Eye drops for 2yo

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Ds3 has what looks to me like conjunctivitis. I'm taking him to the dr tomorrow and expect to be given eye drops. I just wondered if anyone has any tips for giving these to a toddler? Compliance isn't a trait he's displaying much of at the minute....

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I am squirting breast milk at all the family ,all five of us have it . It spread really swiftly despite us never sharing towels .
Bathe it with cooled boiled salt water .
As for giving drops,lie them down in your lap.

Thank you! Two of us have been pinning him down to get them in, with only limited success. To say he's resisting would be rather an understatement! Going to try while he's asleep, I think.
My days of squirting breast milk are over, so sadly that's not an option. Do you line the family up and aim?

Seems to be a fair bit of this about. Thankfully hasn't moved round the rest of us here (yet).

probably a bit late now, but, I used to be an ophthalmology nurse .don't try prising eyes open, it'll only make you both stressed!
just lie child down, ask them to close their eyes gently, not sqeezeed tight. drop a couple of drops into the inner corner of eye, then ask child to open eyes.( whilst still lying down) drops will find their way in.