Baby Nose Care

07 May 2021

Nose Care Boxes

One thing we pack in the diaper bag wherever is nose care boxes. We purchased a Lustroware small food container (9 oz. / 260 ml) at the Container Store and placed inside all the things we need on the go. We've had this container and the contents since 2016 when our first child was born:

- Baby Nail Clippers (these were a gift but you can purchase something similar like it on Amazon)

- Baby Nose Swabs (these were a gift from Japan but you can find them on Amazon. These are the ones we've purchased for home use)

- Nose Tweezers (Pigeon) and Nose Cleaner Tweezers (KAI)

- Nasal Aspirator (we received it as a gift and I've seen it at Whole Foods. I've never purchased it but I found one where you can purchase it online.)

Having these are helpful, as we use them often. We stay at my parents' place once in a while, and when we're out and about and baby needs a nose clean, it's helpful to always have it on hand. We also now carry a bloody nose box, also by Lustroware, but the 4 oz. size. We have organic tampons we cut up in pieces that will fit our toddler's nose. They absorb well and need less changing than tissues do!

Nasal Aspirators

Here are some nasal aspirators that we’ve tried over the years.

So many people raved about the NoseFrida that we purchased one. Here’s what we don’t like about it:

- It’s too long. Once the baby is able to move and is interested, it’s easy for him to pull with his hands.

- The snot (and saline solution, if you use it) goes right into your mouth through the “filter.”

- It doesn’t dry quickly and it’s also hard to dry if it doesn’t air dry. We end up rolling up a paper towel and stuffing it in. The tube is also long so if you have a sticky booger in there, it takes a lot of effort to get it unstuck and clean.

We were given the Neil Med Aspirator and found it hard to use. It took a lot of effort to suck and didn’t do its job well. But the kids did have fun using it and breathing in and out of the tube because the blue connecting piece sounds like a duck.

Our favorite is the Rhoost nasal aspirator. It’s small and portable, we never taste their boogies or the saline solution, the end that is placed in the nose is soft, unlike the plastic Nose Frida, and it’s smaller so it fits in the nose much better. This is what you see pictured and in our nose care case.

We’ve bought the Arm and Hammer’s Simply Saline Baby Nasal Mist with the suggestion from our pediatrician. It has the fewest number of ingredients and the nozzle is just right for a little’s nose. The adult one is way too big (hubs tried). Our babies don’t like saline in their noses too much so we try to suction their nose after a bath instead. But for colds, it does help them get better quicker.

Baby Nose Care

07 May 2021

Nose Care Boxes

One thing we pack in the diaper bag wherever is nose care boxes. We purchased a Lustroware small food container (9 oz. / 260 ml) at the Container Store and placed inside all the things we need on the go. We've had this container and the contents since 2016 when our first child was born:

- Baby Nail Clippers (these were a gift but you can purchase something similar like it on Amazon)

- Baby Nose Swabs (these were a gift from Japan but you can find them on Amazon. These are the ones we've purchased for home use)

- Nose Tweezers (Pigeon) and Nose Cleaner Tweezers (KAI)

- Nasal Aspirator (we received it as a gift and I've seen it at Whole Foods. I've never purchased it but I found one where you can purchase it online.)

Having these are helpful, as we use them often. We stay at my parents' place once in a while, and when we're out and about and baby needs a nose clean, it's helpful to always have it on hand. We also now carry a bloody nose box, also by Lustroware, but the 4 oz. size. We have organic tampons we cut up in pieces that will fit our toddler's nose. They absorb well and need less changing than tissues do!

Nasal Aspirators

Here are some nasal aspirators that we’ve tried over the years.

So many people raved about the NoseFrida that we purchased one. Here’s what we don’t like about it:

- It’s too long. Once the baby is able to move and is interested, it’s easy for him to pull with his hands.

- The snot (and saline solution, if you use it) goes right into your mouth through the “filter.”

- It doesn’t dry quickly and it’s also hard to dry if it doesn’t air dry. We end up rolling up a paper towel and stuffing it in. The tube is also long so if you have a sticky booger in there, it takes a lot of effort to get it unstuck and clean.

We were given the Neil Med Aspirator and found it hard to use. It took a lot of effort to suck and didn’t do its job well. But the kids did have fun using it and breathing in and out of the tube because the blue connecting piece sounds like a duck.

Our favorite is the Rhoost nasal aspirator. It’s small and portable, we never taste their boogies or the saline solution, the end that is placed in the nose is soft, unlike the plastic Nose Frida, and it’s smaller so it fits in the nose much better. This is what you see pictured and in our nose care case.

We’ve bought the Arm and Hammer’s Simply Saline Baby Nasal Mist with the suggestion from our pediatrician. It has the fewest number of ingredients and the nozzle is just right for a little’s nose. The adult one is way too big (hubs tried). Our babies don’t like saline in their noses too much so we try to suction their nose after a bath instead. But for colds, it does help them get better quicker.