What to do if the newborn has a lot of yellow and sticky eye mucus

For a newborn, any small abnormality can cause problems, big or small, which makes the child's parents very worried. Many children have yellow, sticky eye mucus in their newborns. Many parents think that this is a problem with their eyes. In fact, there are some different reasons, some of which are even caused by genetic factors. So what should parents do about this problem?

When the baby is 60-90 days old, the mother may find some white eye mucus in the corners of the baby's eyes every time the baby wakes up. The eyelashes of babies at this age do not grow outwards, but are likely to grow inwards, thereby stimulating friction on the eyeball and producing more eye mucus. When the baby is one year old, the eyelashes will grow outwards normally, and the eye mucus will naturally decrease.

Solution: You can wipe it clean with a warm towel, or you can use a cotton swab dipped in 2% boric acid solution and gently wipe it from the inner corner of the eye to the outer corner.

If a baby of one or two weeks old seems to have a lot of tears, this may be dacryocystitis caused by obstruction of the lacrimal duct. The baby's tear glands mature one month after birth. If the baby sheds tears without crying, especially if one eye has tears but not the other, parents should pay more attention, as there may be something wrong with the baby's tear glands.

Solution: The baby's nasolacrimal duct is short and underdeveloped. Mothers may wish to use nasal massage to relieve the problem. Use the thumb and index finger to gently massage from the root of the nose to the tip of the nose to increase nasal pressure and unclog the nasolacrimal duct.

There is accumulated heat in the body, to put it simply, it is getting angry. Babies with heat accumulation in their bodies usually sweat more than normal babies, are more afraid of heat, and have thicker tongue coating than normal babies. In such a situation, parents should give their babies more water and prepare heat-clearing foods for them to eat.

Solution: If the baby is fed with formula, parents need to give the baby more water, especially in dry weather.

4. Bacterial infection

If the baby's eye mucus increases without any warning and his eyes are red and bloodshot, this is not normal. It may be because there are bacteria in the baby's eyes and the lacrimal sac is infected. The bacteria multiply and even fester in the lacrimal sac. These substances are difficult to discharge, resulting in more eye mucus.

Solution: If the situation is serious, take your baby to the hospital for treatment immediately.