 Excellent product and worth the money |
| Review Date: June 12, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Happy Mom, |
I've been using the regular bulb nose syringe for my 13-mon old daughter. We have three of these at home, given by the hospital and the PD, and another one from Little Nose. Although my daughter is okay with these nose syringes, I think these syringes are not very effective. Many times, after using the syringe, my daughter still have stuffy nose.
Then a friend of mine recommended this product. I got this yesterday and tried it on my daughter today (she is having a cold). It cleaned my daughter's stuffy nose right away, and the tip of the suction doesn't go into her little nose. The suction strength is controlled by me. Well, it appears kind of nasty, I had to suck on the other end of the tube. But the design of the product is very good, you won't suck in the mucus to your mouth. It will go into the small bottle, and you can that happen. Once you are done, wash the whole kit with water. That's all, and the result is great since my daughter's nose is clear right away.
It looks a little expensive at first, but think about babies get sick 5-10 times a year, and it is something you will use it quite often. My daughter had one ear infection when she was 11 months because the mucus didn't get clean out as it should even with using the regular nose syringe couple times a day. Just to avoid the ear infection and reduce the need to go to PD office already make my money worth. |
It really works!!!
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| Review Date: December 18, 2008 |
| Reviewer: cbcraw, Arlington, TX USA |
My baby is about 11 weeks old and has a lot of mucus in her nose. She has been having trouble sleeping and breastfeeding due to the congestion. The doctor says she isn't sick it is just normal baby congestion whatever that means. We tried the bulb syringe but she hates it and throws a fit when she sees it coming and it was rather ineffective. I was desperate to find something else so I did some searching and found this interesting item. It is wonderful and so worth the money.
The first time I tried it I was ready for her to cry and pitch a fit but nothing happened. My husband held her upright and talked to her and she smiled and cooed the whole time. Believe it or not, I had seen a device similar to this on the show Dirty Jobs (used to collect Turkey semen) so I already understood how it worked and knew I wasn't going to get anything yucky in my mouth. I did about three suctions in each nostril and stuff came out every time. Most of it collected in the white part of the device but I did get a little in the bottom of the cup. It didn't take a lot of suction in fact not much more that drinking from a straw in my opinion. After we finished she was clear for the first time in days...woo hoo. I could hear an immediate difference. I'm hoping we all get to sleep a little more tonight!! I'm betting this will work even better with some saline drops but I wanted to see what it would do on its own the first time.
I cleaned it easily with warm water and a little dish soap. I'm a germaphobe so I also used the tiny brush that came with my Dr. Browns bottles to clean the inside of the device, it fit perfectly. Lastly I put a cup of water in the microwave for a minute and used some metal kitchen tongs to dip each part for a few seconds. Everything comes out very clean. It says in the directions not to get the collection cup too hot so I only dipped it briefly. I always hated that I couldn't really clean my bulb syringe but this thing can really be cleaned and boy was it easy!
Update: Our baby is now 4 months old and we still use this item often. I still think it is great! Unbelievably my son (2&1/2) can use it on himself...he wanted to try, I let him, and he cleared his own nose. My husband and I both use it on the baby and often get enough mucus that a small amount collects in the clear cup. I cannot tell you how wonderful it is to be able to take a baby that is having trouble nursing, suction her nose quickly and easily, and then watch, as she is able to nurse with ease again. I frequently use it just after adding some saline drops to her nose and that makes this product work even better. A few months later this is still worth the money and very cool.
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So much better than the bulb
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| Review Date: December 15, 2008 |
| Reviewer: M. Miller, |
The baby HATES the bulb syringe to clear his nose...
with this crazy snot sucker thing, he actually GIGGLES. I'm ordering one for all my friends with babies. Packaging is all in (Japanese?) but some pretty funny instructions (in broken english) are included. AWESOME GADGET!! |
Fun and effective!
