Scratch mittens that stay on. (Scratch Mittens for Your Baby)

Member Name: Cultha

Product:	Scratch Mittens for Your Baby
Date:	22/12/08 (269 review reads)
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Advantages: They stay on

Disadvantages: more expensive than standard scratch mitts

Scratch mittens are a necessary evil for some babies. Our son made such a mess of his forehead and face by scratching at them that we had to keep his hands covered up all the time. This became especially difficult when he worked out how to take the scratch mitts off. There was one horrible morning when our blood soaked son proudly handed us both of the scratch mitts, so we gave up on those and tried the baby grows with the cuffs that fold over the hands. Again it wasn't very long before he could wriggle his fingers out from the cuffs and do more damage to his forehead. Eventually we found ScratchSleeves which did the trick and stopped him scratching for long enough for his forehead to heal. The ScratchSleeves are more expensive than scratch mittens but they did work for us and might be worth a try if the standard soft cotton variety isn't doing the trick.

Summary: If standard scratch mitts just don't stay on it might be worth trying ScratchSleeves.