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This feedback thread is for the Mumsnetters who have been testing Stérimar Baby – a 100% natural sea water nasal spray which can be used to clear tiny little noses.

Here’s what Stérimar have to say about the product: ‘Stérimar™ Baby is a 100% natural sea water nasal spray specially designed to help gently clear and unblock little bunged up noses from birth. Its drug and preservative free formula aids natural breathing so you and your baby can sleep easy all night long.‘

Testers, we’d like you to answer the following questions:

• How old is the child that you tested Stérimar Baby with?
• What were your first impressions of Stérimar Baby?
• How easy was it to administer the product?
• How soon, if at all, after using the product did you notice that your child could breathe easier?

All Mumsnetters who are selected and give feedback as required will be entered into a prize draw, where one Mumsnetter will win a £300 Love2Shop voucher.

Thanks,
MNHQ

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How old is the child that you tested Stérimar Baby with?
3 years old and 7 months
-What were your first impressions of Stérimar Baby?
natural, easy to use
-How easy was it to administer the product?
easy, babies get use to it quickly
-How soon, if at all, after using the product did you notice that your child could breathe easily
quite soon although sometimes I clean their nose with a pump after administering sterimar and that work wonders

-How old is the child that you tested Stérimar Baby with?
My little girl is 2 years old

-What were your first impressions of Stérimar Baby?
Nice packaging, natural. Clear instuctions.

-How easy was it to administer the product?
Very easy. My little girl didnt seemed bothered by it. Didnt distress her atall bu using it.

-How soon, if at all, after using the product did you notice that your child could breathe easier?
It made a difference within 2/3 minutes She could breathe more easily. Very impressed.

following questions:
-How old is the child that you tested Stérimar Baby with?

About 10 months at the time.
-What were your first impressions of Stérimar Baby?

Looked nice, I could understand how it was meant to work. Easy to hold etc
-How easy was it to administer the product?

DD2 is a demon- it takes two of us to give her calpol. At first it took two of us to pin her down and give it to her, but later DH managed easily himself.
-How soon, if at all, after using the product did you notice that your child could breathe easier?

A few minutes- all the gunk came out. It was great and I would use it again. Nice to clear the nose for feeding, but knowing it is nothing nasty. If we had another child I would keep in the house do those young days when a blocked nose feels especially scary.

-How old is the child that you tested Stérimar Baby with?

I tried it with my 3 month old who was very snuffly, affecting sleep and breast feeding and also with my 3 year old who constantly had a runny nose we just couldnt shift.

-What were your first impressions of Stérimar Baby?

Nice packaging and 3yo likes the dolphin. Clean and practical design.

-How easy was it to administer the product?

Hard to dispense to start with but practice made perfect - and stopped 3yo being able to squirt it in his brother's face...

-How soon, if at all, after using the product did you notice that your child could breathe easier?

Instantly in 3 month old case - he sneezed a few times, a few massive snots came out and then he settled to feed after he'd been struggling for days. 3 yo i combined with an aspirator (constant running rather than blocked nose) . It improved instantly for breathing, and after a day his nose cleared - and even more impressively, hasn't come back. Cant help but think because we could clear it fully he managed to shift his constant cold.

-How old is the child that you tested Stérimar Baby with? 19 months
-What were your first impressions of Stérimar Baby?
It was hard to convince her to let me use it but when i did it worked !
-How easy was it to administer the product?
Not great with a squrming toddler but for younger babies it would be great
-How soon, if at all, after using the product did you notice that your child could breathe easier?
days

Testers, we’d like you to answer the following questions:

• How old is the child that you tested Stérimar Baby with? 13 months
• What were your first impressions of Stérimar Baby? Loved that it was 100% natural
• How easy was it to administer the product? So easy - my baby didn't mind at all
• How soon, if at all, after using the product did you notice that your child could breathe easier? nose went really runny straight away and breathing was much easier

I love this product and I will use it as long as it is available. I've since bought the 'adult' version as well and my husband and I have both used it. I've told everyone I can think of about it and we rave about it.

