Eye drops got toddlers-help!!

Bluebell1000

Our little one had drops a month ago. The screaming and struggles to get them into his eye were pretty horrid and we went back to the docs. They gave us a tube of ointment which worked (the drops didn't) and didn't sting, so while it still wasn't easy, it was a lot less unpleasant for all of us.

Estateprincess

Raksha wrote: »

Drop it into the inside corner of a closed eye, then when they open the eye it distributes it.

My partner ( @ 47:eek:) has a bit of a phobia of eye drops or anything else to do with his eyes.
A nurse suggested the way above and that does seem to work as he doesn't see the bottle so his eyes are relaxed and then when he opens them the liquid runs into his eye.

misswig

Thanks gain everyone! Strangely I have managed to get them in today with minimal effort, other thank wiping the chocolate off his face afterwards!! D:D

Counting_Pennies_2

I was told by a friend and later tried successfully washing their hair with Johnsons original bath wash.

You over lather their hair and let the soap run into their eyes.

Apparently whatever is in the bath ingredients is enough to cure eye infections.

My children have both as little children had it and it worked a treat

hth

Chickvic

My way is similar to someone else's suggestion. My son had to have the eye drops that blow the pupils up to have his eyes tested - they do sting! I used to lay him between my legs, head towards my groin and my legs over his arms. I had 2 hands free and he had no wriggle room and of course lots of cuddles and kisses afterwards! Only way I could do it as he was like an octopus/whirlwind!

mcja

Apparently breast milk is very good for conjunctivitis if you are feeding him at all.

jaxjax123

When my son had eye drop for conjunctivitus. I made him close his eyes did the drops right in the corner by the nose, when he opens his eyes the drops go into his eyes.
Not the way your told to do it but it worked and cleared it up.

lika_86

With my hayfever eye drops I tilt my head slightly to one side and looking to the opposite to the eye I'm doing, just squeeze a drop onto the white part of my eye before letting it distribute over my eye as I slowly shut it.

However, I recognise toddlers are hard to reason with if they don't want to do something.

Have you tried getting some dry eye type eyedrops for yourself and showing him how mummy does it to herself and it's fine.

I think I'd be freaked out if someone tried to 'drop' something in my eye though (my optician wanted to 'punch' my eye with a tiny cotton bud thing last time I went and that freaked me out as he came at me with it), maybe try and avoid 'attacking' him with it.

Mankysteve

mcja wrote: »

Apparently breast milk is very good for conjunctivitis if you are feeding him at all.

Hummm citation please

MarilynMonroe_2

All i did for a stye was use salted boiled water and put the drops on cotton wool pad and rubbed it along her eyeline. No way was she letting me put drops in! It worked and her eye healed in no time.