is this a clogged tear duct?....if so what can i do??? her eyes keep filling w/ sleepies and its red inside and out...i wipe the sleepies w/ a warm cloth and she opens it...but what can i do??
2006-12-19 10:06:40 · 15 answers · asked by kalismommi@verizon.net 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
It's probably a blocked tear duct, they can be common in babies. My friends son has one. He's 5 months and has had it since he was a newborn. It looks just like pink eye, but you can get ointment. If it stays clogged up until a certain age they have to do surgery on the eye. But hopefully your newborn is fine!!
2006-12-19 14:39:15 · answer #1 · answered by Alicia D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without actually looking at the eye it is hard to tell. With a clogged tear duct the eye will have discharge in the corner which can easy be wiped away. If it is pink eye the eye will also have some discharge and will remain red in the corners and appear irritated. The only way to really be sure is to take the baby to the doctor.
2006-12-19 11:41:32 · answer #2 · answered by tracy_one_99 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
that can b a blocked tear duct, but u wont know till u actually have the doctors test her eyes out.. instead of wippin her eyes with warm water, try and add little bit of salt and wipe her eyes from the outer eye all the way to te corner. Also with a blocked duct there's not much u can do as she gets older it will get better and the only thing that the doctor will b able to give you is so eye drops, depending on her age.
2006-12-19 10:12:56 · answer #3 · answered by sweetness 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This happens a lot with newborns as their tear ducts are not formed yet. If you haven't noticed, but when she cries she does not produce any tears. Keep cleaning her eyes, make sure that you only wipe in one direction and use a clean cloth everytime. It will get better. My mom said I had this as a baby but I outgrew it. Good luck. If you are still worried call your dr and they can give you more help.
2006-12-19 10:13:34 · answer #4 · answered by mktk401 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take your baby to the doctor, it may be an infection from birth- it has happened. Our baby had pink eye at 5 months old- and she got it from me as I came home from work with it- I teach kindergarten.
2016-03-29 00:40:27 · answer #5 · answered by Elaine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never muck around with problems with the eyes.
If its a blocked tear duct ...its easily fixed with bathing and eye drops, but what do u mean by pink eye? do u mean the eyeball?......if its ths eye ball it could be very serious.........if its only the eye lids then its most likely the eye has become infected from the blocekd tear duct..............whiche ever it is .......she needs medical treatment and FAST!!!
2006-12-19 10:18:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'm going through the same thing, my baby is 2 weeks old and since he was born he's been looking like that yesterday i took him to the pediatrician and he prescribed some drops he says that is realy comund on new borns to get conjunctivities, sorry if spelled wrong, try taking your baby as soon as posible to the dorctor,imagine how bad and uncomfortable your baby might be feeling, goos luck, by the way the name of the drops are :polymyxin b sulfate and trimethoprim, ophtalmic solution
2006-12-19 10:50:48 · answer #7 · answered by yennyfer 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
take the poor baby to the doctor. if you don't want the baby, put it up for adoption. or, call a nurseline.... they might be able to help.... if you neglect your child and then take it to the doctor, you will probably get in trouble for neglect..... that means cops called, social services called, and maybe bye bye baby, and no one wants to see that... .jsut take it to the doctor and quit asking all of these questions online!
2006-12-19 10:21:51 · answer #8 · answered by Silver Thunderbird 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pink eye in a newborn can cause blindness....
2006-12-19 10:09:23 · answer #9 · answered by riverxwater 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
instead of asking over the net try seeing a real dr. he can prescribe an ointment that can help.
2006-12-19 10:08:46 · answer #10 · answered by nanabooboo 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