TL;DR NOT RECOMMENDED
This is a Nose Frida product review. It’s my honest opinion, and it’s not paid for in any way. Just me and my two cents.
Sucked In by the Marketing…Literally
While pregnant, I got a little *sucked* in by the new baby marketing.
Apparently I’m a level seven susceptible.
I mean, I think it could have been worse!
But as it is, I ended up with a few foolish (and foolishly expensive) items.
One of those was the Nose Frida.
What Is the Nose Frida, Anyway?
The Nose Frida is designed for you to stick one end in baby’s nose, and the other in your mouth, so that you can suck out all the junk making baby miserable.
If you have never heard of this and are thinking, who in their right mind would buy this?? I’m going to explain below, but basically yeah, I agree with you.
I’m not sure what I was thinking.
Why I Bought It
I read the reviews and product information online, and people appeared to love this thing. I also read that it has a little filter so it’s not like anything gets back to your mouth.
Maybe I bought it because I was picturing the poor little baby’s nose so full that they suffer brain damage or something, and I wanted to be prepared.
(I’m not saying I actually consciously believed the baby would suffer brain damage, but apparently I had the vague sense that it would be dire, because otherwise why would I buy this?)
Yes, I was aware that those little bulb suctions are available, but in my pregnancy imagination it wasn’t going to be enough.
I never bought one of those bulb suction things, but fortunately the hospital sent us home with one.
Putting It to the Test
The Nose Frida got its first test about two weeks ago, when my daughter got sick for the first time after attending a week of daycare.
When I unpacked the box, my initial impression was that the product seemed functionally sturdy and easy to put together and use.
The filter, however, was totally unimpressive. I don’t know what I expected but when I saw the filter, I thought surely plenty of viruses and germ particles get through that.
I tried it anyway, confident that I was being a “good” mom.
Well, yes, it worked at clearing some of the gunk out.
But it was revolting, which I should have anticipated.
I definitely feel like stuff got in my mouth, especially because you have to suck pretty hard on the little tube in order to clear a baby’s nose more than a manual bulb suction would.
And for the record, I also got sick, and for me it turned into pneumonia.
My Recommendation: Keep It Simple
I’m not blaming the Nose Frida for getting sick, because I understand that an anecdote is not evidence, but I’m also not going to use it again.
The blue bulb boogie sucker works great and I finally looked up how to clean it online, so now I feel even better about using it.
Frida has quality products that are obviously intended to make life easier for parents. For example, I used their postpartum briefs, and instant ice pads, and would definitely recommend both of those.
But this thing is expensive for what it is, and I really don’t recommend it.
Expecting parents, here is my PSA for you:
Get the standard blue boogie sucker.
It costs approximately $5.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
If you are looking for more honest product reviews, you can read about my baby bouncy seat here, and the Skip Hop Drop the Beet toy here.
