What to do if your baby's lower eyelids are swollen

Swollen lower eyelids are a common symptom. Generally, we don’t pay much attention to this symptom. However, if a baby has swollen lower eyelids, parents will definitely be worried, fearing that there is a problem with the baby’s health. In fact, parents don’t have to worry too much about this symptom in their babies. We have many ways to help babies deal with this symptom. Below we will introduce what to do if your baby has swollen lower eyelids.

The child's sleep may be poor. The weather is hot now. The child's sleep quality is not as good as when the weather is cool. It is also possible that the child's eyelid edema is related to drinking too much water before going to bed (including drinking too much water or milk at night, increased salt in the mother's food, too low pillow at night, crying at night for some reason, etc.) I hope you don't worry, just pay attention to it. You can apply erythromycin ointment to the eyes, but do not use eye drops. Ointments are milder in nature. If you look at the instructions for eye drops, you will see that each type of eye drops states that it is not suitable for children.

If the eyelids are red, you can wash your hands and use your fingers to apply the ointment directly. If the eyes are red, wait until the baby is asleep and gently pry open the eyelids with your index finger and thumb. Use your other hand to hold the ointment, squeeze out a long strip, and then drag the ointment across the baby's eyes. Move quickly and be careful that the baby may move slightly, so as not to hurt the baby's eyes.

Diet therapy:

Pork liver and egg porridge

[Ingredients] 50 grams of pork liver, 1 egg, 50 grams of polished rice, a little salt, ginger and MSG.

[Preparation method] Chop the pork liver into small pieces and cook it into porridge with rice. When it is cooked, add eggs, add salt, ginger and MSG to season, and cook for a while.

【Effects】Nourishes the liver and improves eyesight.

[Usage] Take on an empty stomach, once a day or every other day.

【Application】Suitable for night blindness and blurred vision.

In the above article, we introduced a symptom that babies are prone to, that is, swollen lower eyelids. We know that there are many reasons for the swelling of the baby's lower eyelids. The above article gives us a detailed introduction on what to do if the baby has swollen lower eyelids. I believe everyone has mastered it.