Snot Sucker!

3 out of 4 of my babies are sick. We're talking coughing, snot dripping noses, sore throats, swollen glands, you know...all the good stuff. I am sucking the nastiest junk out of Grayson's nose that no person should ever in their life have to see. I hate sucking his nose out, because he hates it. I'm just ever-so-thankful that kids hit an age where you no longer have to assault their tiny nostrils with a snot sucking syringe of doom.

Amongst the big huge ginormous world of interwebs I have come across an alternative to the evil nasal syringe. When I first saw this device I thought for sure it was some sort of a gag gift. There was no way this was an actual thing people use. But no. This thing is for real. People use it for real. And I've even seen mom bloggers RECOMMEND it!

I'm speaking of this little gem:

This is the Nosefrida Baby Nasal Aspirator. A real-life snot sucker. You stick the nose part in your wee ones nose, and the tube in your mouth. And you suck. You suck the snot out of your babies nose. YOU suck it. Not a syringe, your MOUTH, sucks your babies SNOT from their nose.

I can't stomach it.

It's actually supposed to be a great thing. Doctor recommended, even fellow mom recommended. Like I've said, I've seen mom bloggers suggest it to other mom bloggers. I'm not knocking it. I just couldn't do it personally. Based on the fact that the snot sucker comes with filters I'm guessing there is some sort of mechanism to keep the snot from actually entering your mouth. But I still couldn't do it. It's completely a mental thing.

Mr. Evil Bulb Syringe will work just fine for me.

Could you do it? Could you physically suck the mucous from your baby with your mouth? Don't get me wrong, if there were no alternative, I'd go to the ends of the earth for my baby, but there is an alternative. What are your thoughts?


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