[blparent] cleaning a baby's nose

[Bernadetta Pracon]

hi,
My baby is often very stuffy, but we don't use one of those to get the 
gunk out of the nose. His pediatrician actually told me that using a 
syringe can cause inflamation. He recommended spraying baby saline into 
his nose and it's worked great for him. He just sneezes the buggers out 
eventually and his nose is clear. Yes, you still have to be carefull 
not to hurt him with the little dropper, but that only takes a second 
and I manage to hold him still for that short amount of time. and also, 
if any of it ever misses the nose and sprays anywhere else on his face, 
it doesn't bother him at all. It's happened once to me and he barely 
even noticed. it's baby saline, so it's slightly different than regular 
saline. slightly milder so it doesnt' hurt them.
It's much quicker than using a syringe, and safer too, in my opinion.

HTH,
Bernadetta