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Worried about my 5 year old tonight

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Changethesettings · 03/07/2024 23:25

I’ve just been in to check on my 5 year old like I normally do before bed and I noticed one of his eyes is not completely closed, it’s partially open. Even though he’s asleep.
Is this something to be concerned about? I haven’t noticed it before. Of course my anxious brain leaps to the worst case scenario of a brain tumour or something.

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HcbSS · 03/07/2024 23:49

downday24 · 03/07/2024 23:46

You can gently close it

Please don’t. This would only be appropriate on a dead body, not a sleeping kid. Just leave him alone.

My labrador does this. He actually snores with his eyes open haha Didn’t know humans did it too 🤣

PoopingAllTheWay · 03/07/2024 23:48

If its something new, i would keep a very close eye on him

downday24 · 03/07/2024 23:46

You can gently close it

YourMommaWasASnowblower · 03/07/2024 23:45

My DS does this! Sometimes they are both half open. When I was a child I very occasionally slept with both eyes wide open, I assume I closed them again at some point because I never woke up with dry eyes!

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Changethesettings · 03/07/2024 23:40

No I didn’t want to wake him

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downday24 · 03/07/2024 23:36

Have you closed the eyelid?

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Changethesettings · 03/07/2024 23:32

Thanks for replies.I guess it’s because it’s just one eye and not the other, I read online it could be something to do with facial muscles which is why I panicked it was neurological.

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Allywill · 03/07/2024 23:30

my husband does this. sometimes one eye sometimes both. i find it odd but it’s nothing to be worried about honest!

SmallGreatThings1 · 03/07/2024 23:29

My daughter does it all the time, don’t worry. It’s why I always have to check on her before bed - it freaks DH out!

SaulHudsonDavidJones · 03/07/2024 23:29

My DD always sleeps with her eyes slightly open. Looks freaky.

MigGirl · 03/07/2024 23:29

I've seen my kids do this, it does look a bit odd, bit totally normal.

Beamur · 03/07/2024 23:29

😂 apparently the creepy kid was me. Fast asleep but eyes wide open!

Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 03/07/2024 23:28

Nah that's normal

YouCanRingMyBellingham · 03/07/2024 23:28

I sleep with my eye or eyes open as do 3 of my children- not all the time but a few times a week

whitebreadjamsandwich · 03/07/2024 23:27

He's fine. Kids can be creepy little turds who can sleep with both eyes open 😂