Grooming baby’s nails

Emma

My son hates it when I try and take care of his nails. But he scratches his face all the time so I really need to. We’ve tried mittens but he doesn’t like them because he likes to self soothe. I only use an emery board because the clippers look too scary and I don’t want to hurt him.

Any advise or tips on how to make it easier on both of us.

Thank you!