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How often do you clean out your newborns/infant's nose?

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randella
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How often do you clean out your newborns/infant's nose?

Even when you don't see any real boogies-- I feel like it's something you should do every couple of days to make sure the passageway is clear.

Posted 2/21/09 12:12 PM
 
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pixie

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Re: How often do you clean out your newborns/infant's nose?

Hope not...I havent done anything. I hear their skin inside their nose is delicate and not to use the bulb for a good while.

Posted 2/21/09 12:13 PM
 

mia818
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Mia

Re: How often do you clean out your newborns/infant's nose?

i look up there all the time but i only suction if i see something or hear congestion/stuffiness

Posted 2/21/09 12:13 PM
 

headoverheels
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LB

Re: How often do you clean out your newborns/infant's nose?

i only use the bulb when he is stuffed up. i clean the outside with a q-tip when it is dirty/crusty but that's about it.

Posted 2/21/09 12:15 PM
 

itsbabytime
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Me

Re: How often do you clean out your newborns/infant's nose?

I never heard this and I never cleaned out my DS's nose. In fact, even when he had a cold my ped told me not to use it but to use the drops he said you can do more harm than good with those things!

Posted 2/21/09 7:24 PM
 

LIMOMx2
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Re: How often do you clean out your newborns/infant's nose?

I never do or did.

Posted 2/21/09 7:41 PM
 

Kidsaplenty
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Re: How often do you clean out your newborns/infant's nose?

I never did. I feel like it can make it dryer.

Posted 2/21/09 7:46 PM
 

Porrruss
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Re: How often do you clean out your newborns/infant's nose?

I don't clean unless I see boogs up there. Needess cleaning can cause swelling and irritation- which WOULD cause congestion.

Posted 2/21/09 7:48 PM
 

Tine73

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Re: How often do you clean out your newborns/infant's nose?

Only when she was congested.

Posted 2/21/09 7:51 PM
 

lovemy2boys
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Re: How often do you clean out your newborns/infant's nose?

only when I see something

Posted 2/21/09 8:02 PM
 

Hofstra26
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Re: How often do you clean out your newborns/infant's nose?

I don't regularly clean her nose out, just grab those little boogies when they hang out. Chat Icon Other than that I leave her little nose alone. Chat Icon

Posted 2/21/09 8:29 PM
 

browneyedgirl
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Re: How often do you clean out your newborns/infant's nose?

never.

and my ped told me not to use the bulb syringe, so i've never used that. i just pick a boogie or 2 when i see itChat Icon

Posted 2/21/09 8:34 PM
 

patti08
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Re: How often do you clean out your newborns/infant's nose?

Only once or twice when she was so stuffy she couldn't breath through her nose.

I read that it can be very irritating to their nasal passages to do it more often than it is needed.

Posted 2/21/09 8:46 PM
 

tran92
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Member since 2/08

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Amy

Re: How often do you clean out your newborns/infant's nose?

my dd had a sinus infection at 2 months old. the ENT cleaned out her nose pretty well that time. but all he said to do for her was lots and lots of saline nose drops. i alwas found the more drops i got into her nose the clearer it got. i guess keeping things moist helped her blow the gunk out of her nose.

Posted 2/21/09 8:48 PM
 

Palebride
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Lori

Re: How often do you clean out your newborns/infant's nose?

Only when it was so stuffy that she couldn't eat.

Posted 2/21/09 8:49 PM
 
 

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