I've found it's great to use it just before kids get into the bath (or shower for grown-ups). This way their nose can go runny and it isn't a mess all over because they're getting cleaned up anyway in the bath.

How old is the child that you tested Stérimar Baby with? 17 months.
-What were your first impressions of Stérimar Baby? Fantastic. A great natural and fast acting relief to helping unblock my sons nose. I hadnt heard of this make before.
-How easy was it to administer the product? Very easy and quick. He wasnt too keen on it but he put up with it.
-How soon, if at all, after using the product did you notice that your child could breathe easier? Very quickly. I would say within 5-10 minutes his nose was a lot clearer.

How old is the child that you tested Stérimar Baby with?
He is 5 months old
-What were your first impressions of Stérimar Baby?
Great size, easy to hold
-How easy was it to administer the product?
Much easier as you can do it with one hand and takes less time, meaning less stress for baby.
-How soon, if at all, after using the product did you notice that your child could breathe easier? Straight away, he wasn't as bunged up, it helped the mucus come out a lot quicker and he wasn't as grumpy as before using it.

Ds is 13 months.
Good sized bottle giving you something to hold on to unlike another ring bottle we had. Loved the angled nozzle. Made it much easier to use.

Helped clear his nose almost instantly as it prompted a big sneeze and loosened some dried mucus enough to clean him without scrubbing and picking!

-How old is the child that you tested Stérimar Baby with?
4 mths
-What were your first impressions of Stérimar Baby?
Good quality
-How easy was it to administer the product?
Difficult! Baby twigged pretty quickly what was happening and fought it hard. She was much less keen on this that my previous spray - I think the force of the aerosol?
-How soon, if at all, after using the product did you notice that your child could breathe easier?
If I managed to get the spray in, sometimes immediately she'd sneeze and out would come all the snot. Sometimes however the spray would go down the back of her throats and she'd just swallow it or, worse, be sick...

My little 5 month old Grandson has been really poorly with cold,snuffles and teething. I took the Sterimar all the way to Dubai, where he lives and have been using it on him. It was so good to see it worked a treat, helping him breath and also soothed him enough so i could get the poor little mite to sleep.

-How old is the child that you tested Stérimar Baby with?
7.5 months
-What were your first impressions of Stérimar Baby?
Compact and portable
-How easy was it to administer the product?
It was actually surprisingly easy. When I saw it I thought "no way is DS going to let me near him with that", but he did! He didn't seem to mind me spraying it either.
-How soon, if at all, after using the product did you notice that your child could breathe easier? It helped straight away. It seemed to loosen all the gunk that he couldn't clear himself.

The Stérimar Nasal Spray was tested on a 7 month old baby,
I found the spray very easy to use and it was convenient to carry in the baby bag,
The spray worked instantly with the mucous running out of his nose, there was no need for a second application,
If needed we would definitely use Stérimar again,

How old is the child that you tested Stérimar Baby with?

He is three

-What were your first impressions of Stérimar Baby?

Smart looking box, clear instructions, well presented.
-How easy was it to administer the product?

Fairly easy, he did protest a little, but the product is well designed for efficient one handed use.

-How soon, if at all, after using the product did you notice that your child could breathe easier?

Within an hour or so, it did make him sneeze and I think this helped clear him out!

1.how old is the child that you tested sterimar baby with?
*she was 2 years old.
2.what was your first impressions of sterimar baby?
*i thought it looked good And clearly says its allergy friendly 100% natural plus recommend by doctors that gave me no worries about using this.
3.how easy was it to administer the product?
*i found it very easy to administer this product.
4.how soon if at all after using the product did you notice that your child could breath easier?
*i found within a few minutes she was breathing better .. This is a great product and would use again.

Thank you for letting us take part in this trail

My daughter is 3 years old and suffers a lot during the Autumn/Winter months with colds and a stuffy nose. I tried the product on myself first, to make sure it wasn't a terrible experience! It wasn't unpleasant, and it cleared my stuffiness so I was impressed with it from the off. It was easy to use, and effective immediately for myself and my daughter, so I definitely recommend it based on that. It was quicker than vicks!

