Scratch mits are a waste of space (Scratch Mittens for Your Baby)

Member Name: elbar1

Product:	Scratch Mittens for Your Baby
Date:	15/01/09 (137 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: They work while they are on... briefly

Disadvantages: They always drop off

Scratch mits are a total waste of time.

Babies are born with nails that are often long and they can scratch their delicate skin easily. Even if you cut them often (and boy is that hard - you will put it off at any opportunity because it is so scary!) they grow so quickly that they can scratch themselves shortly after a nail cut.

However, although you want a solution to the pesky sharp nails, scratch mits in my opinion are not the answer, simply because they fall off so easily. Also, my baby is a BIG thumb-sucker and our one attempt at covering his hands did not go down well with the little man!

If you do want to cover their hands and use a dummy (or maybe your baby is not a sucky baby) I would highly recommend Matalan simple white sleepsuits. They have extra cuffs that can be folded over to cover their little hands and you know that they will not fall off (the covers not the hands!!). This is a far easier way to deal with the problem. Also these sleepsuits are really cheap.

Scratch mits fall off so you cannot guarantee the hands are covered and also they can be lost easily.

Summary: I wouldn't waste my money - go to Matalan instead