3mth old rubbing eyes

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Last post: 24/02/2024 at 5:11 pm

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Anonymous
05/10/2012 at 2:56 pm
My baby is rubbing her eyes constantly when she is tired, upset and feeding. The skin around her eyes is going very red and swelling up. My health visitor advised putting epiderm on her eyebrows but my daughter is just rubbing that into her eyes which makes it worse. There is no visible sign of anything wrong and if I try and keep her hands away from her face she screams with frustration. Has anyone got any advise?
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ANONYMOUS
Anonymous
05/10/2012 at 3:30 pm
Are you breastfeeding?  If you are, express some onto her eyes.  Not in her eyes but rub it on the skin around her eyes, although it doesn't matter if you do get it into her eyes; my friend used it for an eye infection in her baby and it cleared up in a day.  It honestly works wonders.
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ANONYMOUS
Anonymous
05/10/2012 at 7:50 pm
Hi Clare

:welcome:to Netmums and thank you for your post

It is likely that your baby is doing this eye rubbing because she is tired; it really is quite common for babies to do this. However it would be worth just having a little look at her eye lashes, occasionally a babies eye lashes can grow at an awkward angle and can move into and irritate her eyes. If you think that this could be the problem you should take your DD along to be checked by the GP.

It is unlikely to be an allergic reaction i.e. hay fever as it is the wrong time of year for this and generally other allergies will have other side effects also.

You may find it helps to cool and soothe her eyes and the sensitive skin around them to very gently wipe with cotton wool and cool water.

I hope that this will help Claire

Take Care

Justine
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ANONYMOUS
Anonymous
05/10/2012 at 9:31 pm
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Anonymous
My baby is rubbing her eyes constantly when she is tired, upset and feeding. The skin around her eyes is going very red and swelling up. My health visitor advised putting epiderm on her eyebrows but my daughter is just rubbing that into her eyes which makes it worse. There is no visible sign of anything wrong and if I try and keep her hands away from her face she screams with frustration. Has anyone got any advise?
Turned out to be an allergy, possibly hayfever doctor said.
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ANONYMOUS
Anonymous
05/10/2012 at 10:08 pm
Whilst I' m not a doctor i do have two very allergic children, I think the hayfever season runs until early September so maybe with our unusual weather at the moment it is lingering but I' d also say itchy eyes can come from food allergy. If she continues to have problems press for an allergy referral. If you are breast feeding it may be something that you are eating or something in products you use in the bath/ shower etc and are still on your skin x
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Anonymous
06/10/2012 at 9:44 am
I was unfortunately unable to breast feed. She has been on the same formula for 2 months now. We haven't introduced anything new so are unable to pinpoint anything different that it could be. She is on piriton for the next few days to alleviate the symptoms. I will then keep a close eye on out breaks and try to see if I can work out what triggers it. Thank you all for your advice and support.
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ANONYMOUS
Anonymous
09/10/2012 at 4:28 pm
An allergic reaction is somewhat like a case of mistaken identity by your body's immune system. Normally, your immune system generates antibodies to protect your body against bacteria, viruses or toxic substances.

I really feel for you it's terrible seeing your little rub her eyes. Unfortunately applying creams (whilst it can sooth) is only masking the problem and not dealing with why it is accuring in the first place. I'm a qualified nutritionist and i would really recommend having an allergy test as I'm pretty certain your little one is representing a reactive immune system and is more that likely allergic to a few things ...most probably one of them being milk. Allergy to cow's milk is a well-studied form of food allergy. There are both immediate and delayed patterns of milk allergy. Cow's milk contains many proteins that are antigenic - they excite immune responses.
People of all ages with bad gastrointestinal bacteria may have difficulty digesting these proteins and may absorb them as antigens. Milk problems may be attributed to lactose intolerance and difficulty digesting the milk-sugar enzyme, lactose. This may also be attributed to a deficiency in zinc...check for white spots on your little ones nails.
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Laura D(100)
23/02/2024 at 9:49 pm
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Anonymous
Turned out to be an allergy, possibly hayfever doctor said.

can. i ask what they gave to your girl and if it worked what allergy she had my little one keeps itching her eyes at the same times as your little one

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HEALTH VISITOR TRACEY
Health Visitor Tracey
24/02/2024 at 5:11 pm

Hi Laura


You may have noticed you have posted on quite an old thread, this means you may not get a reply from the OP


If you'd like support from the Netmums Parent Supporter team please do start a thread of your own and we will try to help.


Best wishes


Tracey HV

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