What causes baby's lower eyelid swelling?

I believe that many parents are worried about the swelling of their baby’s lower eyelids, fearing that there will be health problems with their children. Therefore, they would like to know the causes of swelling of their baby’s lower eyelids. So what causes swelling of their baby’s lower eyelids? Next, this article will introduce to you the reasons why babies’ lower eyelids are swollen. Please read the detailed introduction below.

What causes swollen lower eyelids in babies? Swollen lower eyelids in babies may be related to the following conditions:

1. Babies drink too much water before going to bed

If a baby's lower eyelids are swollen, it may be that the baby drinks too much water before or during bedtime, or does not sleep well. Drinking too much water before going to bed or having an improper sleeping posture may cause your baby's eyes to swell. As long as the baby is in good spirits and everything else is fine, there is no need to worry. This problem can be solved by trying to control the amount of water your baby drinks before going to bed and ensuring that your baby gets enough sleep.

2. Vitamin D deficiency

Swollen eyes may be caused by dry eyes or vitamin deficiency. Children's bones are in the process of growth and development, and they need to supplement a certain amount of vitamin D every day. For babies, it is beneficial to take an appropriate amount of cod liver oil every day (3-4 drops of concentrated cod liver oil per day). How long to take cod liver oil depends on the child's physical development. In addition, the dosage of cod liver oil for babies is about one-fourth of that for adults. Before taking it, you should refer to the adult dosage and doctor's instructions to choose the dosage. If the baby's condition improves, reduce the dosage in time or even stop taking the medicine. In addition, if your baby has dry eyes, you can also use some eye drops, one drop each time, twice a day.

3. Kidney problems

Kidney disease in children often starts with swollen eyelids. Urine testing is an important way to detect whether a child has kidney disease. Children with kidney disease often have proteinuria. This is because kidney disease causes increased capillary permeability in the glomeruli, allowing protein in the body to leak from the kidneys into the urine, and a routine urine test will show positive for proteinuria. In this way, a child's kidney disease can be easily detected through a urine test. If protein is found in urine during routine urine test, "pediatric kidney disease" should be considered, and then further examination should be conducted to confirm the diagnosis to avoid delaying the disease.

From the above introduction, we can know that there are many reasons for the swelling of the baby's lower eyelids, mainly because the child drinks too much water before going to bed. If this reason is ruled out, it is likely that the child is lacking vitamin D or has kidney disease. If it is the former, you can follow the doctor's advice and supplement vitamin D in an appropriate amount. If it is the latter, timely treatment is recommended.