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Baby Light and Clip is a great way to clip baby's nails with less risk of cutting too far, thanks to the tiny light underneath the blades. You can easily see baby's nails with this light, even in a dim room, so you can do the nail clipping as baby sleeps, as is often recommended. A blade guard keeps baby's finger tips out of harm's way, and a built-in tray catches those tiny but sharp nail clippings so they don't fall into baby's bedding or clothes.



Pros

• Solves a common new parent problem - how much of baby's nails to trim.
• Allows you to trim baby's nails in a dim room if you want to trim as baby sleeps.
• Tiny built-in tray catches nail clippings.
• Safety guard prevents baby's fingertip from going between the blades.

Cons

• More expensive than other baby nail clippers.
• Requires batteries to run the light (first set is included).

Description

• Baby nail clippers with built-in light to clearly show baby's nails and fingertips.
• Designed by a mother who understood the common complaints about clipping baby's nails.
• Costs about $15.

Guide Review - Baby Light and Clip Nail Clippers Review

Baby Light and Clip solves an age-old problem for new parents. Baby's nails grow incredibly fast, but the tiny size and potential for flailing arms make it difficult to finish the clipping safely. Many experts recommend clipping baby's nails while he or she sleeps, but if your baby needs a darkened room to rest, it's impossible to see clearly to clip small nails.

Baby Light and Clip has a traditional pair of baby nail clippers inside, but adds a few extra features that take a lot of the difficulty out of trimming those sharp little nails.

First, a small light below the blade illuminates baby's nail from underneath, so you can clearly see baby's whole nail. This makes it much easier to tell which parts of the nail can be safely clipped. The light also helps if your baby is one who needs a dark room to sleep - you can use the light to trim baby's nails without ever turning on another light.

A plastic guard is built in to the front of the nail clippers. This guard prevents baby's fingertips from getting too close to the blades. This should make many new parents more comfortable with clipping baby's nails. I know I would have been less hesitant as a new parent if I knew I wasn't going to cut too far!

As you may know already, those tiny baby nails are quite sharp. Baby Light and Clip also has a built in tray beneath the blades to catch the nail clippings. This is genius! Now, rather than having bits of nails flying around the room or landing in baby's clothes or bedding, they stay contained within the clippers so there's no mess.

Baby Light and Clip is a really useful remake of a classic and necessary baby product. These baby nail clippers would make a nice addition to any nursery, and would be perfect as a baby shower or new baby gift.