Blocked Tear Ducts
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My Six Month Old Has White Goo in His Eyes
Asked by T.H. from Chicago
on December 8, 2007
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Today I picked up my son from daycare and his provider told me that my son's eyes looked red (on the lids and under his eye) and now, when I got home, he seems to have...
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- If the white of his eye is also red, it may be pink eye. I would have your MD take a look. He may need drops. Be careful to keep your hands away from your eyes becas...
- Take your son to the doctor it sounds like pink eye or conjunctivitis. Very contagious. Hope he feels better. K.
- It seems to me that your son might have pink eye. Take him to the drs. as soon as you can. They will give you eye drops or gel that you will have to put in his eyes. I...
7 Month Old W/conjunctivitis?
Asked by K.A. from Washington DC
on April 6, 2008
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My 7 month old son woke up Friday with a runny nose.
He woke up yesterday with the runny nose and junk on his eyelid. Today, both eyelids were "glued" shut when he w...
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- I had that happen to me when I was younger & my doctor said it was an infected tear duct. I don't remember what they gave me but I do remember that they told me I was...
- You need to take him to the doctor to get some medicine for the infection. One of my kids had this. They have her an ointment to put in the eyes. It's a little mess...
- You do need to call the doctor on this one. Meanwhile, to clean off the "gunk" and help his eyes open take a washcloth soaked in warm water and hold it over the eyeli...
Chronic Pink Eye
Asked by M.H. from Minneapolis
on October 28, 2006
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In the past month my almost one year old has had pink eye 3 times. He goes to a daycare center full time. Typically when he gets pink eye it means a cold is not far ...
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- My daughter had a nasty nasty runny nose around 1 yrs.old and was rubbing her nose goo into her eyes which caused pink eye or something like it and she had to have ant...
- Hello, What your son may have may not be pink eye but an infected tear duct or eye infection. If his eyes are just goopy that is a good indication of not pink eye. ...
- Hi M., I'm a mother of ten...six still at home and the best thing I ever invested in to avoid all bacteria and thus colds, flu, viruses in my home is a wholehouse a...
Conjunctivitis in 4 Year Old
Asked by C.R. from Boston
on November 7, 2008
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My four year old get conjunctivitis every winter. We just finished the first battle of the season on Monday night. He kicks and screams and fights us every step of t...
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- C., It sounds like he is somewhere outside the home during the day since you work full time. Can he be picking it up there maybe?? My kids are usually home with m...
- Sounds like you are pretty good at identifying conjunctivis - my kids hate the drops too - but let me just add that just because he woke up with crusty eyes doesn't al...
- I agree that maybe it's not conjunctivitis?? If it spreads through the house, then I guess it is. But if no one else gets it, maybe it's an allergy or a plugged tear d...
Eye "Boogers"
Asked by L.M. from Houston
on December 30, 2010
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My little one was sick for a week and was on anitibiotics and now she is all better but now she has slightly red eyes and is producing many "eye boogers" and when she ...
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- Use a wash cloth with warm water to keep it clean from those "boogers." Clean it as often as she needs it. This has kept my kids healthy many times. Good luck!!
- I get them all the time. I went to the Dean McGee Eye Institute in OKC and after checking my eyes and stuff they said it was from very dry eyes. I get some tiny vials...
- my daughter had eye boogies after she was born, the pediatrician told me that it might just be her tear ducts.. so just massage right under your baby's eye and wipe wi...
Potty Training
Asked by T.M. from Tucson
on February 21, 2008
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My daughter is only 21 months old, but is showing signs of being ready for the potty. I got her a potty a few months ago, and let her in the bathroom with me when i go...
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- Hi T.! Potty training! It is all about patience, patience and more patience! Babies..well Toddlers love to be naked! They love to take off the diaper. I went throug...
- Hi T., I haven't been on this website very long, but read your question, and I have a 5 yr old daughter...potty trained of course (hahaha) o.k. I get advice from my si...
- T., Potty training is not the easiest. Only a few are turely blessed with kids that potty train easy. Most of the time it is one step forward, several steps back....
Breastmilk to Cure Conjuntivitis?
Asked by C.M. from Phoenix
on October 13, 2008
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I was wondering if any of your Mama have tried to use breastmilk to treat Conjuntivitis? My lactation consultant told me it would work. I think my 2 month old has co...
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- We put breastmilk up my daughter's nose when she was sick and it seemed to help her congestion so I imagine that it would work well in their eyes as well.
- Yep! Go for it. I did it with all 8 of my kids. Did not hurt them a bit, cleared up the infection in no time. In fact, if an older child got pink eye while i was nur...
- I've used it....works great!!! Most docs have no clue about breastmilk and what it can do, it's definitely worth a try before heading to a doc.
Pink Eye??? Wont Go Away!
Asked by V.M. from Seattle
on June 25, 2010
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I have a 3 year old daughter that has had one of her eyes red/pink for about 3 weeks now. I have been to the doctor and they have prescribed eye drops and i follow the...
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- Hello! You have gotten some very good advice. I would like to add (speaking from the experience of getting pink eye several times from my kids and also having allergie...
- I would get a second bottle atleast, and a second opinion. I would also wash all her sheets and bedding, and be very vigilant about her touching her eye. It itches. ...
- Are you lactating? If so, try putting a drop in each eye 2-3 times a day for 2-3 days. Should clear it right now. I know it sounds unusual, but it worked well for both...
Bump on Inside Corner of Eyesocket
Asked by K.G. from Fort Wayne
on June 13, 2011
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DD has a red bump on the inside area of her eye. its the corner where the eye meets the bridge of your nose. I dont think its a stye that is the eye lid area. it wasti...
SORE Nipples
Asked by K.K. from Appleton
on August 24, 2009
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Hi moms! need some help or encouragement... my son is now almost 3 weeks. I have been nursing exclusively since his birth. My left nipple is inverted and my right i...
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- While I certainly don't know the answers to all your questions, I did have problems in the beginning with nursing my 2 kids (now 21 months and 4.5 months) as well. My...
- Congrats on the new baby and sorry you're having BF issues. I nursed my first for 21 months and rarely had an issue, my second is 6 months old and I'm constantly havi...
- Could you call the hospital where you delivered and ask to see if they have a lactation consultant that you can make an appt to go see?
