Hang Nails

hi, i have son that is almost 11 mths old and gets hang nails our in grown nails that would get infected. hes had them since he was born. the dr. said he should grow out of it,but if not theirs nothing they could do till he was 1 yr. old. but they have gotten better so hopefully shell grow out of it.

If it isn't bothering her you can just want until her next check up. Both of my boys have weird toenails and I just assume they will grow out of it.

Hi H.,

My kids use to get them all of the time and its been awhile but I remember that I trimmed them down until I took them to the doctor. I also remember that if it didn't look like it was to far down in the skin I would take the nail clipper and pull them out it didn't hurt them. But you have to becareful on how you trim them so they don't get an ingrown toe nail. The next time you take your daughter to the doctor I would ask..

C.

Hi H.,

My daughter had iron deficiency when she was around that age and she had frequent hang nails. Don't know if they are directly related, but I would recommend having her ped perform a finger prick to check her iron levels. Is your daughter eating solids readily? My daughter doesn't like to eat meat or citrus fruits much either. She just started eating more fruit recently. It could also be a protein or Vitamin C deficiency.

My son did that for awhile, it was also his thumbnail. I did take him to the Dr. and he said it was probably just from him biting on them. I did notice that's what he was doing, like when he'd wake up and was alone in his crib or in the car seat if he didn't have shoes on. I just kept socks on him. It didn't seem to bother him at all, just me!