The first days of a baby's life are filled for young parents with a storm of emotions: joy, immense happiness and genuine anxiety. Having gotten used to it a little and having examined their treasure more closely, they find another reason for unrest, noticing that the child cries without tears. What is this - the norm or manifestation of a disease? Will it go by itself or is it necessary to do something? When do newborn children get tears? All these questions worry the already worried parents.
In fact, there is no reason to worry, for cryeless crying in the first days and even weeks of life is an absolutely normal phenomenon, conditioned by the peculiarities of the eyes and the lacrimal glands of the baby. While the child was in the tummy of his mother, there was no need for tears, because their function was performed by amniotic fluid. After the birth, tear glands begin to function not immediately, staying at first time in a dormant state.
The First Tears
When do tears appear in babies? The first tears in newborns can be seen between 6 weeks and 3 months. And until this time, mom has to take their function on themselves, washing the baby's eyes every day with a weak decoction of chamomile or simple boiled water. Do this during morning cleansing, gently wiping the eyes of the crumbs with cotton swabs. A cotton swab for each eye should be separate, and the washing movements are directed from the outer corner of the eye to the inner corner. If the child has already turned three months old, and the tears have not yet appeared, or vice versa, the tear in the eyes is stagnant, it is necessary to show the crumb to the ophthalmologist. Perhaps the tear duct of the baby is clogged and it needs treatment: a special massage and drops. In the event that such treatment does not work, then you will have to resort to bougie - piercing the lacrimal canal with a special probe .