The truth about those aspirator bulbs!

If you read my last blog post, you'd see that I am absolutely in love with the Nosefrida. Upon researching the item, I found something very interesting, but also very disturbing.

We all love those bulbs we get from the hospital, right? I mean, let's be honest...how many people said to you, "save that bulb from the hospital, you'll never find another one as good!" I know I must've heard it ten times. I still like the bulb for getting her mouth and throat clear of build up and gunk. But did you know that you're required to wash the inside with alcohol? If you didn't know that, then I highly suggest just tossing it in the garbage now, to save yourself from what you're about to see. What happens when you don't fill the inside with alcohol?

That. Yes, that's mold. Disturbing, right? I thought so. I really wanted to post that because I know so many mommies that use them. So from one mommy to the next, use alcohol. 91% is the only strength that can kill the bacteria to prevent the mold from building up, so keep that in mind. Also, it only takes about a month to look like that, so if you haven't cleaned it with alcohol by now, it's probably too late. Once the mold forms, you can't get rid of it.

Yuck!