Gummy eye - how to clean?

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Apart from cooled boiled water on cotton wool is there anything else I could use that would make it easier to clear the sleep away?? My dd is in danger from getting a red eye if I continue to wipe her eye!

Breastmilk

If there is so much sleep that you are wiping often enough to risk red eye are you sure it's not eye infection rather than just sleep?

Breast milk is v good if its possible for you

My 7 mth DS has this a couple of week's ago. I tried cooled boiled water for 5 days, but it wouldnt clear up, so in the end I had to get drops for the doctor's. His eye was clear by the second lot of drops.

Been to doctor - said eye drops wouldn't help. Am still BFing so will give that a go. Thanks

i'm confused. do you wipe the eye with breastmilk?

you just squirt it in! no wiping required!

I used to just squirt it in..

I put it on cotton wool. All clear now!