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Clogged tear duct...
How long will this last? It's draining a ton and gets crusty when she wakes up. 
I should add that we have been massaging it too.
Message edited 12/30/2007 11:39:39 AM.
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Eireann
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Re: Clogged tear duct...
 #2 had this for about 3-4 months. One day it just went away. My pediatrician said it wasn't a concern unless it persisted to 9 months. I used to put pressure on the eye area with a warm, wet washcloth.
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| Posted 12/30/07 11:40 AM |
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FirstBaby94
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Re: Clogged tear duct...
My daughter had this really bad for two and a half months. She would look like a pirate after she was crying or when she woke up from a nap. It was sooo sad. My doctor told me to massage(less massage but more pressure) it and put saline in her nose. I was not doing the saline half as much as I was massaging it. He said the ducts are connected and the saline is what really does the best job. SO after that appointment I started taking saline gel(Ayr, you buy it at CVS) and using a Qtip to put it up her nose-not just in the nose but up the nostril. I noticed it getting better within days. One morning she woke up and it was completely gone. I would HIGHLY reccommend using the saline gel- it is more comfortable for the babies cause there is no choking.
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| Posted 12/30/07 12:06 PM |
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jellybean78
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Re: Clogged tear duct...
DD's lasted about 2 weeks.
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| Posted 12/30/07 12:12 PM |
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Selden78
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Re: Clogged tear duct...
Ds had it for a few weeks we massaged it and cleand it out with salin solution and it went away. we did read that it could stay for a few month but he only had it for a few weekd
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| Posted 12/30/07 12:15 PM |
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want2beamom
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Re: Clogged tear duct...
the day after we switched my son to nutramigen, his eye cleared up. The dr said it was a coincidence though. I used to massage it all the time, and put warm compresses on it. I used to hate it. I felt so bad for him! Hope it clears up soon!!!
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| Posted 12/30/07 1:13 PM |
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thiadora
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Re: Clogged tear duct...
DS' cleared up around 6 months.
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Re: Clogged tear duct...
Thanks everyone! I feel so bad for because she hates when we wipe her eye with a warm washcloth.  We do saline ritually so hopefully it will get better soon!
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| Posted 12/30/07 2:09 PM |
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KimH226
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Re: Clogged tear duct...
Kailey's lasted for a few weeks.
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| Posted 12/30/07 2:16 PM |
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apb17
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Re: Clogged tear duct...
about a month
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| Posted 12/30/07 2:25 PM |
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ABCiverson
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Re: Clogged tear duct...
My DS had it for a month or so. My DD#1 had it and I put breastmilk in her eye  and it was gone in 3 days
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sunny
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Re: Clogged tear duct...
Dd had it for about 5-6 months.
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| Posted 12/30/07 4:34 PM |
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JustBrowsin
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Re: Clogged tear duct...
My baby is 16 days old and has this right now...but hers was also infected so the dr. gave us erithromycin to put in her eye. After 3 days on the erithromycin, it has already gotten alot better. The dr. said they often reoccur and it is only a concern if it lasts more than 6 months....Ive also been massaging her tear duct. I think it should be cleared up completely within the next few days because it is really getting alot better.
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| Posted 12/30/07 4:34 PM |
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hbugal
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Re: Clogged tear duct...
Caden is 4+ months and we just noticed today that it's not as bad as it was..
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| Posted 12/30/07 5:18 PM |
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luvmiboy
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Re: Clogged tear duct...
Ds's lasted on and off until he was almost 2 and we had surgery scheduled with an eye specialist. I guess the thought of surgery cured him
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