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~Eye Drops~
Read all 6 responses: "I need some suggestions on how to give my 19 month old eye drops! The first time was easy, but now he knows whats about to happen and ...
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- Try putting eye drops in your eye. Show him that mommy needs her eye drops to. Me and my husband act like we are taken the medicine too to persuade our little
- Unfortunately, I have had to do the same as these other mothers have explained. My daughter gets ear infections often. She is fine when her ears are not hurting. I can...
- I love the "do it while they're sleeping" idea, so try that first. But if that doesn't work, or you have to do it more often than when he is sleeping, just hold him d...
Infant Eye Question
There are eye specialists who can massage it but my doc said its a bit risky to do it on your own. You can get an antibiotic ointment, but try the warm wet ...
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- We had the same issue. When the massage alone wasn't working, the pediatrician prescribed an antibiotic ointment to use as needed. That helped a little, but it always ...
- My child also outgrew it. Probably by about 8 months.
- My son had this at 3 months and my doc recommended to NOT massage the tear duct, even though many books recommended this. She said instead to put warm wet cotton ball...
Seeking Much Needed Advice About Eye Care!
eye ointment that they give you in the hospital, you could use that on the eyes as well. I hope the problem gets better soon. Enjoy your new baby! Helpful? ...
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- It is probably a clogged tear duct. My daughter had one until she was almost a year old. Take a warm damp rag and massage the area where the tear duct is. He will even...
- It is very common for infants to have a blocked tear duct, which causes the "eye goo" you have described. Most of the time, you can massage the inner corner of the eye...
- my son's eyes did the same thing. It was his tear ducts, they were closed. He had to have the tear ducts probed. That was a short term fix. He then had tubes put into ...
Closed Tear Ducts in Newborns
Oct 26, 2009 ... It always worked, we never needed to use any antibiotic eye ointments and none of my boys has ever had pink eye (and my oldest is now 19)! ...
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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...
Any Advice on to Give a Four Year Old Eye Drops
Read all 10 responses: "My almost four year old has pink eye. It is impossible to get the eye drops in his eyes. I didn't realize how strong he was.
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- I'm not sure if this is what you were looking ofr, but even as an adult, I hate putting anything near my eyes. A Dr. I went to a long time ago gave me the freatest ad...
- Lay your son down,get on him by straddling with your legs holding his arms down,and then hold his head with one hand and the other hand put the drops in. Its fast and ...
- Hi K., Have your son lie on his back with his head in your lap- eyes closed. Stick the nozzle of the dropper in the inside corner of his eye and squeeze- have him ...
Blocked Tear Ducts
I kept taking him to the pediatrician and they kept giving me eye drops and antibiotic eye ointment. None of it worked. I finally had to go to a pediatric ...
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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...
Chronic Pink Eye
which is an ointment applied to the eyelids along the lash line. Using a warm compress to wipe away visible mucus helps alot, too. Like pink eye ...
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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...
What Can I Do for an Eye Stye?
Now, I've been putting the "stye" ointment on it so help with healing. ... Eye styes are a sign you aren't getting enough vitamin a in your diet. try using ...
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- Eye styes are a sign you aren't getting enough vitamin a in your diet. try using fresh aloe on them. it stings a little at first but actually takes some of the pain aw...
- Hi S. I've tried this in the past and it always works for me- my mom told me that a stye in the eye was due to an infected eyelash hair, so she would say to pull th...
- found a website. i've never personally had to deal with one.. but i hope this helps. :) http://www.grannymed.com/meds/sty.aspx
Eye Infection or Something Else
The eye ointment is the best anti-viral available. Antibiotics do not affect virus invaders of the body, thus an entire new response is becoming more ...
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- my 6yr old daughter just recently had the red eye crusty thing, we are in FL, and the doctor said there had been a lot of that going on and it was due to allergies, an...
- Hello. I am a mom of two girls ages 4 and 6. I am also an RN. I am very surprised your doctor would order antibiotics over the phone without reassessing your daught...
- I run an in home daycare and have seen this a lot. It sounds like pink eye to me. I am not sure that antibiotics will work on pink eye? If it doesn't clear up withi...
My 3 Year Old Has a Sty
The eye doctor also gave us an ointment so that the infection did not become worse. I definately say take her to an eye doctor if it last more then a few ...
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- Hi T., A sty is cause by dust, bacteria or allergies. Although a warm compress does help bring out the bacteria you don't want is to pop in her eye. Whatever you d...
- Definitely take her to the pediatrician - while a sty itself isn't really a big deal, she is obviously having an allergic reaction to something (stys are caused by all...
- Hi T., My daughter has had a "sty" on her eye since last September. The doctor told us to let it work itself out if it is a sty. We put it off for two months and sh...
