new born sticky eyes

[rozanamak]

hi my baby has sticky yellow stuff in her left eye. can someone plz give me advice on how to handle it and how long does it last. thanks xx first time mum so worried about everything xx

Try cotton wool with tepid water and wipe gently from the corner out. Very gently. Use one cotton pad for each eye. Also pure cammomile boiled and then strained and cooled is good to use.

Boob milk squirted in the eye may help too...

A bit of breastmilk on cotton wool works. Honest it does. Lots of anti bacterial qualities in it. If the water doesn't work, try it. Sticky eye quite normal at this stage.

Its probably just a blocked tear duct - very common in newborn babies.

Take a cotton wool ball, dip it in cooled boiled water and squeeze it gently into the corner of her eye, then wipe very gently and dispose of it. Do it a few times with a new ball each time til the gunk is washed away.

You might find it happens intermittently for a week or two until her tear ducts are mature.

thanks will certainly try those suggestions DH is soo worried hes saying we shud take her to the A&E. good to know its normal. thanÄ·s

Are you breastfeeding? Sounds weird but my midwife recommended a little bit of breast milk dropped in the corners, it clears it really well.

Otherwise cooled, boiled water on cotton wool dabbed gently is fine and should clean them. This is common in newborns and nothing to worry about, but if you are worried or the discharge looks a funny colour then talk to your midwife or health visitor, they will get these sort of questions all the time and will be happy to set your mind at rest.

Congratulations on your baby!

some info here for you

Yep, breastmilk works a treat

and yes, breastmilk does work too

My DS had this when he was born. With daily cleaning like the other posters have suggested, it cleared up within 3-4 weeks.

My step-sister had this in both eyes quite badly... nothing cleared it up, until she went on holiday and spent ages on a beach... apparently the salt water in the sea made it all better.

Our boy had this. My gp said a lot of babies have it. She showed me how to clear the year duct. With your baby finger gently massage under the corner if the eye and it will release the yellow stuff .

Also cotton wool and cooled boiled water. Seperate ones for each eye.

Definitely not an A&E situation
We used a small amount of previously boiled water, cooled (obviously) and then dipped cotton wool in. Just do one wipe across with each blob of cotton wool, don't re-use them.