https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:29:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snot-sucker-drama#post-107328 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:32:32 +0000 enjollah 107328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do it when my LO is sleeping. Yes it does wake him up but when he cries it's less intense than the flailing arms/legs and quick moving head :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snot-sucker-drama#post-107217 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:31:52 +0000 chopsuey 107217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@owlmom: Yep. My LO starts crying as soon as she sees the nose frieda and saline solution. HAHA it's so sad. We have to hold her down to clear her snot too. It's sad, but necessary :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snot-sucker-drama#post-107210 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:27:47 +0000 owlmom 107210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This makes me feel so much better! I'm going to try adding steam to the mix if LO wakes up again tonight. Thanks guys! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snot-sucker-drama#post-106992 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:46:25 +0000 banana 106992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just force it too. He usually doesn't mind it but when he does, he won't let me anywhere near him with the nosefrieda. I agree with @mrs.bee. Hot steam does wonders for clearing that gunk out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snot-sucker-drama#post-106937 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:09:09 +0000 Mrs. Bee 106937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>olive hates it too but i just force her. another thing that really helps is to stand in the bathroom with the hot water running. the steam helps to clear their nose! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snot-sucker-drama#post-106927 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:53:01 +0000 pelikila 106927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kid gets it done twice a day every day and has since he turned 4 months old. You'd think he'd learn to accept it but he doesn't. You just have to hold them still and get it done anyway. Occasionally I really wish I had a third arm to wrangle him down but alas, it is what it is. It is worth it to have a baby that can breathe well and sleep comfortably. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snot-sucker-drama#post-106904 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:33:46 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 106904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I work with kids that need this EVERY day. They all cry and we just go for it because they need it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snot-sucker-drama#post-106901 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:32:15 +0000 Andrea 106901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No advice except to use force i.e. hold her down. It just has to be done! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snot-sucker-drama#post-106890 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:26:57 +0000 heffalump 106890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO just got over a cold. We'd have to hold her head down to put saline drops in her nose. She hated it, but we had to do it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snot-sucker-drama#post-106886 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:20:02 +0000 autumnlove 106886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is the same way so we try to make it as quick as possible! DH will hold her down while I squirt saline and suck. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snot-sucker-drama#post-106885 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:18:35 +0000 Mrsbells 106885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think its normal that she doesnt like it because its an odd feeling having something put up your nose, but you should push through with the nosefrida and then she will feel so much better once your done.<br /> ETA my nephew wouldnt even let you wipe his nose with a tissue, he would just go crazy, if you went near his nose but his mom would push through it and then he would calm again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/snot-sucker-drama#post-106880 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:12:55 +0000 owlmom 106880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO has a stuffy nose, and every time I try to remove some of the mucus with a nosefrida or a bulb sucker, she loses it. Is this normal? She cries like I'm torturing her. She dislikes it so much that she has started pushing my hands away when I try to spray saline in her nose :( I would just leave it be, but she isn't sleeping well because of all the mucus. Anyone have tips for cry-free snot removal? </p>