So Many Boogers

[Unregistered]

HOW does one child produce so much green boogers. Non stop bright green. I swear I've used a box of Kleenex and she's only been here 4 hours and she's not old enough to wipe properly. It's all I've been doing. So. Many. Boogers.

[Leigh]

HOW does one child produce so much green boogers. Non stop bright green. I swear I've used a box of Kleenex and she's only been here 4 hours and she's not old enough to wipe properly. It's all I've been doing. So. Many. Boogers.

I have FOUR kids like this now. 3 of them are 14, 15, and 16 months. I understand your pain!

[lilcupcakes09]

We are finally over that after about 3 weeks worth. I wanted to scream!! I was to the point I was ready to send every single one of them home until they had no more snot! So gross!!

[Josiegirl]

This week all noses seem to be clear and dry but I've got one little girl whose nose runs just like you describe and it never clears up in a few days. And it's so sooo gross. I'm always finding snot trails on things. Ewww. I feel for you and hope it goes away SOON!
Doesn't it make you want to hang a little bucket under their nose?

[LysesKids]

HOW does one child produce so much green boogers. Non stop bright green. I swear I've used a box of Kleenex and she's only been here 4 hours and she's not old enough to wipe properly. It's all I've been doing. So. Many. Boogers.

I send my babes home if the snot is greenish... means there might be an infection; they can come back after seeing a Dr. Most end up on an antibiotic for a sinus or ear infection and in one case the little one got breathing treatments too because of so much drainage it was making her Puke.

[Gemma]

I think this year has been my worst year ever for colds! I have 6 kids and none of them know how to blow the nose on a Kleenex...it's messy!

[Snowmom]

If it's a constant runny nose on an infant or toddler, I send them home.
Those little noses house so much bacteria/germs. When they can't help me control their own mucus (i.e.; ASKING for a Kleenex, or help wipe their own noses), then it's just too much work for me to run around with a box of Kleenex all day to contain those germs.

[Unregistered]

If it's a constant runny nose on an infant or toddler, I send them home.
Those little noses house so much bacteria/germs. When they can't help me control their own mucus (i.e.; ASKING for a Kleenex, or help wipe their own noses), then it's just too much work for me to run around with a box of Kleenex all day to contain those germs.

Yes.
It's a matter of keeping a clean environment