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Closed Tear Ducts in Newborns
M.S.
asks from San Francisco
My daughter has a week old newborn. He woke up this morning with one eye closed and crusted over with mucous. We understand that newborns have closed tear ducts. M...
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See all- Hi M., Although my kids are grown now, I do seem to recall this happening with one of my sons. Breast milk contains important antibodies, and I believe I used brea...
- Yes, very much. It truly works, although I never "squirted" my milk, I let it drip right onto the closed eye and let it sit for a minute. It's easy, cuz you're not ...
- Breastmilk in the eye is the best way to go and it will clear up. My son's would get crusty off and on during his first year and it eventually just cleared up. The ...
