A recently resurfaced YouTube video shows a mother using a NoseFrida on her infant daughter. “I know it’s gross, but it works,” she says right before the camera picks up the sounds of wet suction and we watch as the small tube she’s inserted into her baby’s nose begins to fill up with snot. Understandably, the baby definitely doesn’t like it, but the contraption certainly seems to have worked by the end. More from CafeMom: Kids Who Pick Their Noses Are Actually Healthier, Says Science
The NoseFrida rose to popularity around 2011. The item — which literally just looks like some sort of syringe attached to a short hose — was marketed to parents as a hygienic baby booger booster. For anyone tired of using those disposable baby aspirators, it seemed like a lifesaver. Until, that is, people learned how they really worked. Instead of having to use just your hands to manually squeeze a sucker, the NoseFrida actually requires you to physically “suck” the snot out of your child’s nose through the aforementioned hose. Placing the syringe in your baby’s nose and the other end of the device in your mouth, you actively remove all of the snot, boogers, and gunk stuck in your child’s sinuses. Admittedly, this sounds gross as hell at first. Luckily, the NoseFrida contains a small sponge filter that ensures all of the snot stays firmly planted in the syringe that goes into the nose and prevents any flyaways. You don’t come in contact with the boogers! Still, some people have been pretty vocal about their disgust of the NoseFrida:
But others have rallied together in support of the “lifesaving” device:
More from CafeMom: 16 Grossest Things Parents Do for Their Kids When you’re stuck at the end of your rope, literally sucking the snot out of your children seems a lot less awful than the alternative of having to watch them suffer.
title: “Video Of A Mom Sucking Snot Out Of Her Baby S Nose Might Just Inspire A Few Moms To Try It Too” ShowToc: true date: “2024-08-31” author: “Brooke Fisher”
A recently resurfaced YouTube video shows a mother using a NoseFrida on her infant daughter. “I know it’s gross, but it works,” she says right before the camera picks up the sounds of wet suction and we watch as the small tube she’s inserted into her baby’s nose begins to fill up with snot. Understandably, the baby definitely doesn’t like it, but the contraption certainly seems to have worked by the end. More from CafeMom: Kids Who Pick Their Noses Are Actually Healthier, Says Science
The NoseFrida rose to popularity around 2011. The item — which literally just looks like some sort of syringe attached to a short hose — was marketed to parents as a hygienic baby booger booster. For anyone tired of using those disposable baby aspirators, it seemed like a lifesaver. Until, that is, people learned how they really worked. Instead of having to use just your hands to manually squeeze a sucker, the NoseFrida actually requires you to physically “suck” the snot out of your child’s nose through the aforementioned hose. Placing the syringe in your baby’s nose and the other end of the device in your mouth, you actively remove all of the snot, boogers, and gunk stuck in your child’s sinuses. Admittedly, this sounds gross as hell at first. Luckily, the NoseFrida contains a small sponge filter that ensures all of the snot stays firmly planted in the syringe that goes into the nose and prevents any flyaways. You don’t come in contact with the boogers! Still, some people have been pretty vocal about their disgust of the NoseFrida:
But others have rallied together in support of the “lifesaving” device:
More from CafeMom: 16 Grossest Things Parents Do for Their Kids When you’re stuck at the end of your rope, literally sucking the snot out of your children seems a lot less awful than the alternative of having to watch them suffer.
