one yellow gunky eye

[christy]

With the breastmilk, I would put a drop in the eye every 2-3 hours. It will wash out gunk and leave a thin layer of protection around the eye globe. With both my girls it has cleared up conjunctivitis without needing antibiotics.

Go to the doctor and get it checked. Conjunctivitis can become serious if you don't get it under control.

[littleberlin]

I wish it had occurred to me to try breastmilk before the drops - what a great idea!

[Pandora]

DS2 had this, we alternated b/m and cooled boiled water, it would clear up for a day or so then come back again. after the second week we went and got chlorsig drops and it was fine after 2 days and has not come back.

[leckert]

thanks for the advice

Will try putting a drop of EBM on 2-3 hrly (when he feeds) overnight and ring the 24 hr helpline in the morning if it hasn't changed. DH doesn't think it's that urgent. Then will have to decide which dr to go to if needed - my GP is on the other side of Adelaide & DH thinks we don't need to go there but I haven't got an idea of what the GPs on this side of town/near us are like. (& DH doesn't have a GP)
At the rate DS is going, drop will be going on every 1-2 hrs - feeding often this evening (inc now when he fed just over 1 hr ago)

[organicem]

Poppy has had this too.

if you put breast milk in it as often as possible is best I have found, but keep doing it regulary for a couple of days after it appears to be better.

[LucaJack'sMum]

DS2 had this, we alternated b/m and cooled boiled water, it would clear up for a day or so then come back again. after the second week we went and got chlorsig drops and it was fine after 2 days and has not come back.

We did the same but DS was alergic to Chlorsig... so I would give the BM and saline a good go first...

[leckert]

update - DS's eye is better this morning - not quite gone but much better than it was yesterday. Have been wiping with BM and cooled boiled water alternating each feed. Haven't yet rung the hotline, it seems to have settled mostly, if it gets worse later today, I'll ring and then work out what we're going to do.