Comments on: Suck It Up: Baby Nose Vacuums

By: Momma Q

Momma Q — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:49:30 +0000

I breastfed and still needed and used these and love them. I bought these from various vendors for many friends as baby shower gifts and they have been the greatest gift. When your baby has so much mucous from a bad cold, these are a Godsend. They are not properly introduced yet here in the United States so this is a welcome addition to the tools we have because those regular nasal aspirators don’t even work.

By: Teri

Teri — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:45:48 +0000

I lived in Hungary, and when my first baby was born, my American doctor said other Mom’s in the ex-pat community swore by the orszivo porsivo (literal translateion – nose vacuum). I tried it and it worked so well that all the crazy looks I got from Americans when I returned to the States didn’t bother me. It seemed to cut my kids colds in half! So for all you naysayers – try it and you’ll never go back!

By: Sharon

Sharon — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:14:52 +0000

My husband and I live in Hungary and they are a perfectly normal part of life here. We have 3 kids and have used it on all three. It works really well for small kids who can’t blow their own noses. It isn’t really designed for adults and doesn’t work so well for them since you can probably blow out more than it would suck. I’d highly recommend one of these!

By: Magda

Magda — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:56:54 +0000

I am so glad we got the Baby-Vac! After watching these videos, and knowing that when I was little I wanted something to vacuum out my nose, we went ahead and got one.

Except that Teddy is still scared of the vacuum (we really need to clean more), he seems to enjoy not snuffling. I would use it more myself, but by the time I have rinsed it out, I need to blow my nose again anyhow, so it seems inefficient for adults.

By: Magda

Magda — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:17:08 +0000

It seems to be a lot cheaper here (shipping from Canada):
http://www.babyproofingplus.com/item10931.htm

By: LeftyMama

LeftyMama — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:12:48 +0000

Wow! I sure wish I had had one of those things when my 2 yr old was a tiny baby. Actually, it would still be useful, as he hasn’t yet learned to blow his nose and suffers with terrible eczema on his face when he has runny/crusty nose. We tried the saline+bulb syringe method many times, usually to very little success. Later, we bought the Nasal Clear, but it was too noisy and just as scary to our son. These days, he *loves* using the vacuum cleaner, so the Baby-Vac might just make it past his usual resistance to nasal suction. Thanks for sharing!

By: Christy

Christy — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:43:27 +0000

I think I want one of those for myself. All of those time my nose has gotten absolutely raw and chapped during a cold, I could have really used one of those things. Trying to get an aspirator in my sons nose is like trying to catch a tiny cockroach with one finger. The little sucker just darts around so fast.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:11:24 +0000

Astonishing. Believe it or not, in 14 years with 4 babies, I have never sucked snot… or really, truly felt the need. Now I feel like maybe my kids are deficient in the mucus department. :-)

(here’s a hint for a teeny tiny baby who can’t nurse due to stuffiness… before you haul out the vac OR nosefrida, try squirting breastmilk up it. Always worked wonders, and it has antibacterial properties, too)