She had quite a fair bit of dried up and backed up mucous in her nostrils from the cold last week. So, we used the aspirator Yee Yee bought for us. This was our second attempt.
It was bedtime and Mummy just couldn't bear to hear her snorting and drinking to sleep.
So, Mummy filled up the aspirator with water, blew out the excess at the angle which I think we'll be aiming at.
Once she saw the object, she reached for it. We let her hold it for a while. Then Papa held her up, in case she loses her balance. Mummy positioned the aspirator in one nostril, she's so excited (pleasant surprise). Then Mummy sucked. Whoa, angle too steep, Mummy sucked up water! Spit! Bleah! And she laughs.
Then Mummy tried again, and one BIG chunk of dried up mucous and the trailing wet bits suctioned into the water! Gross! She was so eager to have the other nostril suctioned she was aiming her nostril at the aspirator! Mummy sucked and sucked until finally her nostrils are cleared. Hurray! We all had a good laugh.
Mummy was disgusted by the thought that I could've sucked up the mucous into own mouth but it was worth the risk because Ning slept without a sound except clear breathing that night.
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