Nasal Wash Kit®

When we have a baby/child with nasal congestion and/or rhinorrhea (snot), nasal washing is one of the most effective strategies to carry out to alleviate it, but it is also an excellent form of prevention.
It should be done several times a day, especially before the baby is fed and goes to bed.

Is important familiarize the baby from an early age with this technique and introduce it into your daily routine.

For nasal washing, it is recommended to use saline solution 0.9% is syringe , ideally with a adapter to make the entire process much more comfortable for the baby/child.

UpCare provides this nasal wash kit which includes:

• Medium Adapter
• 10 ml syringe (you can see the Ages per ml table below)

When to do it?

Nasal lavage should be performed daily , even in the absence of symptoms! The nose is a filter for the air we breathe, so it is very important to clean it frequently.

In case of respiratory symptoms, there is no exact recommendation on the number of times you should wash your nose or the maximum number of times you can do it. Washing correctly with saline solution has no contraindication for babies/children. It can, and should, be used as many times as necessary to keep the child's nose clean and make breathing easier.

If in doubt, you should always consult the healthcare professional who is caring for your baby/child.

How do I know the ml in each cleaning for my child?

All of them can be used from birth, however we recommend starting from 4 months of age. It can and should be used on children as well as adults. What will change in the kit will essentially be the size of the syringe to be used.

According to the most recent recommendations, the amounts of serum to use according to age are as follows:

Newborn*, babies, children and adults

*We consider newborns up to 28 days old.

• 0-3 months: 1 to 2 ml of saline solution
• 3-6 months: 5 ml of saline
• 6-12 months: 10 ml of saline
• 12-24 months: 15 ml of saline
• 2-9 years: 20 ml of saline solution

Take note that every baby or child is different and sometimes the amount of serum your baby needs may be slightly different. An insufficient amount of serum may be one of the reasons why you cannot achieve the desired effect of seeing the serum come out of the opposite nostril.