Eye goop

[dcrunnergirl52]

Totally normal. Just use a slightly warm wash cloth. It should get better in a few weeks. For DS2, it stopped around 6 weeks.

[kitty63]

My son had the same thing. The dr said it was a blocked tear duct and to massage like everyone said. I guess it's common and usually goes away on its own.

[karinothing]

Normal, massage helps. If you are breastfeeding you can put some breastmilk on it.

[6fsn]

Very common. Worst case is it doesn't unclog on it's own and they have to "scope it" around the year mark. My son had this and it was literally a 5 min. procedure.

[kdubs923]

Same advice as everyone else... Went away with massage. (Use the tip of your pinky)

But I'm mostly replying to say, SUPER CUTE NEW PICTURE in your signature! She's so precious!

[hockeywife]

Totally normal and very common.  this happened to DS, too.  I used a warm washcloth after every diaper change.  I also (very gently) massaged his tear ducts for a few seconds each time.  His cleared up in a couple of days.

[rikki]

E had it for the first few weeks of life. His nickname is still Goopy.

[bbonanza]

Mar 21, 2014 7:44:36 GMT -5 kitty63 said:

My son had the same thing. The dr said it was a blocked tear duct and to massage like everyone said. I guess it's common and usually goes away on its own.

Yup, DD2 had this. 


Hope everything is going well and I love the new sig pic

[soozy87]

Yeah, it is normal. Z still has it and he is almost 20 weeks. Sometimes it is better than others.

[mdana]

N had this until the day before his 4 month appointment. We did the massage at every feeding. One thing I noticed is that the excess tears would flow down his cheek and that area started getting pretty dry and chapped, so we made sure to apply lotion to keep it from getting too raw. As soon as the duct opened, though, it went away.

[slipsey]

Totally normal. Great pic! It's a blocked tear duct. Don't be freaked out if it lasts longer than a few weeks, it can take up to a year to clear. The amount of goop may wax and wane, but DS still gets it at 8 months.

[browneyedgirl9]

We had that too, but in both eyes. At first they thought it was a blocked tear duct and had us massage it...but after it not going away he was givena percription for drops each day to help.