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Green Discharge from 8 Week Olds Eyes
Red eyes=pink eye, but apparently an ear infection can present this way. ..... Some Peds aren't quick to prescribe meds for babies, which is a good thing. ...
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- Hi K., although I can't give you any suggestions I can tell you that my daughter had the yellow discharge from both eyes when she was about 3-4 weeks old. I can't rem...
- HI K., I want you to change your pediatrician immediately. At least get a second opinion. Your daughter needs to be SEEN by a physician right now. Even if you walk in...
- My daughter had the same thing, it sounds like conjunctivitis. Her pediatrician prescribed erythromyacine and it cleared up within a few days. I would get a different ...
Crust Eyes
Hello K., Sounds like pink eye to me. It is very contagious. ... and if it gets worse, I would go to the doctor, they do have eye drops for little babies. ...
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- It's probably a cold in his eye or his tear duct is plugged. Is he more puffy near the ducts in the corner of his eye? Try putting warm compresses on them to get the...
- Hey K., Could be a blocked tear duct, could be pink eye, could be an ear infection in addition-I would see the doc today. Just dont give him any over the counter de...
- COuld be a blocked tear duct, or pink eye can be caused by a cold. Wipe the eyes with a warm washcloth from the inside out. Wash your hands before and after. Pink e...
Blocked Tear Duct
My dr said that in some babies the tear duct doesnt open right away. ..... I bet you anything this is conjunctivitis (pink eye). My son has had a blocked ...
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- Both of my kids also had this. Just use a soft warm washcloth as a compress several times a day to clean the goop out of the eye. If you also apply mild pressure on ...
- My baby boy had a blocked tear duct too. It was gooey and gobs of boogie stuff would seep out near the tear duct. Sometimes he would wake up with his eye crusted shut ...
- When my daughter was about a month old she also had the same symptoms as your son. Our doctor told us that it was a clogged tearduct and that it could last up to a ye...
Tearing Eye
My daughter had the same thing and they said pink eye, a few days of drops and ... and most other people who's babies I know who have had clogged tear ducts ...
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- My daughter has a clogged tear duct, and the symtoms are exactly as you describe. The only difference is that she's had hers since birth, and most other people who's b...
- My daughter had the same thing and they said pink eye, a few days of drops and it was gone. Good luck if you do get drops to put in....it was like holding down a lion...
- My daughter had that and the cause was a blocked tear duct. I had to massage the corner of the eye where the tear duct is located and apply an ointment that her doctor...
Herpes/Cold Sores in Toddler!
... a upper respiratory cold and pink eye, which fortunately he hasn't caught, ... Cold sores are considered to be herpes simplex, it is rare for babies to ...
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- Hi there I am so sorry for your baby having to go through this but I have a suggestion that may alleviate some of the pain. Has your doctor recommended using like baby...
- It's always so hard to watch our babies go through any suffering, unfortunately there are those times where you just have to be patient and see it through. Give him Mo...
- hi T., my daughter has a recurring herpes infection on her right eyelid. luckily it hasn't spread to her hands or mouth. but I've done SO much research about it ...
Chronic Eye Discharge
My children used to get this every once in a while when they were babies, .... find out that it is normal when they hit school of any sort to get pink eye. ...
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- I don't know if this specialist exists but someone like a pedio optometrist might help. Maybe you can call an opthal- mologist's office in your area for advice or a d...
- I had this problem with my oldest daughter who is now almost 7. After a while the doctor finally said she had blocked ducts. There is a quick procedure to fix the prob...
- Has your peds doctor checked to see if their tear drops are clogged? My neice had that problem and they did a very quick and milt surgery to unclogg her tear drops
Stye Remedies
He'll give you a medicine just for babies, it's kinda hard to put in, but you've gotta hold ... Perhaps she has pink eye and will require eye antibiotics. ...
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- Perhaps she has pink eye and will require eye antibiotics. My 2 year old just came down with pink eye yesterday. I know they are hard to compress when they are so ac...
- I agree that taking her to the doc is the best idea. As a child I had styes on a regular basis, my parents were the never go to the doc unless you are dying type! T...
- A., Unfortunately you're gonna have to take her to the Dr. My son had one as well around the same age, and we tried the compress...yeah that was pointless! They mak...
Breastmilk to Cure Conjuntivitis?
But When My child got pink eye and I would normally go the non medication ... Lots of babies are born with clogged tear ducts which can take as long as 12 ...
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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.
Eye Infection or Something Else
My son had pink eye and I didn't even know it. When I took him into the ... first I want to commend you for having 2 babies and tell sane enough to write. ...
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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...
Help with My Baby's eye.....blocked Tear Duct
I know it helps clear pink eye...it might be worth a try. Usually, if clogged tear ducts don't clear up .... J. - all three of my babies had the same thing. ...
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- My duaghter had this. It cleared up a little after she was 1. We could always tell when she had an ear infection because her eye goup would get worse. We used a...
- Dear J., My daughter had the same condition at birth. Her eye was always goopy and eyelids always irritated. Our pediatrician told us to wait it out, because he & ...
- hey J., Try to be patient. It will take care of it self. Have you tried massage around the area to help the tear duct move along? Our daughter was born with the sa...
