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question about boogies.. need some advice!

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Okay I know this is kind of silly but my LO is congested and I'm not quite sure what to do!

I can see she has dried boogies around her nose and I hear the congestion when she breathes.  I'm thinking I need to help clear her out with some saline and that blue thing they gave me at the hospital.  

Anyone done this before and can give any advice?  

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  • lindsleeklindsleek member
    I would just use the big booger sucker from the hospital. My DD hates when we use it, but it does a good job of cleaning out her nose.
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  • Mrs.ABCMrs.ABC
    I would use the saline to losen everything up, wait a couple of minutes and then use the booger sucker. DS has had booger issues since we started DC & this works wonders.
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  • Erika6504Erika6504
    Saline and the booger sucker will be your best bet.  DS had a cold when he was 2 weeks old and that combination was the only thing that helped him breathe.
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  • AdamsMom4AdamsMom4
    Yeah...you need to use the aspirator ("that blue thing") to help her breathe. She can't clear her nose herself. Sometimes sucking the boogers out can take a while and be a pain, so if theyre visible I just use a Q-Tip to get them out.
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  • ashleydressingashleydressing

    imageAdamsMom4:
    Yeah...you need to use the aspirator ("that blue thing") to help her breathe. She can't clear her nose herself. Sometimes sucking the boogers out can take a while and be a pain, so if theyre visible I just use a Q-Tip to get them out.

    This.  Just be careful not to shove a Q-tip up in there too far (i.e. like my mom did when she tried to clean out DS nose without me!)

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  • KRMacKRMac

    imageMrs.ABC:
    I would use the saline to losen everything up, wait a couple of minutes and then use the booger sucker. DS has had booger issues since we started DC & this works wonders.

    This is exactly what we do too.  He HATES it, but it works.

    I also have Boogie Wipes that I use to try to get the dry ones and wipe the saline off of his face, clean off the bulb, etc.  And we have DS sleeping with a humidifier which has worked wonders!  GL! 

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  • sophie206sophie206 member
    For some reason, my daughter seems to have a lot of boogies every morning, so we are very familiar with the 'blue thing'. She doesn't like it, but it's a lot better than her snorting when she cries and being all congested! Just make sure that it is clean and go to town ;)
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