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NBR: If you had told me...

sweetmelissa0707sweetmelissa0707 member
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That I would willingly pour salt water up my snout via Neti Pot, and in fact look forward to the process and impending relief, I would have told you you were nuts. I am, however, now a converted Neti pot user. I am amazed at the results and  I haven't even drowned once!
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  • EmandChris08EmandChris08 member
    I love my Neti Pot as well. It has definitely been my savior since I've been pregnant!
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  • akemroseakemrose
    The Neti Pot does work wonders Smile
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  • jayellekayjayellekay member
    Can you guys tell me more about this? I've been scared to try one, but I've had constant sinus drainage, especially at night when it drains down to my throat and makes me cough. Ugh!
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  • daenikoffredaenikoffre member

    My BF swears by this, but I'm still too scared to try it. haha Maybe if my sinuses get bad enough, I will. 
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  • MolluskwranglerMolluskwrangler member
    Yeah, it's pretty much one of the best things ever.  I have chronic issues and allergists and this saves my life.  I tell everyone about it, they poo poo it, then try it and love it and I say TOLD YOU SO!
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  • monkey_pantsmonkey_pants member
    I love the neti pot too!  I had to switch to the squeeze bottle kind where you lean your head forward instead of side-to-side because my ENT was worried I could make my vertigo worse if I got water in my ears.  It's not quite as awesome, but still helps.
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  • rae_dylanzmomrae_dylanzmom member

    I got introduced to it through my yoga teacher training. It seemed a little invasive at the time, but compared with all we've got going on with pregnancy it really isn't a big deal at all.

    Funny, I haven't been using it lately (since before I was pg); but thanks ladies! I'll pull it out and give it a run tonight! 

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  • TiffanyTheMomTiffanyTheMom member
    I HAVE one, and I have 2 packets of the solution, but I'm SCARED to try it! Even though there's directions with it, I'm still scared of doing it wrong. How on earth do you girls get the balls to use it??
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  • MolluskwranglerMolluskwrangler member

    imageTiffanyTheMom:
    I HAVE one, and I have 2 packets of the solution, but I'm SCARED to try it! Even though there's directions with it, I'm still scared of doing it wrong. How on earth do you girls get the balls to use it??

    I was sick of feeling like crap and everyone I knew who used it loved it.  I figured what's a couple minutes of discomfort for some possibly awesome relief. It took me a little to get used to, you want to make sure your head is tipped forward enough that it doesn't run down your throat.  It's not even that bad, it's kind of like that feeling of getting nose in your water in the pool.

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  • Mrs. BellaMrs. Bella

    That thing is the absolute best.

    For those that are scared to try it, it's not that bad.  Just take your time, and make sure the water temperature is pleasantly warm, not hot, not cool.  Also stand there over the sink, and calmly practice regular breathing but only through your mouth (as if your nose is completely stuffed and you have no choice).  Get a steady calm breathing pattern down.  Then mix the water and salt or solution and make a good seal between your nostril and the neti pot.

    Once you start pouring it up your nostril, just smoothly continue that same mouth breathing and you shouldn't have a problem.  If it pours down your cheeks instead of into the sink, you might have the angles wrong, but don't worry about it until you get comfortable with the breathing.  Then once you're good with that, you can play a little with tilting your head and/or the neti pot in different directions to get it to cleanly pour straight out of your other nostril into the sink.  I don't use any of the solutions, I just use about a 1/4 tsp of Kosher salt and call it a day.

    Works wonders, seriously.

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  • desdemona39desdemona39
    I thought it was so gross the first time I heard of it... But after a friend raved about it, I tried it because my allergies were driving me crazy... and am now a neti pot lover as well!
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