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Saline rinse

ktpaladinoktpaladino member
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My LO has been battling his first cold since Friday. Yesterday the doctor told me not to try to suck anything out of his nose since that could irritate it further, but recommended using a saline rinse. I forgot to ask her about this since I had so many other questions, but HOW exactly do you do a saline rinse with a one year old? Obviously he is too little to use a neti pot, and don't you have to know how to sniff in a saline spray? He's not going to understand that, let alone allow me to get anywhere near his nose for longer than 2 seconds. Is there some kind of product out there for toddlers? Any help is greatly appreciated....thanks! 

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Re: Saline rinse

  • meglette417meglette417 member
    We have just used a saline spray, I put it up his nose and spray up there.  It typically works very well.  He used to fight it but now I think he enjoys it.
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  • salt78salt78 member

    We have used a mister like this:

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    It worked pretty well. 

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  • blu-eyedwifeblu-eyedwife member

    imagemeglette417:
    We have just used a saline spray, I put it up his nose and spray up there.  It typically works very well.  He used to fight it but now I think he enjoys it.

    Same here.

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  • Netty_3Netty_3 member
    We use the rinse, and just tilt him back a little then squirt away.  To be honest, DH has bought and performed this everytime...so I'm not sure if there's a toddler one or not...but it has worked well in the past.  You can go to the pharmacy and tlak to the pharmacist to find something that works best.
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  • SweetRachelSweetRachel member
    We have the graco battery powered snot sucker so I put saline in one nostril and DH sucks it out of the other nostril. Kind of like the Neti pot. We have to hold DD arms down but it does help her breathe better
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  • danslilgrizzlydanslilgrizzly member
    imagesalt78:

    We have used a mister like this:

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    It worked pretty well. 

    This. There's also a version by Arm & Hammer. You are not actually supposed to sniff it, just squirt it in there so the gunk drains out. My LO thinks it's fun and will grab the can and try to do it himself. 

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  • blushingbride_08blushingbride_08 member
    imagedanslilgrizzly:
    imagesalt78:

    We have used a mister like this:

    image

    It worked pretty well. 

    This. There's also a version by Arm & Hammer. You are not actually supposed to sniff it, just squirt it in there so the gunk drains out. My LO thinks it's fun and will grab the can and try to do it himself. 

    i use this on LO twice per day. He hasn't gotten sick  in months since I started. And he barely has dried boogers :) 

    the arm and hammer one drips out of his nose. The little noses squirts right up there. I prefer it better. 

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  • ktpaladinoktpaladino member

    Awesome guys, thank you. Off to CVS to try some of the Little Noses stuff.

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