LO's eye is pinkish red in the corner, yellow goop too

W8ing4ours · Mar 18th, 2012, 19:07 PM

Is this pink eye?! She's been to daycare a total of 8 days in 3 weeks, could she already be sick?!

Blah11 · Mar 18th, 2012, 19:14 PM

Yes it is conjunctivitis but I wouldn't say she's sick. Just clean it often, it'll go away by itself in a couple of days. If you breastfeed put some milk on the eye too.

tommyg · Mar 18th, 2012, 19:14 PM

Are you Bfing? Put a little EBM in it and see how it goes.

Baby France · Mar 18th, 2012, 19:20 PM

Hey agree with other ladies re:breast milk.

If not it may be worth taking LO to doctors if you're worried?

sequeena · Mar 18th, 2012, 21:10 PM

My son has this. He bounces from having conjunctivitis and normal baby gunky eye. We're back to the doctors tomorrow as I can tell the conjunctivitis has come back. No amount of keeping it clean helps. As soon as you wipe it it comes back. He's had it continuously since he was 2 weeks old and I'm bloody fed up of it! The only time it disappeared was when he had antibiotics for a hand infection.

W8ing4ours · Mar 18th, 2012, 21:48 PM

Thanks everyone. Yes, when I wipe it away it definitely comes back. The goop is thick yellow, it isn't a clear yellow like when she had a clogged teat duct. Well, I guess we will be going to the Dr in the morning. My husband is flying out tomorrow too, traveling for work, so I'm sure my work will love that I am out already after only be back from maternity leave for 3 weeks

I am going to try the breastmilk thing too, but because she is at daycare I need to get medicine and even with that they dont want her back for 3 days (if it is pinkeye). LO also just woke up crying, which she hasn't done for 5 weeks, poor baby ;(

Mar 18th, 2012, 19:07 PM	#1
W8ing4ours Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 544	LO's eye is pinkish red in the corner, yellow goop too Is this pink eye?! She's been to daycare a total of 8 days in 3 weeks, could she already be sick?!

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Blah11 Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 38,172	Yes it is conjunctivitis but I wouldn't say she's sick. Just clean it often, it'll go away by itself in a couple of days. If you breastfeed put some milk on the eye too.

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tommyg Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,297	Are you Bfing? Put a little EBM in it and see how it goes.

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Baby France Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Cuckoo Land! Posts: 9,660	Hey agree with other ladies re:breast milk. If not it may be worth taking LO to doctors if you're worried?

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Mar 18th, 2012, 21:10 PM	#5
sequeena Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South Wales, UK Posts: 22,982	My son has this. He bounces from having conjunctivitis and normal baby gunky eye. We're back to the doctors tomorrow as I can tell the conjunctivitis has come back. No amount of keeping it clean helps. As soon as you wipe it it comes back. He's had it continuously since he was 2 weeks old and I'm bloody fed up of it! The only time it disappeared was when he had antibiotics for a hand infection.

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Mar 18th, 2012, 21:48 PM	#6
W8ing4ours Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 544	Thanks everyone. Yes, when I wipe it away it definitely comes back. The goop is thick yellow, it isn't a clear yellow like when she had a clogged teat duct. Well, I guess we will be going to the Dr in the morning. My husband is flying out tomorrow too, traveling for work, so I'm sure my work will love that I am out already after only be back from maternity leave for 3 weeks I am going to try the breastmilk thing too, but because she is at daycare I need to get medicine and even with that they dont want her back for 3 days (if it is pinkeye). LO also just woke up crying, which she hasn't done for 5 weeks, poor baby ;(

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