Pink eye?

It sounds like pink eye to me. Marisa’s not had it yet, but I used to
get it quite often – it can be caused by a virus or an infection, or
even allergies. Is it also goopy? Is he itching it?

I’d call the doctor and let them know and probably bring him in.

Yea – definitely call and check. sounds like pink eye or something like that to me. Hope he feels better soon!

Solids going OK I think. Still not sure if the forehead rash was from
the avocado or not. Carrots were tolerated fine but made constipation
worse I think – nothing but pebbles for days. Continuing on for now –
back to pears to see if help move things along and then maybe some pear
combinations – Gerber organic (Tender Harvest) sells pear/blueberry and
pear/winter squash. So hard to tell with things.

Good luck with the table food!

No cereal at all (bottle or spoon) for 6-8 weeks now. If we can get her
going again might try oatmeal by spoon (since it mixes nice with some
of the fruits).

Let us know what the doctor says

Really re blueberry? Thx – didn’t know that. I had thought that was
only for raspberry and strawberry and blueberry is low on that chart
posted on this site for introducing solids to the allergic child.

Sarah – hope the drops are helping and Isaac is feeling better!

Sarah,

This might be too late but until those drops start working pink eye is very
contagious. Wash your hands a lot and don’t rub your eyes! It’s not a
huge deal as pink eye is not really dangerous but it is very annoying
(especially if you wear contacts). I’ve gotten it twice from my
daughter.

Also a trick with the eye drops… Issac doesn’t have to have his eyes
open. Have him lay down and then put a drop in the inside corner of
his eye. When he opens his eye it will go right in. HTH!

Karen
momtotess2006-3-8 8:56:38

If the drops don’t clear it up there is also an ointment that works really well! Katharine and I had pink eye at least twice per month for the first 6 months of her life. Keep a close eye on it. If it seems to clear up but then the eyelid swells at all take her to the doctor IMMEDIATELY. This happened to Katharine. The doctor had us come in on a Saturday morning when I called with a question and met us at the office. Apparently if it moves into the eyelid it can potentially kill the eyeball itself. However you will know if it moves up there, Katharine looked as though someone punched her. Much different then regular ol’ pink eye. Also if you contract the pink eye, throw away all of your eye makeup of any kind because you could contract it again.