Buying scratch mitts

[Ko]

Quick question - do these wriggle off like socks? I keep hearing that socks come off and some brands are better at staying on than others!

So just wondering before I buy scratch mitts (for newborn), whether I should look at certain brands or they are pretty much the same?

Many thanks xx

[Pickle]

I bought a pack of 7 pairs from Mothercare in my pre-baby "must buy everything they stock" frenzy, tried using them once, and then never used them again. None of my friends used them either - just keep babies nails short (easy when they're small, chew them or cut with little nail clippers) and you'll be fine. Alternatively there are some sleepsuits you can buy with fold over scratch mitts which I think would be much more effective.

P x

[snowboarder]

Hello - yep I never used them either...! x

[nicolemodesti]

Had exactly the same situation as Pickle!! Not worth buying really. I'm such a wimp that my husband cut our boys nails and still does, a year later.

[Pickle]

p.s... best socks I found for staying put are Pumpkin Patch ones, closely followed by Baby Gap.

[Mellors]

Agreed, we never used them.

Nearly all baby sleepsuits (including the super cheap multi pack of white ones from Sainsburys I relied on) have fold over ends like mitts.

[Bumpkin]

We were given some with amusing words on (can't remember now) which were quite useful at night for a few weeks when baby B was majorly into gouging himself in his sleep. Didn't use them for long though as he tended to chew them and they just got soggy. Also, they grow out of the scratching phase relatively quickly. Can't say ours were anything special and they stayed on fine. I'd get a cheap pair and see how they go.

[legalbeagle]

I would second the sleepsuits with built in mitts that fold over the hands and can't fall off. I got some in next, which you can buy on line, but I'm sure lots of places do them.

[candj]

Same here, had a load in different colours to match every babygrow... never used one! In fact, the nurses in hospital just told me to use socks instead. Or the best thing would be to get the babygrows that have the built in ones that fold over as legalbeagle said. But just keeping baby's fingernails trimmed (use a nail file when they sleep as it will make less sharp edges than nail clippers) would be the best solution!

[ratty]

matalan also do very cute fold over sleep suits and they are great