Infants can't blow their noses. This, of course, you realize only after you've had a baby, and only in the middle of the night when you've already been up for hours holding the baby in your arms at an incline to clear his stuffy nose somewhat so he can breathe so he can go to sleep. Obviously, you are not thinking straight but the conditions are just right for a bolt of inspiration (or something like it) to strike. Desperation, as they say, is the mother of improvization.
So, during one such night, when Big N was but an infant, I leaned close to his face as it nestled in the crook of my left arm, lifted my right hand, wrapped my forefinger, middle finger and thumb around a clump of my hair and tickled his nostrils with my soft, no-split-ended hair.
He sneezed.
How cool! I have never thought of using my own hair! I have used twisted soft ends of a napkin etc.
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Nice to have you back..and with such a wonderful tip as well :)
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ReplyDeletehahahah!!! Never thought of this ...well i dont have any kids yet...but will definately come back to this when i do have one. Nice have you back in to blogging world:)
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ReplyDeletehehehe...cute!
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Um, sure! Problem is where to start!
Anon, I think I sort of agree. :)
Good idea - I shall keep this in mind if I have kids one day!
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eeeks. Was there snot all over your hair? But I will bear this in mind.
ReplyDeleteSherry, I can just imagine the scene now. :)
ReplyDeleteAR, thanks for that lovely review. I appreciate it.
MG, there's so much of so many things everywhere, after a while, you realize that snot is on the lower end of the yuckiness scale.
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ReplyDeleteMigosh Usha!
ReplyDeleteI have done crazy things too.
Phew ...I am not alone!!
That was a very sweet tip... Infact to tell you the truth... My cousin sister had once off-handedly stated the same to me when her young-one was troubling her, giving her loads of sleepless nights..
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ReplyDeleteSorry for the goof-up!!
Jawahara, I'll really try.
ReplyDeleteSaloni, DD, I bet we've all done some crazier things.:)
DD, no worries. Thanks for your comment.
I always have a suction bulb right next to me when my daughter has a cold. I even carried a couple extra ones with me when I returned to India since I was not sure if I could find them there. I too think using your hair is kind of gross. Anyways whatever worked at the time!
ReplyDeleteHow neat..! Thats interesting..!
ReplyDeletewild! never knew that about babies and um, yeah hair is gross but any port in a storm right? and i bet it beats wiping up poop.
ReplyDeleteHmmm, it appears that Educating Amrita is turning out to be a succedssful project!
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