Could be a blocked duct or could be that she gave her eye a little scratch and it got a bit inflamed. When they rub their eyes so much it's easy for the eye to get a little scratch on it.
Glad it is looking better at any rate!
Hi everyone - another eye question from me... the gunk went away for a few days and the eye was clear but she had a little bit of gunk when she woke up from a sleep. So I stopped squirting every few hours and only squirted if there was gunk that needed softening before we could wipe it away.
But this morning when she woke up the gunk was right across her eyelid - she was able to open the eye herself and then I squirted BM into her eye to soften up other parts and then wiped it clear...
Should I return to the every feed squirt or should I take her to a doctor for some drops?
We are in the same boat here - I could have written your post
I'm going back to squirting every feed for a couple of days, I'll keep doing it for a bit after it clears up then if it still comes back I'll get the drops.
I think I just stopped too soon, kwim?
The BM definitely helps so I'm happy to keep trying that at least over the weekend.
Is it really gucky? AR's is more like sleep just that it's in one eye...
it is very much like sleep but it is a slightly more green in colour than her sleep had been... so it is hard to tell if it is just sleep or if it is gunk...
She just woke up and there was no gunk again. I think I will keep the BM up at every feed
If you think it's conjunctivitis, I'd stick with the BM. It usually works better! And it's much more gentle, the drops really sting. I don't know much about blocked ducts, but conjunctivitis can be mild, and it's often persistent, severe or not. Keep up the BM for another couple of days, and if you're still having a problem, then get it checked out
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hope your DD's clear up soon too!
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