The BabyVac

03.12.08 / Health & Safety / Author: Dimitri & Dimitra

‘Tis the season to be sneezing, fa la la la la, la la la laaaa.  Ah yes, winter shoppers, breathe in the viral infested air of the mall, gas station, office environment, doctor’s office, school concert auditorium and anywhere else you find yourself this season.  For many of us, the tissue box becomes our best friend for a while during these wonderful festive months.  As adults, we trudge our way through the trials and tribulations of the common cold knowing full well, though difficult to believe at times, there will be an end.  Unfortunately, the journey through the sniffles and cough attacks by our little ones at home isn’t as pleasant.  How do you explain to your two month old that her cold will go away.  Worse, when she’s nursing and needs to feed, but can’t because she can’t breathe from her nose, the situation can reach trecherous peeks of difficulty.  But fear not, there is a solution to help those nasally challenged under the age of nose-blowing ability - the BabyVac.

The BabyVac is a nasal aspirator that began in Europe and is used by many hospitals in said continent.  Unlike the useless bulb nasal aspirator (I have no intention of hiding my true feelings towards this useless invention), the BabyVac does not rely on trying to suction out bit by bit mucous from your child’s nose, all the while praying that your sick child patiently sits through this ordeal.  Instead, believe it or not, the BabyVac uses the power of … (are you ready for this?), your vacuum.  Yes, you read correctly, your vacuum.  Incredulous and ridiculous as it may sound, it has been tried and tested on my own two children.  My daughter, now reaching the five month mark, had a horrific cold a few weeks ago as given to her by her older brother.  I never realized how painful it was to watch your child struggle to breathe as I did with my daughter for two weeks.  In particular, one morning, we woke up to find her literaly choking on her mucous.  Within minutes we had saline down her nose and the BabyVac plugged into the central vac system sucking up that which was impending her breathing.  Though we had used the BabyVac several times before, I had never been so thankful for this incredible invention.  

The BabyVac has been approved by Health Canada and is completely sanitary.  You can rinse out the parts afterwards so that it washes away the mucuous that has been collected.  The most common question we get is, “Won’t it suck my baby’s brains out?”  Don’t worry, it’s safe to use.  It diffuses the power of the vacuum so that it does not harm the child.  In fact it barely has enough power to lift a tissue.  Why add the saline you might ask.  It helps breakdown the mucous so that the BabyVac can draw out the mucuous with ease.  

This is why we have chosen to sell the BabyVac at Baby in Gear.  It’s an excellent, albeit, a controversial product.  We hope you consider the BabyVac as a viable option if and when your little ones are in need during their not-so-cute colds.  For more information visit the BabyVac website at www.babyvac.ca/.