Baby Simply Saline "Mist" - do you use this?

Marielle0430

DH and I have used the Little Noses Saline Drops for my son but I was interested in the Simply Saline one because it comes in the mist bottle.  I pumped it into the air just to test the strength and was surprised that it seemed to shoot out more than "mist".  I said to DH that I didn't feel comfy using it on DS.  DH basically thought I was overreacting so he said I could spray it into his nose as a test. 

Lol...yeah...that was pretty funny and yup, we BOTH decided not to use it on DS.

I sprayed it into DH's nose and he immediately errupted into a fit of coughs and giggles (it tickled his nose hairs)!  He thinks it reached his brain lol. 

I guess I thought it would be a gentle mist.  Is there something I'm missing here??

weberm05

We used it when LO was very stuff.  We held her sideways over the sink and boogers flew everywhere!!!!!  My DH was covered in snot but it really helped her.  I try to not use it too much since it seems pretty powerful but I knew I had to do something.

Marielle0430

weberm05:

We used it when LO was very stuff.  We held her sideways over the sink and boogers flew everywhere!!!!!  My DH was covered in snot but it really helped her.  I try to not use it too much since it seems pretty powerful but I knew I had to do something.

Have you ever tried the Nosefrida Nose Sucker?  It's really good.  A couple drops of saline and the Nose sucker...that's what we're sticking to.

sapphire angel

I used it and actually I quickly switched to the adult one. I'm pretty sure it was the same concentration as the "Baby" one but you get more for your money...I like the mist better because I was more sure the mist got back into her sinuses than the saline drops.

MyPunkinPie

sapphire angel:

I used it and actually I quickly switched to the adult one. I'm pretty sure it was the same concentration as the "Baby" one but you get more for your money...I like the mist better because I was more sure the mist got back into her sinuses than the saline drops.

All this. We use the adult and, according to our pharmacist, it's the same as the baby version.

Marielle0430

How did your little ones react?  It would be nice if we could make use of it since I bought 2 (one for home and one for day care) before realizing it was pretty powerful.

sapphire angel

I made it fun for LO by spraying it in her nose and then making a huge exaggerated sniff as if I as the one trying the inhale the mist (almost loud enough to make snorting noises). LO eventually thought this was hilarious so I usually was able to spray twice in each nostril with minimal fuss. It took some time for the funny to kick in for LO but the persistence helped. And I think she also realized after a few tries that I only sprayed her a few times with the mist whereas the drops I had to almost drown her with the drops to get them in her nostrils..

KoalaBear103

My LO preferred the mist to the drops. He hates drops

SparkleTart

JKat876:

My LO preferred the mist to the drops. He hates drops

Us too.  I was a little skeptical about the mist, but it worked really really well.  I couldn't believe how much snot I got out!

silveredmadness

Echoing a few others-- the mist works much better for us than the drops.