stop biting my nails

Starting again the long process of stopping to bite my nails.
Been a couple of days already. I want to achieve this1 day ago

this is going well. I have nails! They need a bit of caretaking, but are looking much better. Hopefully the baby will never have to see Mummy biting her nails! I am going for a mani and pedi this month as a treat. 1 day ago

Been going strong for a week :) 3 days ago

I got nervous and anxious about a few things and bit them all off. Even with nailpolish on. It’s so painful and I’ve had to bandage a few of them cause the skin around hurts so much!

I know it’s a gross habit. I know it’s unhealthy. I know why I do it. I know it’s painful.

So why can’t I stop? 4 days ago

I hope I can stick with it this time. I haven’t bitten my nails in over two months. There is something about pregnancy that makes breaking habits easier for me. I am still getting used to clipping my nails and can never seem to get them even, but filing just takes too long and the noise bugs me. One thing I have learned is that if you have bitten your nails your whole life like me, you won’t adapt easily to having long nails. I started out growing mine to a normal girly length and kept scratching myself and my son. Then I started clipping them to a “sport length” and it is really nice. I have also been using gel fortifier to strengthen my nails and trying to keep them painted. It gives me something pretty to look at and makes me feel nice that I have pretty nails now and also reminds me to not bite them, because the polish is on there. Good luck everyone else with this one! 1 week ago

which was so difficult, but they were starting to break and it’s the only way for them to get stronger! Obviously they are still longer than they ever were when I was biting them and they look pretty good.

My cuticles are looking much better, but still biting the thumbs, I don’t even know when I’m doing it, I just know that they are still really bitten. 1 week ago

I’m happy to have completed this goal, so much more healthy and clean and you’re mouth doesn’t have germs in it as often. 1 week ago

no progress 2 years down the track. 2 weeks ago