baby product review - cleanoz

Ayden has been getting flu on and off since he was 3 weeks old. he caught it first from his Dad, and when he was just about to get better, he caught another round from his sister. and then, just as it's about to dry up, i caught the flu bug as well and he's back at it again.

he does not really have runny nose, but it's more like thick mucus stuffing up his breathing. and what do you expect from a baby? he can't possibly blow his nose yet, not till he's two and a half at least, so can you imagine how uncomfortable it is for him to drink and sleep?

from past experience we know that the normal rubber nose bulb suction thing would not work. Masa dengan Arwen dulu, i had 2 of those and they were practically useless. Sampai tahap geram punya pasal i went all old skool on her mucus and sucked them out with my mouth. i saw my Arwah grandma doing that to my then baby cousin and i was totally grossed out by it but hey, when you're a mom .. you just have to suck it in, no pun intended. Arwen has also pretty strange sinus problems and she catches flu really quickly once the bug is around. so we have been  going to Dr. Christopher Lim at Ampang Puteri to suck her mucus out coz he's got this industrial strength electronic nasal vacuum that could probably suck the blackheads on my nose.

we bought Cleanoz before Ayden's birth because i wasnt going to suck nose gunk with my mouth anymore. and i'm glad we bought it early, at least we had it conveniently ready. although i never thought i'd be using it as early as 3 weeks old. Cleanoz is a battery operated nasal aspirator that uses this balloon suction to expel the nose gunk.

it's really easy to use. bunyi masa dia suck je lah agak intimidating, but it's really easy. only requires you to press and release using two fingers, one to hold the pressure hole and the other for the on/off button. just place the nozzle into the nostrils, tak payah dalam-dalam sangat nanti kembang semangkuk pulak hidung baby tu tak comel dah. and then cover the hole and press the button until the nozzle balloons up. it'd automatically stop sucking when it got something. selagi the balloon tak kembang when you press the on/off button, maknanya still ada hingus lagi lah tu. and then take a kleenex, release the hole and button to dump the secretion. i selalu nak cepat, dump kat pipi baby je sementara. kalau pergi doctor pun dorang buat camtu jugak. after that take a tissue and wipe it all off lah.

it's not painful or invasive to baby - or at least i think it's not. well, at first Ayden did not like it very much but after a while he got the idea that what we were doing was actually helping him feel better so he'll sometimes just lay there quietly and enjoy letting his nose being unstuffed.

it has pretty strong suction power once you change the batteries to better ones. (it comes with batteries but you know lah, the cheap, brand ntah apa-apa ones). it comes with 3 disposable nozzles and you can always get the replacement nozzles at any baby stores carrying the product. we got ours from MotherCare. i think you can also find them online. the nozzles are about RM20 for 10. i think the nasal aspirator was about RM120+. it's a good investment, trust me.

i also use it with Sterimar, introduced to us by Ayden's paed at Naluri. it's basically a saline spray to help moisten and soften the mucus / booger for easier suction. it can also be like a nose douche, cleaning and clearing up the nose.  i don't know if you can find this or other brand of nasal saline spray online or at any pharmacies. we've been getting them from the clinic. bila habis je i'd ask the doctor for a canister. so far dah go through 2 canisters. i'm using the one on the far left, the one with the dolphin.