tips on safely giving eyedrops to unwilling toddler

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need to do it tongiht and have no idea how? he will wriggle and also has chicken pox so am worried will def rub eye even further than necessary

what a palaba

Don't know really, but if it's any help, when ds neede eye drops at that age, we got round it by singing the "eyedrop song"

It goes to the tune of "Lily the Pink", but the words are:-

So... we'll..... blink-a blink-a blink-
To Lily the Pink, the Pink the Pink,
The saviour of... the human ra - aa - aace!
For she invented
Medicinal Eyedrops,
Most efficacious in every case.

It mad him concentrate on blinking to circulate the eyedrops, and distracted him enough so he didn't wriggle/fight.

Mad I know, but might be worth a try!

thanks for reply - no need for others to reply

at my age little one does not respond to song - good idea though! will try when older! thanx

just tried giving these stupid gel drops and little one with hubby holding him down wriggles
d and drop went everywhere but eye and so we are not giving them as stupid gel
who the hell makes medicine like that for a baby!

bloody gps/nhs the lot of them! bvut thanks for all your rpelies!

My top tip is to get GP to prescribe drops rather than gel. Then you put it in the corner of the eyes, hold them down so they don't sit up and dribble it down their face and eventually they open the eye and blink it in

Yes, we had drops rather than gel, and I'm sure it was easier.

rang docs and they said no drops available for 16 month old baby - only gel!

Oh it's just horrible isn't it? My 2.4 year old was recently prescribed eye drops for a spot of conjunctivitis. The first 2 or 3 times were fine, but after that the novelty had worn off and it was a nightmare. They needed to go in 4 times a day so there was no chance of waiting til we were both around. With DS clenching his fists tight to his eyes and sobbing his little heart out, I'm afraid the eye drops got flung across the room in sheer desperation. We haven't tried again - I'm just hoping it's properly cleared up on it's own.

That's a good tip RubberDuck. I could just about get his hand away from his eye, but I couldn't then manage to hold him down, open his eye and use the dropper all at the same time. I'll try your method next time - god forbid.

The gel is evil stuff - have had it myself. It makes your vision all blurry just after using - okay as an adult you know that vision will clear, but it must be really scary for a young-un. Why don't they make eye drops that young?! Do the drug companies not have toddlers or babies of their own?!