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Nail Whale Baby Nail Clippers
Dec 5, 2017
Safety 1st Sleepy Baby Nail Clipper
Dec 5, 2017
The First Years American Red Cross Nail Clipper
Dec 5, 2017
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Nail Whale Baby Nail Clippers

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Pleasing design that babies will love

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It is uniquely designed like a whale to distract and entice your babies, allowing you to cut their nails without them fussing about as much.
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Reduces clean-up time

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This clipper collects nail clippings with its built-in nail catcher, eliminating the need for clean-up afterward. It can then be cleaned by removing the yellow piece and pulling the green lever out.
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Prevents accidental cuts

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The Nail Whale has a built-in fingernail stabilizer that will hold your finger steady while trimming, preventing unintentional cuts.
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Too big to firmly grip

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The built-in nail catcher makes the Whale bigger than the other nail clippers. Because of its size, it is prone to slips which may cause you to hurt your child.
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Safety 1st Sleepy Baby Nail Clipper

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Battery lasts long even with regular use

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Most 5-star reviews on Amazon talk about how long-lasting the battery life is. Even with regular 2-3x a week use, the battery life may last you for a year.
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Has a built in emery board for smoothing your baby's nails

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The Safety1st comes with an emery board that you can use to smoothen your baby's nails with, after cutting. The clipper has a slot where you can insert the emery board to make sure you don't lose it.
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Has a built-in light that helps you cut your baby's nails after bedtime

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A small LED light automatically turns on when you unfold the nail clippers and shuts off when you close. This helps you cut your baby's nails after bedtime when it's dark inside the room and you can't turn the lights on or the baby will wake.
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Has to be tilted at an awkward angle to make full use of the LED light

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The built-in LED light is positioned below the cutting surface. It does not help that much to get the nails in between the cutting blades unless you tilt the clipper sideways a bit.
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The First Years American Red Cross Nail Clipper

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Has grips for added safety

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The clipper has bumps across its surface, allowing you to firmly grip it. This prevents the clipper from accidentally slipping and hurting your baby.
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Scaled to fit baby fingers

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The stainless steel clippers are specifically scaled to fit baby fingers. This means you can clip your baby's nails without cutting the flesh on the sides.
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Minimizes eye strain

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This clipper has a small magnifier that you can use to see your baby's nails more clearly. Having this feature reduces the strain when you squint your eyes to see. It also gives new parents confidence in cutting their baby's nails.
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Baby's nails are sharp after cutting

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The stainless steel clipper's cutting blades are too sharp. Your baby's nails end up too sharp after cutting and you might need to file them with an emery board to smoothen the edges.
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