Eye droppings are an oily liquid secreted by the meibomian gland to protect the eyeball, formed by the mixture of tears and dust. When a mother sees a baby waking up with eye droppings, sometimes even covering their eyes and unable to open them, she becomes very worried. So, what's going on with a lot of eye droppings in the baby?
Usually, there are two reasons why babies have a lot of eye droppings, one is caused by eye diseases. When a baby's eyes are infected with bacteria, symptoms such as redness, dryness, itching, and increased eye droppings may occur. If the baby feels uncomfortable in the eyes, they will unconsciously rub them with their hands. If not treated in time, it can also lead to symptoms such as conjunctivitis.
Another reason is caused by the baby's internal heat. Due to the underdeveloped gastrointestinal function of babies, when they experience indigestion leading to an increase in liver fire, there will be a lot of yellowing of eye droppings. In addition, babies often have symptoms such as irritability and dry stools.
When a baby has excessive eye droppings, the mother should take the baby for relevant examinations to determine the specific cause and treat it accordingly. At the same time, the mother should use a soft and moist towel to clean the eye droppings around the baby's eyes in a timely manner to avoid causing eye diseases. She can also use honeysuckle and chrysanthemum soaked water for the baby to drink appropriately, which not only has the effect of clearing heat and reducing fire, but also effectively alleviates the symptoms of excessive secretion of eye droppings.
