The reason why babies have a lot of eye mucus

I believe everyone knows what eye boogers are. The appearance of eye boogers not only makes us feel embarrassed but also often means that there is something wrong with our body. Therefore, everyone must pay attention to this symptom. Once we find that there is too much eye boogers in our eyes, we must deal with it in time. Not only adults can have eye mucus, but babies can also have eye mucus. Parents must be very worried if their baby has too much eye mucus. Below we will introduce the reasons why babies have a lot of eye mucus.

Eyelash growth problems

When the baby is 2 to 3 months old, he may have some eye mucus when he wakes up in the morning. This is because the baby's eyelashes tend to grow inward during this period, and the eyeball is stimulated by friction, thus producing eye mucus. Until about one year old, the baby's eyelashes will naturally grow outwards and the symptoms of eye mucus will gradually decrease.

Caused by bacterial infection

When a baby is born from the mother's body, the bacteria in the mother's birth canal invade the baby's eyes, causing infection. In addition, excessive eye mucus in newborns is sometimes a manifestation of conjunctivitis. If the caregiver has poor hygiene habits and touches or rubs the baby's eyes with unclean hands, or if someone in the family is infected with conjunctivitis, mixing washbasins, towels and other toiletries may cause the baby's eyes to become infected, resulting in excessive eye mucus.

Nasolacrimal duct obstruction

About 4% to 6% of newborns have tearful eyes shortly after birth, accompanied by a lot of eye mucus and bloodshot eyes. The cause is often due to obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct. After the tears are secreted by the lacrimal glands, they must pass through the lacrimal puncta, lacrimal canaliculi, lacrimal sac, and nasolacrimal duct located on the lower eyelid near the nose, and finally be excreted into the nasal cavity. However, if the excretion of tears is obstructed and cannot be discharged smoothly, they will accumulate in the lacrimal sac, causing dacryocystitis, and symptoms such as tearing, excessive eye mucus, and red eyes will appear.

Physical factors

If the baby's physique is of the hot-tempered type, it is easy for heat to accumulate in the body, commonly known as "getting angry", and he will often have symptoms such as fear of heat, easy sweating, dry stool, thick tongue coating, and excessive eye mucus. Therefore, in addition to drinking more boiled water, breastfeeding mothers should try to eat less foods that are easy to cause irritation, such as barbecue and fried foods.

How to remove baby's eye mucus

In addition to affecting the baby's appearance, eye mucus in the baby's eyes can also cause discomfort. How should we clean it for the baby? For infants and young children, the cleaning of various parts of the body depends on adults. When a mother is cleaning her baby's eyes, besides taking a gentle approach, she must also use the patience and care of the parents to avoid causing discomfort to the baby and to achieve the purpose of cleaning the dirt. The following are the cleaning methods and precautions for parents to take based on the different causes of eye mucus problems.

In the above article, we introduced what eye boogers are. We know that the appearance of eye boogers not only affects our image but also means that there is a problem with our physical health. Parents must pay attention if their baby has too much eye boogers. The above article introduces in detail the reasons why babies have a lot of eye boogers.