Nosebleeds

Do you get them much? 

We do. 

I thought it was pretty common until one day my third daughter had one at a friend's house. It freaked her friend out pretty bad. Apparently, they couldn't remember if their daughter had ever had a nosebleed. 

At our house, it happens a lot. So much so that my four year old knows how to take care of them pretty much by himself.

It is often debated. When taking care of nose bleed should you learn forward or back ward?  
 Here's the official, current, stance sent to me from by pediatricians office. 

(It's forward if you don't want to go read the article. But it's a pretty good, easy read so I say go read it).

Couple of tips we have learned over the years:

• Don't pick your nose (If I could only convince my four old)
• Keep those membranes moist before blowing. We just put a little Vaseline inside each nostril.
• When you happen to get blood on your clothes just put a little hydrogen peroxide on the fresh spot  and it takes the blood right off.