Gentle enough for newborns!
I'm a first time mom, and after about 2-3 weeks of using a manual baby file on my newborn's nails I was already over it. It just took too much time and just wasn't very effective. I purchased this and did the same task in a fraction of the time, and was much more effective at getting the mail filed down. The pink disc for newborns is extremely gentle even on their skin around their fingernails. The machine itself is also very gentle- if you apply very much pressure it shuts off. On occasion it does snag the nail, but if I turn the rotation the other way it fixes it- it doesn't hurt baby but it scares me a little when it does this. It's super quiet and I actually find that it's easiest to do when my babe is asleep so she isn't squirming! I appreciate that it has a nice case to keep all of the files in one place, but wish they snapped in as they fall out of their designated hole inside the case if shook around too much. All in all I absolutely love this and definitely recommend it!
*UPDATED REVIEW:7/15, I now have a 5 month old and I'm still using this. We are now on the green pad. While it does still work- as the nail gets stronger and thicker, the tougher it is to file the nail down. To have enough power to actually get it, you have to have relatively fresh batteries in it, or it just keeps stopping and not strong enough. I still recommend this, and it's perfect for newborns and young infants, but my now 5 month old is starting to push the limits of its power. I'm guessing we will have to find another option within a couple months.
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