https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:02:45 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-first-illness#post-968789 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 09:57:48 +0000 Bookish 968789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, as a mini vent..the nurse made me feel like a crappy mother.She was like "wow, she's only 23 days and picked up pink eye!? Where did she get that?" </p> <p>Well first off, it isn't pink eye, and really... I know my hormones are making me oversensitive but man... Way to make me feel like I'm not taking care of my kid! :p </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-first-illness#post-968779 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 09:52:01 +0000 Bookish 968779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cheert16: @rahlyrah: @hilsy85: they gave us some drops and said to massage it and put warm pressure on it, which I've been doing all morning. It actually looks a lot better already, thank goodness. I'm going to try the breastmilk when we get home!</p> <p>@babyjmama: thanks hun :) she's still her cheerful self, so I think we are still going to go on our date.. My SIL didn't mind at all, so DH is trying to convince me to go. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-first-illness#post-968702 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 08:54:37 +0000 hilsy85 968702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Aw hope she feels better soon! I feel like I've heard that breastmilk is good for clogged tear ducts? If you're breastfeeding, maybe try it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-first-illness#post-968698 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 08:51:43 +0000 Ra 968698@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>B had a blocked duct, too. The doc didn't even need him to come in. We kept it clean with a warm cloth and massaged it with a pinky finger. I also squirt breast milk in the corner of his eye every diaper change. It cleared up in two days. </p> <p>She said we only had to worry if the eyeball itself got red. It's really common!</p> <p>B's first illness was a possible life threatening MRSA infection :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-first-illness#post-968691 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 08:49:22 +0000 doodlepoodle 968691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh mama I'm sorry :( j had his two month shots the afternoon before my bday and had a 103-104* fever, we ended up in the hospital and neither DH or I slept for 36 hours. We were supposed to go out to a movie and eat but we took advantage of having my MIL there to nap instead. *sigh</p> <p>Life becomes very different w/a LO around! :-) sending kisses to her so she gets alllllll better!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-first-illness#post-968682 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 08:41:07 +0000 MamaBehr 968682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got lucky with DD, she didn't get her first cold/fever until she was about 7 months old. DS got his first cold before he was 3 months old (that's what happens with second borns). It sucks having them so young and not feeling well. I hope your LO feels better soon :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-first-illness#post-968625 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 07:54:15 +0000 cheert16 968625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO has a blocked tear duct as well- I noticed it at 6 weeks! They will give you some eye gel to put in and ways to massage the tear duct. Overall it's not too bad and LO felt better when the gel was in his eye. I think you could probably still have your date night (although I understand not wanting to leave your LO when they don't feel we'll) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-first-illness#post-968577 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 07:04:23 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 968577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Awww I'm sorry your LO is sick. Hopefully it's just an infected duct and you guys can still go in your date night. </p> <p>DD's first illness was a stomach bug that she brought home from daycare at 15 weeks old. We took her to the ER because she was throwing up :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-first-illness#post-968543 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 06:33:01 +0000 petunia354 968543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so sorry!! Having a sick baby is such a helpless feeling.</p> <p> DS had an ear infection around 6 months, but luckily he trudged on without complaining too much. The sleeping still sucked though and was probably harder on us than him!</p> <p>I hope your LO is feeling better soon! Hugs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-first-illness#post-968525 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 06:25:58 +0000 Bookish 968525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yesterday I noticed LO's left eye was a bit runny, like she was leaking tears. When she woke up for a feeding around 1am, her poor eye was sealed shut with goop :(</p> <p>Her eye isn't red, so I think it's an infected/blocked tear duct rather than pink eye, but we're going to take her to the walk in clinic as soon as it opens. For now I'm cuddling the poor thing as much as she wants, and feeling so helpless! I can tell her eye is bothering her, and I can't fix it :( On a selfish note, DH and I were supposed to have our first post baby date today, and it looks like that will have to be postponed. Bummer :/</p> <p>She had jaundice in the hospital, but this is her first illness after coming home (she's 3.5 weeks).</p> <p>How did you handle your LO getting sick for the first time? </p> 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>