TTMA Pink Eye

[chatterbox]

Do you usually end up getting pink eye when your kids have it? DD woke up with it this morning and we started drops today. She sleeps with me, like on my pillow. I should probably expect to catch it, right?

[Deleted]

Well I have never gotten it when ds had it but I was careful to wash my hands and not touch any of the goop. If she's on your pillow, but you're careful not to put your face where hers goes, maybe not?? Crossing fingers for you!

[chatterbox]

I've been washing my hands nonstop, but I did touch the goop this morning before I realized what it was. Rookie mistake!!!

[lala]

Any time someone has had it it's always been isolated to them, I haven't had pink eye in decades.

[cna]

I got pink eye from one of my kids once. That was an isolated incident and they normally keep their goop to themselves.

[abs]

DD has had pink eye several times. Good hand washing usually keeps it isolated to just her. I also wash her sheets and towels on hot every day she has goop coming from her eyes.

Now, when she got it two weeks ago I got it, too. I was already sick though so my immune system was down.

[nicolewi]

I have usually NOT gotten it. The same pillow thing is probably a big risk for you, though.

[trizzie]

I have never gotten it.

[sparkythelawyer]

My kid has it right now. I'm refusing to wear my makeup until it clears up. We changed out all of the bedding and towels in both rooms in the hopes we can stop this from spreading.