is the whole game.
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Covers every stage - file a newborn, clip a toddler, and use the scissors for the awkward angles in between.
When Can You Start Cutting a Baby's Nails?
Nails can be cared for from the newborn period, and most parents start because the baby is scratching their own face. Filing with an emery board is generally recommended before clipping in the very early weeks, because a newborn's nail is still soft and attached close to the skin. Many parents find it easiest when the baby is asleep or feeding. Your child health nurse or GP can advise for your baby.
What Is in This Baby Nail Care Set?
Six pieces: one pair of safety scissors with rounded tips and comfortable handles, one nail clipper with curved cutting edges, and four soft emery boards. That is the complete set, ready to use out of the packet.
Are Rounded-Tip Scissors Safer Than Clippers?
They are different tools for different jobs rather than one being better. Rounded-tip scissors give you more control on a very small nail and cannot puncture skin at the tip, which is why they are the usual first choice. Clippers are faster once nails are thicker and a toddler will sit still for thirty seconds. Most parents end up using both at different ages, which is why the set includes both.
Who Buys These
New parents putting together a nappy bag or a hospital bag, grandparents keeping a set at their house so it is not being carried back and forth, and anyone assembling a baby shower gift who wants to include something that gets used every single week. It is also a common addition to a first aid or grooming kit for a family with more than one small child.
Pair It With
Nail care sits alongside the rest of the baby routine. Our Personal Care & Grooming range covers the bathing and grooming essentials, Children has the wider baby range, and Baby Shower is the collection to browse if this is going into a gift.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many pieces are in the set?
Six in total: scissors, clippers and four emery boards.
Are the scissors sharp?
They cut, but the tips are rounded specifically so they cannot puncture skin if the baby moves.
Can the emery boards be reused?
Yes, until the surface wears smooth. Four are included so you have spares from the start.
Is this suitable for a newborn?
The set covers newborn through toddler. Filing is usually the gentler option in the earliest weeks.
Do the clippers have a nail catcher?
The clippers are a curved-edge design. Trim over a surface you can wipe down.
Does it come with a case?
The set is supplied as the six pieces listed. Any storage pouch shown in photography is for display.
Do you ship Australia wide?
Yes, including regional and remote addresses.
Fast Australian Shipping
We dispatch from Australia, so this set reaches Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart, Canberra and Darwin quickly, and we post to regional and remote addresses as well. Orders placed on a business day are picked the same day wherever stock allows, which helps when a due date is closer than you planned for.
Product photography is indicative. Colours may vary slightly between screens and the item in hand. These tools are for adult use on a child and should only be used with proper adult supervision. General information here is not medical advice; speak to your child health nurse or GP about your own baby.
