Nails with Baby!?!?

Ive always kept my natural nails with my 1 year old daughter and have mostly kept them fairly short or average length like in the photo, I had acrylics when she was born but I didn't like them and not really having use of my fingertips with a newborn and I immediately got them removed. I've found that now more than ever I tend to scratch or poke her a lot (accidentally of course) and sometimes breaking skin. I've really wanted to get acrylics done again now that she is older (I always get them fairly short). Do any other mommies have this issue and do you think acrylics would be better or worse or the same? Please share! :)