If there ever was a baby... Booger related

[sara76]

Who didn't like getting her nose cleaned out, it's mine. Omg it's awful. It used to be cute and fun but now that her boogers are huge it's terrible. I can't wait until she can blow them out!

[jen812]

D hates it too. I feel terrible, but it has to be done. And the sound is just nasty too. I don't blame him.

[melis74]

I'm glad this topic was brought up! With daycare cooties aplenty, we've got lots of boogers. What have you found to be the best way to remove them? Do you use saline and the sucker? or just the sucker?

[sara76]

Well I'm no expert because A screams bloody murder. But this is just started recently. For the first 6 months we giggled and made a game out of it and it was a piece of cake. I use the Little Noses saline first before the bulb because hers tend to be hard and stuck to her nose and when they soften up they come out easier. If its after the pool or a bath sometimes they are already soft enough to come out without the saline. I'm wondering if a humidifier for her room might help them to not get hard and stuck.
I also have the booger sucker thing that you use with your mouth and that was always a good time but we've recently retired it for awhile.

[melis74]

Aug 20, 2012 13:57:16 GMT -5 sara76 said:

Well I'm no expert because A screams bloody murder. But this is just started recently. For the first 6 months we giggled and made a game out of it and it was a piece of cake. I use the Little Noses saline first before the bulb because hers tend to be hard and stuck to her nose and when they soften up they come out easier. If its after the pool or a bath sometimes they are already soft enough to come out without the saline. I'm wondering if a humidifier for her room might help them to not get hard and stuck.
I also have the booger sucker thing that you use with your mouth and that was always a good time but we've recently retired it for awhile.

Thanks! I've been toying with the humidifier idea. If the poor thing keeps getting cooties I'm probably going to get a cool mist one. I've used the Little Noses a couple times, and the sucker a couple times she seems to tolerate it ok so far. I just get nervous I'm going to either drown her or suck her brains out.... ridiculous, I know.