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| Review Date: February 27, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Mamasan, San Francisco |
My two month-old is going through his first cold, and I'm so glad we received the pigeon as a baby shower gift. Here are some things I like about this aspirator:
* Easy to use: I have more control with this one compared to the bulb aspirators.
* Easy to clean: it comes apart in three pieces for cleaning, and the translated care instructions say, "use water or warm water."
* Easy to monitor color and thickness of mucus, since it is collected in a clear container.
* Fun to use: My baby and I often find its use amusing (as other reviewers describe); this provides very welcome comic relief at a time when we're not feeling great.
* It's gratifying and comforting to be able to see directly what you are clearing out of your baby's air ways.
I can also recommend following Dr. Sears' "Hose the Nose" method of clearing baby mucus (from The Baby Book) with this product.
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It worked for my cat and baby
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| Review Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Solaris9, |
| This is a great tool. The quality is good, too. It is very easy to use. I'm using for my cat and baby every day :) |
So much better than the syringe bulb aspirators
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| Review Date: September 3, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Axxul, Burning hot AZ |
| I bought this when my son got his first cold as we only had the so popular syringe bulb aspirator and it did not work well at clearing up his nose. My son got his 2nd cold this week so I used this Pigeon aspirator and it worked great! it took about 6 seconds to clear up each nostril. Would definitely recommend! |
Funny and gross but works GREAT!
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| Review Date: October 30, 2008 |
| Reviewer: T's Parents, Redmond, WA United States |
| My son is 3 years old and we've tried several different kinds of those nose syringe aspirators that barely work. I came across this product and ordered it. I was very skeptical but it works amazingly! We used it for the first time last night because my son's nose was running all night. I was shocked how much stuff came out of my son's nose because just by looking I couldn't see very much mucous in his nose. I highly recommend this to all parents! It was kinda gross to see the stuff coming out but the suction sound also made me laugh while doing this so it was a positive experience for my son (who was laughing at me laughing.) |
Works great, easy to clean, a baby MUST HAVE!!
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| Review Date: December 15, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Working Mom, Merry Maryland |
| Our friends in Japan introduced us to this baby necessity. Apparently, every household has one of these over there. I took a class on medical microbiology and it has increased my awareness of germs ten-fold, so I am happy to report that this item truly is hygienic and very easy to clean. I was surprised that our toddler also asks for this to help him 'blow his nose' and baby does not cry or turn away - much more pleasant for them I think. I just wish I had this from the start - this really is a baby must-have! Works best on thin/thinned mucus. |
I'm so glad I purchased this!
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| Review Date: December 29, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Melissa, St. Charles, MO |
| The Pigeon nasal aspirator works wonderfully! I did a search on nasal aspirators to try and find one that worked at LEAST as well as the one provided by the hospital, when I ran across this style. After reading the reviews, it intrigued me. With the "blue bulb" from the hospital, there were times when I would suction my son's nose and just when the bulb was back to it's normal shape, I could hear more mucous that was "almost" suctioned out - very frustrating. I decided to go ahead and try this one and see how it worked. The other day, my son had a little bit of a stuffy nose (he's at the tail end of a cold - of course I order this product AFTER the cold!). I decided to give this a try to test it out. Wow, did it work! It requires very little sucking, and my son seemed to be fascinated - he had a little half smile on his face the whole time! It didn't go up his nose - it stays right at the "entrance" - you just wiggle it around, and the suction strength and duration was controlled by me. I just rinsed all of the parts in hot water when I was through. I can't say that I'm looking forward to his next cold, but I CAN say that I'm not worried about him having a stuffy nose! Bring it on! |
Far superior to the bulb syringe
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| Review Date: January 17, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Hillary J. Wucherer, |
| We just got this product and I couldn't be more pleased. Before I used it the first time I first used the normal bulb syringe. When I used this product it brought out a huge snot chain that the bulb syringe had missed. The tube length is fine and there is no danger of anything going into me from my baby. I am also very pleased with the robustness of the materials, and I have no concerns that the product was made in Taiwan. |
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