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Pinkeye - what to do?

WinesNotWhinesWinesNotWhines
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I think M has his first case of pinkeye, poor guy. What should I expect, other than lots of eye goop? Do kids get a fever with this? I think I call the doctor in the morning, get prescription drops, and keep him home from dayare for 24 hours. Is that right?
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Re: Pinkeye - what to do?

  • MrsKLSMrsKLS
    Is the whole eye red and goopy or do you just have goo? If it is just goo he might just have a blocked tear duct. If pink eye - you need the drops and yes he needs to stay home because it is highly contagious. I don't remember it causing a fever.
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  • tomandcourttomandcourt
    According to other nesties, you can cure it by putting breastmilk in his eye. Couldn't hurt to try it, anyway. But yes, I think you do have to keep him home for at least a day until it starts clearing up.
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  • SofkaSofka

    mix a few drops of tear-free baby shampoo w/ water and wipe his eyes (from inside near the nose towards the outside) to get the gook out

    and wash your hands often!

     

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  • mamabear2010mamabear2010

    Definitely wash your hands and his often-- it's super contagious. I got it after my son did. It's mostly a nuisance, but he did not develop a fever. The pedi called in a perscription for an ointment that I had to put on his eyelid. I usually did it while he was sleeping-- you can put some on a Q-tip and swipe it on his eyelid from the outside as well and it will get absorbed. It takes a few days to go away. 

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  • ch ch ch chiach ch ch chia

    No fever with pink eye, usually.

    I thought J had pink eye a couple of months ago... it turned out to be a sinus infection.  She was so congested that the goop was coming out of the corners from her tear duct. 

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  • SofkaSofka
    imagech ch ch chia:

    No fever with pink eye, usually.

    I thought J had pink eye a couple of months ago... it turned out to be a sinus infection.  She was so congested that the goop was coming out of the corners from her tear duct. 

    DS had this too

     

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  • WinesNotWhinesWinesNotWhines
    Thanks for the advice. DH is taking him to the pedi this morning, so we'll see what the diagnosis is.
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