Conjunctivitis for a MONTH!! Help...

[Sweet Bliss]

I am not sure if there are any other threads on this, because I am too tired to look !

DS who is 5 months, has had conjunctivitis for a month now

I tried breast milk and salt water initially, and it didn't help, so I took him to our GP, who prescribed AB Drops, which have not worked at all....it will look clear for about a day, and then go back to the gunkiness....

We all had it briefly at the start of the month, but we have all cleared up except my poor little man

I have tried breast milk and salt water again, to no avail. His creche is full of it at the moment, so I am not sure if he is being reinfected each wednesday when he goes. They are great at sending the kids home straight away at any sign of gunkiness (DS was sent home yesterday).

Anyway, friends were telling me about a cream/ointment that you can get at the chemist that they all found better than the drops...
I just went to the chemist, and the only thing they had that was suitable for a 5 month old was some drops, which I have bought, along with some Little Eyes wipes (from the people that make the Fess nose stuff)... I am hoping this does the trick, because I really don't want him back on the AB's...

Any suggestions would be wonderful!!

[*TripleJ*]

cammomile tea brew a cup and then use cotton balls to wipe his eyes using a new ball every wipe works here

[Sweet Bliss]

Thanks J! I will give that a go for sure! xoxox

[Mak]

We had same with #1 - was shocking - just constant cleaning with the wipes was the go in the end. Good Luck!

[Sweet Bliss]

Thanks Mak, I was hoping the wipes would help, his poor eyes have been getting sore from using facewashers etc....

[Nai]

DD2 had it for about 2 weeks as well - it was driving mr insane!

We used the cotton wool squares that have the cover (the ones that don't leave fibres) and used saline to wipe. Wipe from inside the corner of the the eye to the outside of the eye and use a new square for each eye.

Make sure all the gunk is out before using any drops or cream.

If the child rubs the eye, wash their hands with warm soapy water.

I used the AB drops but had to go back and get the AB cream to finally clear it up. The cream is exactly the same stuff as the drops but in a different form. It seems to stay better in babies eyes especially if you use it just before they go to sleep. You need a prescription for it.