11 month old conjunctivitis in Spain

[Firstbaby1234]

Can I get anything for his eyes from the chemist? Can I buy the euedrops ?

I have just checked and they can’t give the drops OTC . Is it bacterial?

How would I know? It’s green gunk in both eyes @Pompompurin1

I would go to a pharmacy and speak to them there. and i am sure they will give you something. Dab his eyes with some cool boiled water for now, and get to the pharmacy as soon as you can.

The word is the same in Spanish, just the pronunciation is more like "con-hoon-tee-vee-teess". (In case you're asking in a pharmacy etc). If still breastfeeding you can express a bit and dab some into his eye. Ime it just clears up on it's own. You can keep wiping the eye secretions away with " suero", also available in pharmacies. Salt water solution.

When my daughter had this I was told by the doctor to clean the eye with cooled boiled water and nothing else, using a fresh piece of cotton wool for each wipe. It cleared up in a few days.

OTC in Spain. DD just did it!

Pharmacies are great in Spain.

@notadrift how old? I’m worried they will say he’s too young

Why not just go to the pharmacy and find out?

Are you breast feeding? I may be wrong but I’ve heard a small drop of breast milk in the affected area can help.

@MissEloiseBridgerton i am doing. It reopens at 4.30

15, But she also had it when small.
Ask for DALSY too. (A bit like Calpol)
I bet it is to do with the pool.Either way, the pharmacy will help.

@notadrift i went to the pharmacy and we’ve been to the doctor today, he said he won’t prescribe a baby any eyedrops and told us to go to the hospital which is an hour away..

Just use cooled boiled water with salt. It's only like a cold in the eye. If it doesn't improve then go to the hospital.

I would try a different pharmacy.

Do not take baby. Say it is for you and read packet instructions carefully. Dilluting everything.

When I worked in an opticians we recommended bathing the eye with cooled boiled water or cooled boiled chamomile tea

Both types of conjunctivitis are self limiting. Do as the posters above recommend with boiled water. It will clear up. It's not dangerous.

@LuvACustardCream worked as an optition. I would follow her advice. I cannot believe they did not offer you diluted salt steralised water. The number of times I got it for DD as a baby.

Opticians advice. Absolutely cool boiled water with a bit of salt. The best thing. It will take a few days but it will clear up so stick with it.

The best thing is chloramphenicol but you would need to ask if it is suitable for a baby.
you can bathe the eye with warm
water and a tiny bit of baby shampoo.