To think it's absolutely fucking vile

[WetsTheFinger]

To suck the snot out of your child's nose and swallow it. Or spit it, for that matter. I just heaved watching a woman do this to her snotty toddler this afternoon at soft play.

Pass me the bucket please! I wish I handed clicked on this. However, If my child was dying I would totally do it though.

Not RTFT but I don't believe this happened.

This is normal actually (not the swallowing that's gross). At least in my mother's generation, they never had any snot contraption, so a child that can't breath because of snot should suffer because mothers can't handle a bit of snot going into their mouths.

That said I was so grateful mine didn't have colds when they were really tiny, as I would be very squeamish too.

Never heard of this or the snot sucker gadget. There are a lot of delicate spewers on here although it isn't something I would rush to do.

I saw a woman changing her toddler's shitty nappy in the middle of a soft play centre yesterday. That was bad enough, especially when the facilities for changing etc are good there. But this snot thing......grim.

As said by a PP, they do this in France
and as a registered childminder there I was taught to do it on my training, but WITH A SUCKY THING (a piece of kit with soft tubes on it that catch the snot in a reservoir thingy) I've not seen it done with the mouth. After I got over the Ewwww factor I decided it was good. It clears the head without taking decongestants and I now use it on myself when I have a cold

Fuck me. That's rank

Changing a shitty happy in the middle of a soft play is not as bad as a parent getting rid, very effectively with no hygiene issues presented to others, of a bit of snot to help their kid breathe? Seriously?

OMFG!

that's fucking disgusting!!

Common Inuit custom.

DH's cousin did this to his little ones, he did not swallow though....
Very effective, thankfully I never had cause to do this with my DC

I remember reading about this for small babies but a toddler... the amount if snot one of those small mucus factories can produce!

Why are folk so proud to admit they'll put their own squirmishness above helping their distressed, ill baby to breath and insult those that put their babies welfare first.

You can use a camera lens cleaner (wee sucky bottle but take the brush off first).

No idea bambambini but the competitive "omg I've just actually literally been sick and have also shit myself I'm that literally actually sick" is a bit odd!

I tried it once cause DM told me it was the best way to clear mucus from a poorly baby too young to blow their nose (and who hated the snot sucker doofrie).

I literally vomited afterwards.

After that I just let DD get on with it.

GahBuggerit yes and all those posters were talking about her swallowing it.
Def boak from me in that regards!

...I didn't shit myself though.

My husband does this and he says it is not a big deal where he is from

Im familiar with it as well.

As is helping a woman with mastitis or engorged breasts.

Yes common in MANY cultures. Disgusting kissing with tongues someone you've just met (common in the English culture) could evoke similar responses if mumsnet was common in THOSE cultures perhaps

It may help a toddler feel a bit less stuffed up but it's a bit dramatic to say they're struggling to breathe . They can breathe through their mouth.

I've never felt the need to do this with any of my dc but each to their own I suppose.. Once they're over 2, it's possible to get them to blow into a tissue.

It's not something I've ever needed to do (no children) but I don't feel strongly about those who do. My aunt, when curiously questioned about it, said it wasn't weird for her and she felt it better for baby noses.

kissing with tongues someone you've just met (common in the English culture) eh, what? Where the hell do you live?

It may help a toddler feel a bit less stuffed up but it's a bit dramatic to say they're struggling to breathe . They can breathe through their mouth.

Folk are just as disgusted doing it for bsbies though.

Really really regretting opening this thread just after eating dinner