• How old is the child that you tested Stérimar Baby with? 
 When I started using Sterimar, my baby was turning 6 months. 

• What were your first impressions of Stérimar Baby? 
 That it is effective cause of a bigger nozzle compared to the one I was using first. 

• How easy was it to administer the product? 
 It's quite simple and straightforward, no dilly dally. 

• How soon, if at all, after using the product did you notice that your child could breathe easier? 
 Straight after spraying.

-How old is the child that you tested Stérimar Baby with?
7 months
-What were your first impressions of Stérimar Baby?
A lovely product, honest and natural.
-How easy was it to administer the product?
Very! It's a gentle spray rather than a pressurised one. It's lovely.
-How soon, if at all, after using the product did you notice that your child could breathe easier?
Almost immediately. Snuffles eased and snot removed

How old is the child that you tested Stérimar Baby with?
18 months and 3 years and 10 months

-What were your first impressions of Stérimar Baby?
I like that it's a good size for the bottke, bigger than that and it would be bulky. It's just saline water but with a balance pH for little ones. Easy to use

-How easy was it to administer the product?

Fiddly at first, specially once they know what happen! But once I got the hang of holding his arms, it was better.

-How soon, if at all, after using the product did you notice that your child could breathe easier?

Almost straight away, it clears the dry bits, then the rest starts to drip. I will be using it in every cold / dry nose they get!

-How old is the child that you tested Stérimar Baby with? 17 months
-What were your first impressions of Stérimar Baby? Convenient shape & size
-How easy was it to administer the product? Had to hold DS's arms to stop him squirming but it was quick and easy to spray
-How soon, if at all, after using the product did you notice that your child could breathe easier? Within ten minutes. Very effective, better than similar products we've used in the past.

I received the baby Sterimar in the post today but had already bought it for the product test as I wasn't sure if one was going to be sent to me here! Thank you!
How old is the child : 16 months old
First Impressions : clear packaging, highlighting the positives ( e.g. Allergy friendly, recommended by doctors) but think the '100% Natural Sea Water Nasal Spray'could be emphasised more to make the product purpose clearer.
Easy to administer : not initially as the baby kept turning away, but after a couple of days use, she got used to the sensation and laughed as it tickled her nose! She now wrinkles her nose and sniffs when she sees the box!
How soon could baby breathe easier : quickly afterwards as the seawater cleared any blockages in her nose ...

-How old is the child that you tested Stérimar Baby with?
3 years old
-What were your first impressions of Stérimar Baby?
Easy and clear instructions and nicely packaged.
-How easy was it to administer the product?
It was quite difficult but this was because my son has autism and does not like to be touched generally.

-How soon, if at all, after using the product did you notice that your child could breathe easier?
The difference in his breathing was apparent quite soon after, however it is a struggle to get it in him first

Has this product test ended, any news on the winner?

-How old is the child that you tested Stérimar Baby with? 8m
-What were your first impressions of Stérimar Baby? A little unsure at first
-How easy was it to administer the product? Not very easy at first but after first time munch easier, baby quite likes it now
-How soon, if at all, after using the product did you notice that your child could breathe easier? Immediately

Really impressed overall. It's not something I would ever have thought to use but will definitely continue to use when required.

• How old is the child that you tested Stérimar Baby with?

Pippa is currently 10 months.

• What were your first impressions of Stérimar Baby?

Huge relief! We'd tried everything to ease a Pippa's congestion to no avail. I'd actually forgotten if registered to product test the nasal spray until it arrived on our doorstep. It was a lifesaver from the get go.

• How easy was it to administer the product?

This was our only criticism, and not down to the product design and definitely down to Pippa's hatred of anything touching her nose (nightmare, especially tissues). Once I got the hang of the administration though, I was able to distract her and it worked much better.

• How soon, if at all, after using the product did you notice that your child could breathe easier?

It was almost instantaneous. The first night we started to use the nasal spray was the first night Pip was able to sleep for more than a few hours without waking. Huge relief. Highly recommended (and that's coming from a nurse!)

Thanks so much! :)