Eye issues when BF?

[smm5623]

A couple weeks ago my eyes were really red and itchy. I chalked it up to lack of sleep, maybe allergies and dry eye. I didn't wear my contacts for a week and they slowly got better.

Today I wore my contacts for half the day (new pair) and all of a sudden my eyes got really red and irritated. I've heard dry eyes can be an issue when pregnant/breastfeeding. Does it sound like that?

I'll make an eye appt this week but am curious if anyone else has had eye problems post partum.

[andthentherewere10]

My eyes and nose are just really, really dry while BFing. No amount of drinking water has fixed it.

[Pilsy]

I had sight issues for a bit during my pregnancy, and while that cleared up, I have had issues with my eyes being very red. It has been only one eye, though. Not sure it’s related.

My nose is my real issue. It’s so dry, it hurts!

I hope your eye doc is helpful!

[ringstrue]

I had a random issue with my eyes when I was sick and I tried covering my mouth with a burp cloth when nursing. The air just blew into my eyes instead and I got eye irritation. Also maybe look at how your alignment is when sleeping or other activities to make sure they aren't getting too much pressure/fluid when laying down or too much breeze from a fan or vent.

[Brie]

My eyes went to shit after I had C. They were so dry I had to get plugs, switch from contacts to glasses, and use Restasis for some relief. It was terrible.

Weirdly, when I got PG again, my eyes stopped being dry and are great again.