Thursday, September 16, 2010
Nosefrida: The Snotsucker
Posted by Missy W. @ 1:52 PM
Reader Lindsay emailed me asking if I’d ever used the Nosefrida, a high-tech snot sucking mechanism for babies and toddlers. My five year old is a champion nose-blower, and my two year old likes to just smear his boogies all over the furniture, so I’ve never purchased one. But I have to admit, I was also quite curious. I put it out there to my parent pals and my friend Matt gladly wrote a paragraph for us on the wonder that is the Nosefrida. Thanks, Matty!
“For once…I’m supposed to suck at being a dad. A few years ago, I was given a little treat like this to help with my child’s constantly leaky nose. Traumatized by the idea of purposefully sucking out the goobers, I decided to put the little contraption in the medicine cabinet to be lost for eternity. Well, my day/night of reckoning came. In a late night act of desperation…I did it. But not without trying every other option. Saline drops? Check. Cold Humidifier? Check. Warm Humidifier? Check. Let them cry until eternity? A possibility, but no.
As much as I didn’t want to submit, I did it. Yes, I slurped those little boogies right out of my kiddo. Did it work? Absolutely. Did I enjoy it? Absolutely not. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed the relief that it brought to my little monster’s nose. What brought me the most happiness? My wife was happy! I even got to enjoy sleeping for the last few minutes of the darkness. But honestly, I didn’t trust our little snot-savior. All I could do was think about was the unbearable. What if? What if the filter failed? Then two of us would be sick.” Ed. Note: Like you aren’t sick at that point anyway, Matt??
Go to Nosefrida to check out more technical info, a very cute video and explanations as to why it won’t fail you in your snuffly time of need, how it’s made in Sweden, no pthalates, etc.
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September 17, 2010 @ 01:25 PM
maria said:
Nosefrida works great!