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Anyone's LO have a plugged tear duct?

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DD has one.  Our pedi is very non-alarmist (yay) and suggested we wait to see if it opens on its own.  So far it hasn't.  Its mostly watery and rarely gunky.  At their 6 mo appt the CNP mentioned that we'll need to start talking about it if it hasn't cleared/opened by their 9 mo appt.  

So... if you were in a similar situation did it open on its own?  Did you have to have it probed?  And if so, did it work?  I must admit I'm really hesitant about the probe.  My nephew had his tear duct probed twice and its still gunky.


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  • kimarino13kimarino13 member
    Yep.  Lily did.  It opened up on its own around 4 months, I think.

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  • browneyedgrl4282browneyedgrl4282 member
    Preston and Brady both had this. We just would take a warm damp wash clothes and massage under the eye.
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    Preston and Brady both had this. We just would take a warm damp wash clothes and massage under the eye.

    ditto. Zoey's seems plugged again due to having a cold, so we're doing the massage thing again.

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  • Mrs.LisaPMrs.LisaP
    Yes, Little M had a clogged tear duct and it took 5 months to go away. I did everything, warm compress, massage, and then I finally jsut left it alone like her ped said.
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  • Babsie7Babsie7 member
    Both DS and DD had clogged left ducts. DS cleared up by massaging on it's own. For DD we just got drops from the pedi because it was getting very goopy and sealing her eye shut. After a few days of drops, it has cleared up.
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  • cjsbdlcjsbdl member
    Yes, Henry had one as a newborn and our pedi told us they typically resolve by their 1st birthday. I can't remember when we stopped having problems with it, but it was before he was six months old.
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  • itsmyangelitsmyangel member
    Eli did at about 2 weeks old....he started getting less gunky at around 1.5 months.  He still gets sleeps but not all over crusty like it was
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