What should I do if my baby has a discharge from the eye? Is it an eye infection?

  Some infants with one or both sides of the nasolacrimal duct gambling plug, the eye will secrete some pus, this does not mean that the child’s eye infection, the child’s eye corner appears some yellow-green or white secretions, eyelashes by these secretions paste, this sticky secretions does not represent infection, just use a cotton stick dipped in clean distilled water, from the nose side of the eye to the direction of the ear wipe, and then a new cotton stick repeatedly scrub the eye washed clean. This discharge recurs several times during the child’s first month, but it is not harmful to the eye and will heal on its own without excessive treatment. If the child’s eye is congested or turns red, he may have conjunctivitis and needs prompt treatment.