Get rid of the misconception: Chinese medicine theory suggests that heat build-up in the baby’s body can lead to increased eye discharge, but not exactly. More common may be underdeveloped nasolacrimal ducts or bacterial infections, etc. There are several reasons why babies have a lot of eye discharge and love tears, and different reasons require different treatment methods. A. Eyelash stimulation A normal baby’s eyelashes tend to grow inward (inverted eyelashes) at the age of 2-3 months, and the eyeballs receive frictional stimulation to produce eye stools. At the age of 1 year, the eyelashes will naturally grow outward and the eye boogers will gradually disappear. You can also use a cotton swab dipped in 2% boric acid solution to gently wipe clean from the inner corner of the eye to the outer corner of the eye. Second, bacterial infection If the baby suddenly has a lot of eye stool, and yellow, accompanied by eye congestion, red, it may be due to bacterial invasion of the tear sac caused by keratitis, the cornea can turn from black to white to form white spots, if not treated in a timely manner will affect the development of the child’s city. Elimination methods: Do not use eye drops without permission in this case, but go to the hospital promptly. In addition, we must emphasize personal hygiene, not to mix with others to use washbasins, towels and other toiletries to prevent cross-infection. The nasolacrimal duct of infants is short and the valve at the opening is not fully developed, which is located in the inner canthus of the eye. The difference between this condition and infection is that the conjunctiva is not congested (not red). Elimination method: You can massage your baby’s nose with your hand every day to help the nasolacrimal ducts flow smoothly, but this massage must be done under the guidance of a pediatrician. Fourth, the nasolacrimal duct blockage nasolacrimal duct blockage can cause the baby one or two eyes to produce excessive tears, these tears down the cheeks, not through the nasolacrimal duct into the nasal cavity. How to eliminate: Usually by the age of 9 months, blocked nasolacrimal ducts can open on their own without treatment. In addition, parents can also promote the opening of the nasolacrimal duct by gently massaging the area on both sides of the nasal bridge below the inner corner of the baby’s eyes, but this massage must be done under the guidance of a pediatrician. Warm tip: Discharge from the eyes caused by blocked nasolacrimal ducts is not a true eye infection, so antibiotics are not needed. This phenomenon will naturally disappear as the nasolacrimal duct develops. In rare cases it is necessary to consider surgical opening of the blocked nasolacrimal duct with an ophthalmologist.