Yucky eye

[hj1981]

oh no not 6mths of yucky eye!!!!! poor bubba! good thing she is not worried about her looks yet - hahahaha
i might pop into chemist and see what they say!

[Schmickers]

Lots of good advice here from the girls, be persistent. Lots of gentle massage as well can help open the duct and allow the secretions from the eye to drain.

[Ambah]

Eva has this problem too, on and off for months. It frustrated me to no end! Because although the Dr said it wasn't conjuntivitis, some times it looked like it was, and a couple of times it did develop into it. I would frequently bathe her eye in saline, or breastmilk, and when it got worse I would treat with antibiotic eye drops (which are a pain when bubs learns to squeeze eye shut in anticipation!). Eventually I asked for the antibiotic ointment (which is a bit stronger), and at 8 months of age it seemed to finally fix the issue, and she hasn't had weepy eyes since!

I too would say to persist with bathing her eye frequently, but also take her back to the Dr if its still not clearing up.
Good luck.

[melsa31]

My DS had this problem for weeks. I was going to suggest squirting breastmilk into the eyes as that's what fixed it for us but obviously if you're not breastfeeding that's not possible! We also used saline and cotton wool regularly. I agree with the others - be vigilant and keep doing it for a few days even after it seems to have cleared up. We were told to make sure you use fresh cotton wool for each eye and wipe from inside out. Don't get too much saline around the outside of the eye as it can irritate the skin. Also, massaging can help. Good luck!

[hj1981]

Thanks everyone!
With the massaging is it around the eye or do u lightly do it on the eye lid?

[Indadhanu]

I did it from the bridge of the nose, towards the eye and tear duct, and then from the nostril up to the tear duct, and from the outer edge of the eye and followed the eye socket up to the tear duct. HTH

[kawazuki]

massage the soft bit between the nose and the eye.

also wipe away from the duct and not towards it. as that will keep the blockage or infection in the duct.

another trick i found with tay was a light cotton ball with the warm saline and just holding it gently on the eye for 5 min then wiping it away.

also crying helps clean it out so i know its tough but let them cry a bit each day.

my little ones duct was so blocked she didnt have tears for a few weeks till it loosened up.
she is all good now tho