Help - conjunctivitis?

kezz_howland · Jan 28th, 2012, 07:24 AM

My 10 day old has woken up this morning with some yellow bits on his eyelashes. We wiped them away, and after he'd fed and fallen asleep we checked on him and his eye was glued shut with yellow gunk! We have bathed it with some boiled water so it's clear now and he is opening it again, but it's a bit red and puffy, and i'm pretty sure it will continue oozing gunk. Do we need to get him in to see an out of hours doctor at the hospital? Is it urgent enough? I have no idea what to do!!

Thanks

Nikki1120 · Jan 28th, 2012, 07:47 AM

Sounds like it is conjunctivitis, don't worry hun! Hollie had this and we cleaned it with cooled boiled water and then took her too the doctors who gave her some drops and it cleared up lovely within a week

Pussycat · Jan 28th, 2012, 09:13 AM

If you are breastfeeding, put a couple of drops of breastmilk in the affected eye. Sounds crazy but it really helps, I've done it when my daughter was a newborn. I thought the Health Visitor was kidding when she suggested it though.
Otherwise keep going with the cooled boiled water and if no improvement see a doctor, or even just pop in to a pharmacy and talk to someone there to see what they say.

xdxxtx · Jan 28th, 2012, 09:29 AM

I wouldn't bother with an out of hours doctor, but take your baby to the doctor during normal hours. It's nothing serious. It isn't painful. Just be very careful not to let your baby touch his eyes. Put gloves or scratch mitts on his hands and change them frequently if that's what you need to do in order to keep his hands clean. Otherwise, he'll spread it to his other eye or to you. The doctor will give you some drops to clear it up, but I agree with the breastmilk if you are breastfeeding, as awkward as it would be to try and drip it into his eyes... lol... By the way, you have to treat both eyes, even if only one is affected.

kezz_howland · Jan 28th, 2012, 10:04 AM

Thanks everyone for the quick replies! After we called NHS direct this morning we finally got a call from the out of hours doctor at the hospital who told us to come down, so he now has some drops. He wasn't very forthcoming... just gave us the prescription and said nothing else really! Luckily the prescription says 4 times a day on it!

Thanks everyone. Was so worried it looked hideous this morning. Doesn't look so bad now!

sequeena · Jan 28th, 2012, 11:17 AM

Yes sounds like conjunctivitis. Do you breastfeed? Try putting a bit of that in his eye until you can see your doctor who will give you ointment. Thomas has conjunctivitis. It just won't disappear for some reason.

doggy121 · Jan 28th, 2012, 11:20 AM

my lo had this and i went to our drop in clinic the same day and doc said it was conjunctivitis and gave me drops for him, was gone the night after!!

Blah11 · Jan 28th, 2012, 11:23 AM

Theyll just tell you to keep cleaning it. Roman had this and it cleared up in about 4 days.

WhiteDove · Jan 28th, 2012, 11:24 AM

my son had blocked tear ducts since birth and he's now 9 months, one eye is fine, the other still has yellow discarge and he has sticky eyes in the morning.
Conjuctivitis will go away in a few days though

KateyCakes · Jan 28th, 2012, 12:48 PM

DD has conjunctivitis at the minute too, after 2 days of drops, her eyes are alot better. Hope your sons eyes are better soon xx

Jan 28th, 2012, 07:24 AM	#1
kezz_howland Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Boston, Lincolnshire Posts: 791	Help - conjunctivitis? My 10 day old has woken up this morning with some yellow bits on his eyelashes. We wiped them away, and after he'd fed and fallen asleep we checked on him and his eye was glued shut with yellow gunk! We have bathed it with some boiled water so it's clear now and he is opening it again, but it's a bit red and puffy, and i'm pretty sure it will continue oozing gunk. Do we need to get him in to see an out of hours doctor at the hospital? Is it urgent enough? I have no idea what to do!! Thanks

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Jan 28th, 2012, 07:47 AM	#2
Nikki1120 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Stoke-On-Trent Posts: 889	Sounds like it is conjunctivitis, don't worry hun! Hollie had this and we cleaned it with cooled boiled water and then took her too the doctors who gave her some drops and it cleared up lovely within a week

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Pussycat Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 311	If you are breastfeeding, put a couple of drops of breastmilk in the affected eye. Sounds crazy but it really helps, I've done it when my daughter was a newborn. I thought the Health Visitor was kidding when she suggested it though. Otherwise keep going with the cooled boiled water and if no improvement see a doctor, or even just pop in to a pharmacy and talk to someone there to see what they say.

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Jan 28th, 2012, 09:29 AM	#4
xdxxtx Dad BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 3,860	I wouldn't bother with an out of hours doctor, but take your baby to the doctor during normal hours. It's nothing serious. It isn't painful. Just be very careful not to let your baby touch his eyes. Put gloves or scratch mitts on his hands and change them frequently if that's what you need to do in order to keep his hands clean. Otherwise, he'll spread it to his other eye or to you. The doctor will give you some drops to clear it up, but I agree with the breastmilk if you are breastfeeding, as awkward as it would be to try and drip it into his eyes... lol... By the way, you have to treat both eyes, even if only one is affected.
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Jan 28th, 2012, 10:04 AM	#5
kezz_howland Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Boston, Lincolnshire Posts: 791	Thanks everyone for the quick replies! After we called NHS direct this morning we finally got a call from the out of hours doctor at the hospital who told us to come down, so he now has some drops. He wasn't very forthcoming... just gave us the prescription and said nothing else really! Luckily the prescription says 4 times a day on it! Thanks everyone. Was so worried it looked hideous this morning. Doesn't look so bad now!

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Jan 28th, 2012, 11:17 AM	#6
sequeena Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Elite Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South Wales, UK Posts: 16,971	Yes sounds like conjunctivitis. Do you breastfeed? Try putting a bit of that in his eye until you can see your doctor who will give you ointment. Thomas has conjunctivitis. It just won't disappear for some reason.

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Jan 28th, 2012, 11:20 AM	#7
doggy121 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Tameside, manchester Posts: 785	my lo had this and i went to our drop in clinic the same day and doc said it was conjunctivitis and gave me drops for him, was gone the night after!!

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Jan 28th, 2012, 11:23 AM	#8
Blah11 Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 33,116	Theyll just tell you to keep cleaning it. Roman had this and it cleared up in about 4 days.

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Jan 28th, 2012, 11:24 AM	#9
WhiteDove Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Hertfordshire, UK Posts: 232	my son had blocked tear ducts since birth and he's now 9 months, one eye is fine, the other still has yellow discarge and he has sticky eyes in the morning. Conjuctivitis will go away in a few days though

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Jan 28th, 2012, 12:48 PM	#10
KateyCakes Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 2,189	DD has conjunctivitis at the minute too, after 2 days of drops, her eyes are alot better. Hope your sons eyes are better soon xx

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