Ah.... I can't get drops in his eyes. He is closing his eye and won't tilt his head back.

Going to let the doctor put them in once a day. I am so aggrivated....

Anyone have any advice?

By Karen~moderator on Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 11:45 am:

That's always tricky, getting eyedrops into a young child's eyes. The only thing you can do is to hold is eyes open with one hand and have the drops ready with the other. I used to hate dealing with that.

By Tink on Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 12:27 pm:

The easiest way I found was to have my ds lay down on the couch or floor with his head in my lap. Let him keep his eyes closed and put several drops in the corner of his eye. Then ask him to blink over and over. Sometimes I would have to hold his forehead down so that he didn't sit up but this seemed so much easier than holding his eye open. Try it and see if that is easier.

By Melanie on Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 12:33 pm:

They also have a gel that may be easier. I had to use these once on one of our kids instead of the drops. Ask your doctor about it.

By Kellyj on Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 01:11 pm:

LOL. I was going to post about this! We just got back from the Dr. DD has conjunctivitis in both eyes. She is only 22 months so getting the first drops in were a challenge. Since I was alone I took advantage of her carseat as a restraint system. She was actually really good about it but I'm sure that she'll get mighty sick of it after 3 times a day!

3/5ths of my family is now on some sort of antibiotic. Twice a day for the kitty recovering from surgery. Three times a day for DD's pink eye. And I'm imagining 3 times a day for DH's pink eye after he sees the doc this afternoon. I had trouble remembering just the cat! AHHHH!

By Imamommyx4 on Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 04:32 pm:

I'm with your ds.
The drops do not have to be dropped directly on the eyeball. I have always been one that HATES to see that drop coming. It freaks me out and I am pretty rational about most things.
The way I have always used my eyedrops is to lay on my side with eye open and drop the drops onto the corner of my eye. Then close and open until the drops have worked their way across the eye. Then turn over to the other side and do the second eye. As long as the medicine comes in contact with where the infection is, it will do its job.

By Kellyj on Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 04:49 pm:

DH and I gave DD her next set of drops. She thought that it was funny?!?! She laughed after each one and when we were done she wanted more. I told her she could have more at bedtime and she kept asking for bed. Kids are so unpredictable...she'll probably kick and scream at bedtime. Good luck Feona.

By Feona on Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 06:26 pm:

I actually took ds to the doctor and he gave me the same advice everyone else did.

Lie on back. Drop drops on closed eyes. Open eyes and blink. Worth the extra visit.

Ds seemed impressed with what the doctor said so I am hoping for smooth sailing.

By Dawnk777 on Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 08:29 pm:

I didn't like putting ointment in my kids' eyes. I thought drops were much easier. When Emily was three, she would fight it. If Gary was home, that was easy, since we had enough hands to hold her down. By myself was harder. I would wrap her in a beach towel, with her arms down by her side, then straddle her, hold her eye open, plunk in the drop and let her get up. I could hold her eye open and keep her head from wiggling, but I couldn't fight her arms, too! I felt so mean, but it did the trick.

By Mrsheidi on Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 08:33 pm:

You could also have him look to the left and put the drops on the right side so he can't see them coming. That's what I do for myself! LOL!

By Feona on Friday, December 17, 2004 - 05:19 am:

The doctor said he could close the eyes and the drops fall in when you open the eyes. But you have to lie on the back.

The doctor also called the drops magic drops. So we have new Magic drops. The old drops are the bad drops - According to ds - (they are the same drops.)

We didn't have any trouble last night.

I guess I just needed some imagination, though the visit was worth it because ds wouldn't lie on his back before.