https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 16 May 2026 18:47:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blocked-tear-duct-1#post-818265 Thu, 30 May 2013 13:12:25 +0000 Navy_Mommy 818265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>W had SUCH a bad clogged tear duct his ped said he would probably need surgery after he turned one because he didn't think it would clear up on his own. But, after 6 months of squirting him in the eye with BM every time I fed him it finally cleared up! So don't worry, it's completely normal :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blocked-tear-duct-1#post-818253 Thu, 30 May 2013 13:09:57 +0000 googly-eyes 818253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just did the massage and it cleared up in about a day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blocked-tear-duct-1#post-818242 Thu, 30 May 2013 13:06:50 +0000 lovehoneybee 818242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ditto on the massage + warm washcloth + breastmilk. I don't remember how long it took to clear up...2-3 weeks maybe...one day it cleared up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blocked-tear-duct-1#post-818232 Thu, 30 May 2013 13:04:03 +0000 cheert16 818232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks ladies- the dr prescribed some eye ointment and told me to do the massages- hopefully it clears up soon!<br /> @mediagirl: her pirate look is adorable!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blocked-tear-duct-1#post-817150 Thu, 30 May 2013 08:52:55 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 817150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lacrimal massage until the duct opens up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blocked-tear-duct-1#post-817143 Thu, 30 May 2013 08:50:52 +0000 cascademom 817143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, breast milk and warm washcloth rubbing clears it up. LO had one for awhile. Like a lot of the early newborn stuff, it tends to clear up over time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blocked-tear-duct-1#post-817131 Thu, 30 May 2013 08:47:54 +0000 LuLu Mom 817131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I put breast milk and rubbed her eye, and also used a warm wash cloth to clean it out. the milk helped it clean up in a few days! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blocked-tear-duct-1#post-816907 Thu, 30 May 2013 07:24:48 +0000 ValentineMommy 816907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS had one at birth. It cleared itself up after a few weeks with us doing nothing to it (except cleaning away crusties/goo/etc) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blocked-tear-duct-1#post-816903 Thu, 30 May 2013 07:23:15 +0000 pelikila 816903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with @T.H.O.U.: and @coacheswife123: put a few drops of breastmilk in the eye a couple times a day and massage with a warm washcloth several times a day. C's cleared up within about a month using this method. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blocked-tear-duct-1#post-816873 Thu, 30 May 2013 07:04:09 +0000 buffalove 816873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS had one until about 12 weeks. We cleaned it with a warm wash cloth every morning. My aunt is an eye doctor and suggested that I massage the area with my fingertip a couple times a day, and it cleared up shortly after I started doing that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blocked-tear-duct-1#post-816843 Thu, 30 May 2013 06:45:26 +0000 betsyboop 816843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had this problem when LO was very young and our ped recommended we massage it 3x a day and apply slight pressure with a warm, wet cloth. I got lazy about it for a couple of days and it turned into pink eye! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blocked-tear-duct-1#post-816835 Thu, 30 May 2013 06:39:50 +0000 pl0508 816835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Breast milk and rubbing with a cloth cleared it for us too </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blocked-tear-duct-1#post-816823 Thu, 30 May 2013 06:33:38 +0000 mediagirl 816823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yeah, M had one of these for what seemed like forever!! I would rub the area closest to her nose multiple times a day and just wipe it clean with a wet washcloth. She was pirate baby for some time. </p> [attach=251/13/mnm044.600x399.IMG_1388.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blocked-tear-duct-1#post-816812 Thu, 30 May 2013 06:10:17 +0000 hellobeeboston 816812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our LO had this for about 6 weeks... I would massage the area, use BM in there, clean with a warm washcloth.... It eventually cleared up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blocked-tear-duct-1#post-816810 Thu, 30 May 2013 06:07:44 +0000 oliviaoblivia 816810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO had blocked tear ducts in both eyes at birth. Her right cleared up after a week and her left took 12 weeks. Our ped wouldn't do anything about it until one year because 90% of cases resolve themselves by that point. It was gross having to clean her eye all the time and the peanut gallery drove me nuts about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blocked-tear-duct-1#post-816804 Thu, 30 May 2013 05:57:42 +0000 Corduroy 816804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO has had one blocked tear duct since birth. She's almost 14 weeks now. The pediatrian isn't going to do anything until 9 months unless there's an infection. Most mornings her eye is gunky when she wakes up and she gets a lot of eye crust throughout the day.</p> <p>Hope you doctor visit goes well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blocked-tear-duct-1#post-816803 Thu, 30 May 2013 05:56:59 +0000 T.H.O.U. 816803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Best thing for us was to use some breast milk in her eye. That an gently rubbing with a warm wash cloth. Hope it gets better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blocked-tear-duct-1#post-816797 Thu, 30 May 2013 05:21:23 +0000 cheert16 816797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Heading to the doctor for LO this morning because I think he has ablocked tear duct (6 weeks old) Anyone have experience with this? </p>