Hi Mommas! My son has his nine month check up soon, but I have noticed that he seems to have redness right around the outside corner of one of his eyes. It is not there all the time and does not seem to bother him. It is not all over, but in very defined spaces near his eye and it becomes VERY red. Any one seen something like this? When he wakes up in the morning, I have notived that he has puffy little bags under his eyes and that they seem a little purplish. He is sleeping about 10-11 hours at night and taking two naps during the day so I think he is sleeping plenty. The bags are gone after an hour or so after he is up. I will be asking the doctor but would love some Momma insight on this! :-) Thank you!
I think it kind of sounds like maybe allergys are bothering him some.
It sounds like irritation from rubbing his eyes. Check with the Dr. but I wouldn't be too concerned.
might your sweet boy be having trouble with a blocked tear duct? several times a day, you might wanna try gently massaging the areas along his upper nose and between his nose and inner corner of his eye +
warm water on a clean washcloth, tested for temp against your clean inner forearm, and pressed gently against the affected eye for as long as you can manage (& it's still warm) might help.
also, do you have access to breastmilk?
I agree with Renee. Sounds like a clogged tear duct. I would massage with a warm wash cloth like she said to help it "open" up.
Good luck,
L.
