homemade saline nose drops

[DrSally]

Hi, yesterday at my LLL mtg, the leader was said that she doesn't use comercial preps of saline nose drops for baby b/c some contain thimerosol! I looked at the ingred of mine "little noses", and it doesn't have thimerosol, but there are other preservatives that may be irritating according to some info I googled. Does anyone make their own saline nose drops, and if so, what's your receipe. Also, she said you can express a few drops of BM and drop them in the nose, but I have no experience hand expressing and am done with the pump.

[elephantmeg]

1/2 tsp salt to 6 oz water is what the ent docs reccomend for saline flushes post op and is what we mix if we run out of drops here :) I might keep some little noses on hand because they have glycerine in them and can be slightly healing in that regard.

[DrSally]

Thanks!

[lisams]

I don't make my own saline, but love Simply Saline. It has no preservatives and has an aeresol type dispenser that gives out a very fine mist. The have a children's version too.

IMO it is the best nasal saline on the market.

[DrSally]

Thanks, where did you get it?

[lisams]

I get it at CVS. I'm guessing most major chain drugstores will carry it.

I'm just too lazy to make my own, and like that it comes in a sprayer that sends out a strong mist but doesn't suck gunk back in.

[daisymommy]

THeres always good ole' breastmilk! :)

[DrSally]

I know, I wish I could hand express. I don't get anything from the pump anymore.