Sticky eyes

Hey! My girls 7 weeks and had this since 6 - was told it’s like conjunctivitis but can be from a blocked tear duct. I clean it a few times a day with warm water but I change cotton ball after every wipe so it does keep spreading. Seems to have cleared up nicely now. I did get eye drops off the doctor but I’ve only used them a few times as water has worked better x

My baby has sticker eyes from birthday until 8 weeks. I have been persistently cleaning them with sterilised water 2-3 times a day. I was really worried too, at some point he can’t even open his eyes but slowly I didn’t even realised it’s clear! Just keep doing what you are doing it will clear up!

My little ones 13 weeks now and also had it since birth.We saw a specialist at the eye clinic who told us it can last until 18 months.There is an operation they can have for it after 12 month but it’s rare that they need this it just clears and opens on its own.He just said to consistently massage each day and clean with cool boiled water.He also said to only be concerned if little ones eyeball goes red xx

Some babies have what’s called a blocked tear duct which can cause a sticky eye and gunky eye. As long as the white bit of the eye isn’t red and it’s not puffy then it’s usually nothing to worry about x

Hey! This does look a bit like a blocked duct. I was told to do a “massage” on his inner eye where the duct is, running your finger from there down the side of the nose, to help unblock it. This worked with my son 💙