Blocked tear duct?

MummyKaya · Jan 26th, 2010, 03:03 AM

Kaidens eye is runny and gunky. The mw, doc and hv have all checked and swabbed for infection which he defintly hasn't got. The eye is not red or inflamed. The doc is really vague when I ask about it and doesn't say alot, apart from we will only worry if he still has it at 8months! So I'm just wondering if anyone elses lo suffers from a blocked tear duct and if there is anything I can do to help him? They said put breastmilk in it which I did for the first 9weeks but I'm not breastfeeding anymore, so apart from keeping it clean I don't know what to do. Thanks.

grumpymoo · Jan 26th, 2010, 03:12 AM

Oh bless, we were told to gently stroke down the side of the nose several times a day where the duct runs. it clears up with us after doing this for a day or 2. When her eye got a bit red with it we were given drops but dont need them now.

Hope it clears up soon

Marleysgirl · Jan 26th, 2010, 06:00 AM

Andrew had his first gunky eye last week, so I did the breastmilk trick (I'm expressing so it was easy!) and I also gently massaged the tear-duct area on the side of his nose. I don't know which worked or whether it was a combination, but the problem cleared up within 24 hours.

MummyKaya · Jan 26th, 2010, 07:11 AM

Ahh thanks ladies I'm going to give this massage a try then as it seems to have done the trick for your lo's x

znwinnie · Jan 26th, 2010, 18:02 PM

Ellie had this for a while recently. I'd recommend cleaning the eye with cotton wool and salt water. It cleared hers up

Linzi · Jan 26th, 2010, 18:13 PM

Hi hun

my little boy has had blocked tear ducts from birth. They have never caused him any problems other than sticky gunky eyes. He tends to be prone to eye infections, I think some people are more prone than other so I dont know if its because of his tear ducts, or just how he's made, but drops clear it up brilliantly within days.

Keep it clean & doing the massage, I think most babies clear up on their own by 12 months, I was advised to wait until 12 months then to see a Dr.

x

Try Rocking · Jan 27th, 2010, 00:12 AM

I was told to gently massage as well and it's cleared up in no time!

Jan 26th, 2010, 03:03 AM	#1
MummyKaya Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Coast Posts: 788	Blocked tear duct? Kaidens eye is runny and gunky. The mw, doc and hv have all checked and swabbed for infection which he defintly hasn't got. The eye is not red or inflamed. The doc is really vague when I ask about it and doesn't say alot, apart from we will only worry if he still has it at 8months! So I'm just wondering if anyone elses lo suffers from a blocked tear duct and if there is anything I can do to help him? They said put breastmilk in it which I did for the first 9weeks but I'm not breastfeeding anymore, so apart from keeping it clean I don't know what to do. Thanks.

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Jan 26th, 2010, 03:12 AM	#2
grumpymoo Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 717	Oh bless, we were told to gently stroke down the side of the nose several times a day where the duct runs. it clears up with us after doing this for a day or 2. When her eye got a bit red with it we were given drops but dont need them now. Hope it clears up soon

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Jan 26th, 2010, 06:00 AM	#3
Marleysgirl Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,464	Andrew had his first gunky eye last week, so I did the breastmilk trick (I'm expressing so it was easy!) and I also gently massaged the tear-duct area on the side of his nose. I don't know which worked or whether it was a combination, but the problem cleared up within 24 hours.

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Jan 26th, 2010, 07:11 AM	#4
MummyKaya Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Coast Posts: 788	Ahh thanks ladies I'm going to give this massage a try then as it seems to have done the trick for your lo's x

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Jan 26th, 2010, 18:02 PM	#5
znwinnie Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 210	Ellie had this for a while recently. I'd recommend cleaning the eye with cotton wool and salt water. It cleared hers up

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Jan 26th, 2010, 18:13 PM	#6
Linzi Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Leeds UK Posts: 15,768	Hi hun my little boy has had blocked tear ducts from birth. They have never caused him any problems other than sticky gunky eyes. He tends to be prone to eye infections, I think some people are more prone than other so I dont know if its because of his tear ducts, or just how he's made, but drops clear it up brilliantly within days. Keep it clean & doing the massage, I think most babies clear up on their own by 12 months, I was advised to wait until 12 months then to see a Dr. x

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Jan 27th, 2010, 00:12 AM	#7
Try Rocking Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: British Columbia Posts: 7,612	I was told to gently massage as well and it's cleared up in no time!

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