blocked tear duct or eye infection?

ladyV84 · Apr 5th, 2009, 13:53 PM

hi girls,
anyone know anything about blocked tear ducts?
fraser has had a kind of yellow/greeny discharge coming from his eye ever since he was born(7 weeks ago) at first i was told that it was probably conjunctivitus sp? and so to put BM in it or bath with salted water. Tried both of these for weeks to no avail and the discharge has got worse since then. They then decided to give us some eye drops which also did nothing. One evening the pus was so bad that we called nhs and were told to get it checked at hospital. They then gave us fusdic acid drops which have also done nothing. The HV took a swab and unfortunately it came back with no growth so they are now trying to tell me that it is a blocked tear duct?? having googled this it seems that there wouldnt be all the pus/discharge if this was the case.
Anyone's lo had this or have any advice, just worried that it is an infection and we're doing nothing to treat it. thanks x

thelilbump · Apr 5th, 2009, 14:08 PM

we had a period of a blocked tear duct, her eye was kind of sticky. My Hv also advised squirting in breast milk and to keep cleaning it with cooled boiled water, sweeping across the eye with a fresh moist piece of cotton wool until clear. Apart from that i'm out of ideas i'm afraid. You might be best just takin him to the gp's and see if he'll run another test as bacteria may now have formed. Hope it gets better x

mari72 · Apr 5th, 2009, 14:15 PM

you do get discharge with a blocked duct,usually the white of the eye is still white. If eye looks bloodshot that can indicate an infection. Sounds like blocked duct tbh,these resolve on their own but can take a while

lillysmum · Apr 5th, 2009, 14:21 PM

i hvent had any experience with this but i reckon speaking to the hv is probabl the best thing to do

ALY · Apr 5th, 2009, 14:25 PM

Sam ad this hun as soon as he was born his eyes were all sticky
so the doc put him on eye drops 3 times a day for 3 weeks n it cleared up
hope this helps hun x

embojet · Apr 5th, 2009, 15:14 PM

Molly had a blocked tear duct that sounds just like what you're describing. Only way to get rid of it was to sweep a piece of cotton wool with cooled boiled water across it to get rid of the gunk every time it got sticky, (which was sometimes every 5 mins!). It worked though!

chel27 · Apr 5th, 2009, 16:04 PM

yes my LO seems to have sticky yellow stuff on her eye and it sticks so much she cant open her eye sometimes, we were just told to wipe it with cool boiled water when its sticky xxx

PeanutBean · Apr 5th, 2009, 16:34 PM

Byron has had sticky eyes the whole time and is only now getting over it. No amount of cleaning or anything made any difference. I asked the doctor at the 8 week check and he said babies very commonly get a viral infection in the eye that causes the discharge. Unless the eye is red (which is probably conjunctivitis) it doesn't need treating. The doctor specifically said he wouldn't recommend drops. It just needs cleaning when necessary with cooled boiled water.

ladyV84 · Apr 5th, 2009, 17:06 PM

aww thanks girls...its a relief to hear that it does seem to be quite common! Like you embojet I am sometimes cleaning his eye every 5 mins !!

ChloesMummy · Apr 5th, 2009, 19:07 PM

My little one has it to, shes 6wks, we were given drops then told to stop as the infection was gone and its now a blocked tear duct. The Dr told us to use cool boiled water with salt and just wait it out. x

Apr 5th, 2009, 13:53 PM	#1
ladyV84 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 292	blocked tear duct or eye infection? hi girls, anyone know anything about blocked tear ducts? fraser has had a kind of yellow/greeny discharge coming from his eye ever since he was born(7 weeks ago) at first i was told that it was probably conjunctivitus sp? and so to put BM in it or bath with salted water. Tried both of these for weeks to no avail and the discharge has got worse since then. They then decided to give us some eye drops which also did nothing. One evening the pus was so bad that we called nhs and were told to get it checked at hospital. They then gave us fusdic acid drops which have also done nothing. The HV took a swab and unfortunately it came back with no growth so they are now trying to tell me that it is a blocked tear duct?? having googled this it seems that there wouldnt be all the pus/discharge if this was the case. Anyone's lo had this or have any advice, just worried that it is an infection and we're doing nothing to treat it. thanks x

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Apr 5th, 2009, 14:08 PM	#2
thelilbump Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: lancashire Posts: 9,670	we had a period of a blocked tear duct, her eye was kind of sticky. My Hv also advised squirting in breast milk and to keep cleaning it with cooled boiled water, sweeping across the eye with a fresh moist piece of cotton wool until clear. Apart from that i'm out of ideas i'm afraid. You might be best just takin him to the gp's and see if he'll run another test as bacteria may now have formed. Hope it gets better x

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Apr 5th, 2009, 14:15 PM	#3
mari72 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 479	you do get discharge with a blocked duct,usually the white of the eye is still white. If eye looks bloodshot that can indicate an infection. Sounds like blocked duct tbh,these resolve on their own but can take a while

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Apr 5th, 2009, 14:21 PM	#4
lillysmum Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dundee Posts: 3,825	i hvent had any experience with this but i reckon speaking to the hv is probabl the best thing to do

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Apr 5th, 2009, 14:25 PM	#5
ALY Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: barnsley s yorkshire Posts: 7,771	Sam ad this hun as soon as he was born his eyes were all sticky so the doc put him on eye drops 3 times a day for 3 weeks n it cleared up hope this helps hun x

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embojet Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 4,282	Molly had a blocked tear duct that sounds just like what you're describing. Only way to get rid of it was to sweep a piece of cotton wool with cooled boiled water across it to get rid of the gunk every time it got sticky, (which was sometimes every 5 mins!). It worked though!

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Apr 5th, 2009, 16:04 PM	#7
chel27 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,123	yes my LO seems to have sticky yellow stuff on her eye and it sticks so much she cant open her eye sometimes, we were just told to wipe it with cool boiled water when its sticky xxx

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Apr 5th, 2009, 16:34 PM	#8
PeanutBean Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: May 2008 Location: Greater Manchester Posts: 18,226	Byron has had sticky eyes the whole time and is only now getting over it. No amount of cleaning or anything made any difference. I asked the doctor at the 8 week check and he said babies very commonly get a viral infection in the eye that causes the discharge. Unless the eye is red (which is probably conjunctivitis) it doesn't need treating. The doctor specifically said he wouldn't recommend drops. It just needs cleaning when necessary with cooled boiled water.

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Apr 5th, 2009, 17:06 PM	#9
ladyV84 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 292	aww thanks girls...its a relief to hear that it does seem to be quite common! Like you embojet I am sometimes cleaning his eye every 5 mins !!

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Apr 5th, 2009, 19:07 PM	#10
ChloesMummy Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 2,322	My little one has it to, shes 6wks, we were given drops then told to stop as the infection was gone and its now a blocked tear duct. The Dr told us to use cool boiled water with salt and just wait it out. x

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