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So, my cousin just posted pics on FB of her less than three month old daughter and her nails are painted pink in the picture.  This really has me freaking out.  It isn't my place to say anything, I know, but should she be painting a two month old's nails?  Is it safe?  Do any of you paint your babies' nails?  I am not a mother, but I just don't see why painting an infants nails is necessary.

Not cool at all in my opinion.  And I'll say why: Babies stick their hands in their mouths.  Nail polish is toxic.  And yes, it's completely unnecessary but apparently making sure other people know the gender of your kid is sooo important.

My cousin should not be a mom.  I mean, I feel like there is a reason for everything, but she's not fully mature.  She's 19.  She dumps her baby off with her parents and runs off with her boyfriend for days at a time.  She probably paints the baby's nails so she can be "pretty" which is absurd.  I didn't wear nail polish until I was old enough to know that fingers don't go in mouths. I am doing everything I can not to comment on those pictures.

@Pinksapphire: No I don't think that painting a babies nails are appropriate. But I don;t think her age has anything to do with it. Common sense does. I was a mother at 19 and wouldn't have dreamed of painting my babies nails even with the non toxic nail polish that they make for children.

I wouldn't for the reasons listed above. But not only would I worry about the baby eating it, their nails are so thin, I would worry about chemicals and toxins getting absorbed through the skin. Besides that, I think it's just inappropriate. Babies are not little adults.

My mother had me at fifteen and did an excellent job. I wasn't bashing teen moms. I'm saying that my cousin is a stereotypical dumb teen. Women that have children young and raise them well are exceptional. Most of the time kids of teen moms aren't so lucky, and my cousins daughter is one of the unfortunate.

My whole gripe is the toxins.  I could clearly see chips in the polish and I know those chips are going somewhere.. probably the baby's mouth.  Then, there's the whole teaching of "you're not pretty without being dolled up in products" that bothers me.  Sne's two months old, for God's sake!  

omg there is non toxic nail polish out there, and if it isn't your kid don't worry about it. I hate posts like this. Why is putting a bow on an infant necessary? or a baby in a "beatles" shirt or a baby wearing your favorite football team? If the nail polish is not toxic and harmless it isn't child abuse and people need to MYOB.

EDT-I am in agreement that it looks stupid, but I'm sure there are things that I do that people think are stupid. It isn't a big deal.

I would not do it, but there are a lot of parents who do a lot worse.

Fingers should be done, toes maybe.

@MrsStormy: agreed.

@bells: To me, people getting upset about painting a baby's nails is because it's considered unnecessary accessorising. Everything we put our kids in is unnecessary. But we like the band t-shirts because we think it's funny to see a baby in a "Rolling Stones" t-shirt even though the stones were all about psychedelics in the 60's, or chucks because "I wore them when i was a teenager".

I see painting nails as the same thing. People just think it's cute and funny. I don't know why people freak out about it.

It's too much for my newborn.  I wonder about paint chips irritating the throat or lungs (should they be ingested or inhaled).

@flamingred: Painting a baby's nail with a toxic substance is not a "cute accessory".  Then again, neither is it child abuse and I wouldn't say anything about it to a stranger but I would if if was someone I knew well. 

@PutABirdOnIt: there is non toxic nail polish. Plus do you people put masks on your babies when you take them outside? What do you think they are breathing? Fairy air?

EDT-I live in Philly. it is worse than nail polish.