today I'm going to show you how to use a very important device called the bulb syringe or aka so aspirator this handy little tool is very useful if your baby spits up or has any boogies and his or her nose so always keep this handy now I'm going to show you how to use it okay so if you notice that your baby has thrown up turn your baby to the side so then gravity can help the excess mucus Obama come out grab your bulb syringe decompress the bulb away from your baby's face if you compress the bulb into your baby's face you can startle your baby they can swallow the contents in their mouth so compress it away from the face and put it into the side of the mouth if you put it directly into their mouth you can elicit the gag reflex which complicates things even more so compress the bulb away from the face put the syringe into the side of the mouth release this this bulb syringe and then empty your contents onto a paper towel or washcloth or anything that you have handy if you see more content than go ahead and do it again now if your baby has spit up and there's milk coming out from both the mouth and the nose suction the mouth first and then suction the nose so that way you're not bringing any mucus or boogies from the nose into the mouth okay for the nose the same thing applies compress decompress the bulb away from the face put the syringe into one nostril and decompress the bowl to suction out the contents and then empty your contents onto a paper towel and then proceed with the next nostril now if your baby has a stuffy nose you can also use your bulb syringe with some saline and just put a drop or two into one nostril and suction out hopefully you get a nice big mucus and then empty out the contents and do the same on the other side now I don't advise doing this frequently because you can irritate the nostril and inflamed inside the nares causing even more congestion and stuffiness okay so once you've cleaned out your baby's mouth and nose you're going to want to clean your bulb syringe for demonstration purposes I have put my cleaning products into two glasses one warm soapy water and the other just clean water and then I have a paper towel just to dry my bulb syringe so and you can just do this on under your sink with running water but for this video I'm just going to show you this way so you're just going to take your bulb syringe and suction in the water suction out and then you'll want to rinse it with some plain water get the soap out of there okay and then empty out any excess water onto your paper towel and that's it I hope that this video showed you how to safely use your bulb syringe and just remember to keep it with you