Blocked Tear Ducts: Toddler
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Clogged Tear Ducts
Asked by K.C. from Omaha
on November 10, 2008
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My 8 month old son has had clogged tear ducts since he was born. I wondered if anyone else has experienced this. The doctor says it normally goes away on it's own, b...
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- K., My son had that as well. It didn't open up on it's own. There wasn't anything that would have worked as his was just never developed properly. Guess its very c...
- Hi! My daughter had a clogged tear duct too, until she was about 11 months old. We never did the surgery to open it up, it just went away on its own. It was really ...
- YEs! My first daughter had blocked tear ducts. By 7 months it was NOT going away and in fact seemed to be getting worse, and her poor little face was getting chapped...
Blocked Tear Ducts What to Do?
Asked by E.C. from Chicago
on December 10, 2006
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Hello, After having my new born home for 2 days her eyes suddenly looked to be infected. I was going to take her to the ER but instead called the doctor. He said not t...
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- I know others may have mentioned this too but spraying breastmilk always works - give it a few days and it'll be GONE.
- My daughter had it and I would put warm washclothes on it and religously massaged it. They also gave me eye drops to use when the color got to look bad. She was fine a...
- Not sure if this is the same situation, but my daughter who is now 6 months old had a lot of mucus in her eyes for 4 to 5 months. It was so bad that when I would feed...
Advice on Clogged Tear Ducts
Asked by A.B. from Houston
on November 25, 2008
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Hi there - my 4.5 month old has had clogged tear ducts since birth. Upon the advice of the pedi, we're waiting until 6 months to take her to the opthamologist. In th...
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- If you are nursing try pour/expressing some breast milk into and around the eye. I know it sounds wierd but breastmilk has all those natural antibiotic properties that...
- Try warm compresses on the eyes where the tear duct is. Hold it there as long as possible. Usually that helps it unclog. I know there are also natural remedies for it ...
- Ask your pediatrician to prescribe her a saline gel. I used this when my tear duct was shredded. It is a thick gel that looks like Vaseline, but it is sterile and it g...
Clogged Tear Ducts
Asked by A.T. from Dallas
on March 1, 2008
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Hi, I am a gradmother of a beautiful one month old baby boy. He has clogged tear ducts. The doctor says this is very common on newborn babies. I am concerned because h...
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- My oldest daughter had this when she was born and they had to unclog her teat duct. I think it hurt me more than it hurt her. I was not suppose to go in the room with ...
- My four year old had the same problem as an infant. It is so sad to see their eyes constantly matted and hurting. My pediatrician said the tear ducts should open by ag...
- A good friend of mine had the same issue with her baby boy - she gently dabbed breast milk on them and it helped them clear up.
Closed Tear Ducts in Newborns
Asked by M.S. from San Francisco
on October 23, 2009
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My daughter has a week old newborn. He woke up this morning with one eye closed and crusted over with mucous. We understand that newborns have closed tear ducts. My...
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- Hi M., Although my kids are grown now, I do seem to recall this happening with one of my sons. Breast milk contains important antibodies, and I believe I used breas...
- Yes, very much. It truly works, although I never "squirted" my milk, I let it drip right onto the closed eye and let it sit for a minute. It's easy, cuz you're not s...
- Breastmilk in the eye is the best way to go and it will clear up. My son's would get crusty off and on during his first year and it eventually just cleared up. The w...
Blocked Tear Ducts
Asked by J.M. from New York
on October 22, 2008
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Hi Mamas,
I have a wonderful 13 month old daughter who had blocked tear ducts from birth. One eye is currently minimally blocked and looks pretty good. The other is...
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- Hello J.!! Well my son who is 2 years now had it the procedure done twice! He was 17 mths old when he had it done the first time & it went well for like a month but ...
- My second daughter had this problem, but only till she was about four months old, and then it cleared up. However, a good friend of mine has a 14 months old girl who ...
- do it. I know it's scarey.. but my friend did nothing until her son was over 2.. and now he is 12.. and he still has a big problem with his eye.. and now it can't be ...
Baby's Blocked Tear Ducts
Asked by J.B. from St. Louis
on October 29, 2010
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My five month old has had blocked tear ducts since she was born, and the Pediatrician said they were nothing to worry about. It seems like I clean off her eyes constan...
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- I agree with Dawn. My sister-in-law told me that same trick. You massage in the corner of the eye, kind of on the nose. Do this a couple times a day for a few days....
- The massage will work, but I would also recommend seeing an eye doctor. I have had 7 children with clogged ducts and only one has had to have the surgery. After meetin...
- My youngest daughter had blocked tear ducts when she was born, and her doctor recommended "lightly massaging them". I did as he said, and they started producing tears....
Clogged Tear Ducts
Asked by M.F. from Austin
on February 16, 2010
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My 15 month old son has had clogged tear ducts since birth. The pediatrician was hoping they would clear on their own, but were still clogged at his 12 month checkup....
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- Our daughter had the same condition. Our pediatrician had us wait until 18 months old to make the decision. The wait was rough, because her skin around her eye was alw...
- My daughter was a two month premmie. She had blocked tear ducts. She had the surgery (she was 8-9 months old) to where they placed a tube temporarily and it was the be...
- I would get a second opinion - before ANY surgery, for that matter. My son had clogged ducts at 15 mos, and we took him to a pediatric opthamologist in San Antonio wh...
Blocked Tear Ducts
Asked by G.O. from Biloxi
on March 10, 2007
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My daughter is 20 months old and has a blocked tear ducts for over a year now. I waited to see if her condition would clear up on its own, but hasn't. She was diagnose...
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- G., my son had recurrent problems with a blocked tear duct that kept getting infected. I kept taking him to the pediatrician and they kept giving me eye drops and ant...
- As the others suggested... massage.. massage.. massage... it works great. My pedi also prescribed a drip that worked wonders on my little boy. I would use surgery as t...
- Hi G.! And Kudos to you for being a S/W Mom!!! That deserves much admiration in itself. As for the blocked tear duct, my 11 month old Twin son has one that is part...
Clogged Tear Ducts
Asked by J.G. from Dallas
on March 12, 2008
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I have a 7 month old who has clogged tear ducts, that I have been tring to clear with massage. Has anyone had this problem with their little one and had the procedure...
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- J., My son had clogged ducts and they would not clear up. We went to Dr. Stiger in Dallas and he took care of them. The procedure was very fast and so sedation. If ...
- I just had a friend that had her daughters unclogged a couple of weeks ago. They did it right in the office and I don't think she got any sort of sedation.
- Hey J., both my daughters had this issue when they were young. They are now almost 10 and 6. I did the massage with a pretty warm wash cloth. I'm like you, I would ...
