What to do if your baby has swollen eyes and eye mucus

Every baby is a mother’s angel, and the baby’s health is the top priority of the family. Why does my baby’s eyes become swollen and have eye mucus? What causes it? Will it lead to more serious conditions? How can we prevent this from happening? The following article will tell us in detail what to do if your baby’s eyes are swollen and have eye mucus.

In fact, it is very normal for babies to have eye mucus. Every baby will produce a lot of eye mucus between birth and 3 months old. This is because the eyelashes grow rapidly after the baby is born, which will cause the production of eye mucus. We have consulted doctors about this issue before. Use a small gauze dipped in saline to gently wipe your baby's eyes every day, from the inner corner to the outer corner of the eye. Do not wipe back and forth repeatedly, as this will cause infection. Wipe from the inside to the outside once, fold the gauze in half, and then wipe the area that has not touched the eyes.

This is what the nurse taught my baby in the hospital after he was born. There is another situation, which cannot be ruled out as dacryocystitis. Dacryocystitis can be treated with antibiotics or physical therapy, and warm compresses can also be used. If an abscess has formed, the pus should be drained through incision and the dressing should be changed daily. Three months after the inflammation subsides, dacryocystorhinostomy or dacryocystectomy is performed. If fistula is formed, the lacrimal sac should be removed and the tissue around the fistula should be scraped off and sutured.

Through the above content, we already know what to do if the baby’s eyes are swollen and there is eye mucus. When the baby’s eyes are swollen and there is eye mucus, family members should not panic and find out the cause of this situation. If the situation is serious, please go to the hospital for examination and medical treatment immediately. I believe that as long as the treatment is carried out according to the doctor’s guidance and suggestions, your baby will be able to recover as soon as possible.