Eye discharge

Yes it happened to my first and second baby and I as soon as I see it happening I put some of my breast milk in his eyes until it goes away. Sometimes it goes away next day and sometimes it takes couple of days to go away. Try that and let me know how it goes. Hope he feels better soon

My son had this. Went to gp and got eye cream. Use warm water on a cloth and keep eye clean

Happened to mine literally at 2 months and I was freaking out cus it was non stop (it wasn’t green tho, but it was excessive) I kept wiping it off but I think what did the trick was wiping with a warm cloth over and over again and it cleared up by the next day

Mine also said it was normal! Had it from 2 weeks to 4 weeks old. After 2 weeks I decided to look it up myself and turns out there is stuff you can to do help get rid of it! Little drop of breastmilk in the eye a few times a day and a gentle tear duct massage (drag finger gently from inner corner of eye and pull down the side of the nose - google is your friend). It cleared up 3 days later! Wish my pediatrician had suggested that herself instead of just telling me it will go away on its own.

Just like others said it will go away after a while but you can do the tear duct massage. I did it with a cuetip and light pressure. You can also soak a cotton pad in breast milk and use it as a compress every day.

@Cynthia yep! My son is almost 5 months old and had it too since he born now he only is just watering.. I swear it those stupid antibiotics that the use when the born ..

It’s from the eye drops they give the babies after they are born.

My son had this and my daughter is now having the same thing. I was told it’s due to a clogged tear duct. You can wet a paper towel with warm water and use it to remove the mucus and also to use a compress. You’ll also want to gently massage the eye by gently pressing at the corner of the eye by the nose outwards towards the ear 10x a couple times a day until it stops happening!

@Lola and @Kelsi eye antibiotics do not cause discharge from the eyes, it prevents infection. Baby tear ducts are tiny and are easily clogged. It can easily be fixed with warm compresses, breast milk and tear ducts massage. I would be concerned if a 5 month old still has a clogged duct from birth.

@Brittany my doctor even said it could cause the eye ducts to get clogged so I believe that is false.

@Kelsi hypothetically anything could cause them to get clogged since the ducts are so tiny. Yellow/green discharge from it is a sign of infection, however, and not directly related to the antibiotics. But it can easily be remedied. Clogged ducts for 5+ months is a concern I would bring up with your pediatrician

@Brittany it is pretty common for the antibiotic to cause it. My baby didn’t get it and he never had that issue, every other friend that got it, their babies got clogged ducts

@Kelsi RN here. I wouldn’t make a generalization about medical care without evidence to support. I know plenty of babies that got the antibiotic in the eyes and did not have clogged tear ducts. Anecdotal evidence is not the same thing as statistical evidence. Let’s not spread medical misinformation here

@Brittany it’s not a generalization it’s facts. You can look at the effects also the drug is only good for gonorrhoeae and they test for it at the beginning of pregnancy and can test again if need be. Otherwise the drops aren’t good for anything else and not necessary. They only use these drops in America they don’t use them in other countries.

@Kelsi that is incorrect. Erythromycin is not only good for preventing eye infections from gonorrhea. It can also cover chlamydia and staph infections. Medical care is given based on evidence based practice and studies to support treatment. We weigh the benefits against the risks. It is absolutely up to the mother to refuse or allow the medication, but it is a very safe and common antibiotic with such a high benefit/low risk profile compared to how dangerous an eye infection can become in a newborn that can lead to blindness. Just because something is or is not done in other countries doesn’t make it wrong.

@Brittany my midwife told me that it is literally only effective against gonorrhea. It isn’t effective against other “infections.” That is a false blanket statement.

@Kelsi im sorry, but you probably misheard her. It is most commonly used to treat gonorrhea but it also prevents other infections. A quick google search, not to mention clinical studies, proves it. I work in the hospital as a nurse and we use erythromycin to treat MANY different kinds of infections. Saying it only treats one kind of bacteria is not correct. Very few antibiotics only treat/prevent one type of infection.

@Brittany if someone’s tests negative for all those things, which is what they do when you are pregnant, it is not necessary to get. I haven’t misheard her, the medical practice these days is so jaded and corrupted that you can’t trust the “science” behind it. And there is evidence on both spectrums. Once again, they don’t even use these eye drops after birth in other countries (not just underdeveloped) it isn’t a necessary intervention.

@Brittany searching something on google doesn’t make it trustworthy. 👍

@Kelsi you can use google to look up research from trusted sources 👍. Like I said, whether you feel it is necessary or not is entirely up to you. Doctors/midwives will have varying opinions when it comes to many different things, so just because your midwife said x doesn’t mean everyone else is wrong. That’s when you look at the research. In this instance, the scientific evidence overwhelmingly supports the use of eye antibiotics in newborns regardless if a woman tests positive or negative for gonorrhea. And yes, it treats more than just gonorrhea. Again, look at the research and trusted resources. Curious though, If you don’t trust the medical field, then why do you trust a midwife who has a nursing background and works in the medical field? We are talking in circles so I don’t see the point of continuing this conversation. Bottom line: look at trusted resources, do the research yourself (even if your Dr says x), weigh all the pros and cons and make a decision for yourself.

I trust exactly my midwife said and she did indeed say it was not necessary to get it as I tested negative. 👍 never said I didn’t trust her. I don’t agree or believe is necessary for anything but that IF you test positive. Otherwise, there is no need for that kind of intervention.

@Brittany you are the one who decided to respond to my comment, so you started the conversation.

My baby has had this since he was born. But about 2 weeks ago, it got worse and his eye got really crusty — like really green and brown on the outside and red on his eyeball. I called the pediatrician and they had me bring him in. They prescribed erythromycin ointment and I put it in his eye twice a day for 7 days. I also used a warm washcloth a few times a day. These interventions have helped and his eye is looking better than ever. The doctor warned me that it will come back, but at least next time I’ll know what to do. The doctor also said that the ophthalmologist won’t see any baby for concerns like this until at least one year, and it should resolve before the.