It is extremely important for all of us that children are born healthy and grow up healthy. Mothers and fathers are naturally sensitive when it comes to their children’s health . Especially people who become parents for the first time can be even more sensitive about this issue. They can panic at the slightest situation and feel anxious even if the situation is very simple.
For newborn babies, the situation can be much more complicated. The behavior and movements of newborn babies , their body colors, their cries, etc. Since things like these can vary, parents who worry too much about even a possible normal situation may experience great panic and fear from time to time.
Although there are situations that may be considered natural during the newborn period, in some cases you must have your baby examined by a specialist physician. In fact, all newborn babies need to be examined by a doctor at regular intervals and their development should be kept under control.
Since some of the organs of newborn babies are not fully developed and they have just opened their eyes to the world, their parents may observe some abnormalities regarding their movements and behavior. During these first few months, babies react involuntarily only to the sounds they hear and things they can see. The biggest example of these may be situations where their eyes, whose sense of sight is not fully developed, look at different angles, their eyes wander, they squint, they scratch their eyes, or they play with their eyes.
There are issues about this situation that parents hesitate a lot and seek answers by asking questions. Now let’s take a look at the frequently asked questions that parents ask about baby eye health .
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My Baby Squints His Eyes
In newborn babies , such situations may be normal, but sometimes abnormal situations are also encountered. There may actually be different reasons behind the eye squinting that seems normal to us.
If your baby constantly squints his eyes, it may indicate that he has an infectious or allergic condition. Generally , newborn babies are very prone to infection. Both their immune systems are very weak and the microbes in the external environment can directly target the baby since it leaves the healthy environment in the womb.
Babies may squint when they encounter a germ that irritates their eyes, when a foreign object gets stuck in their eyes, or when their vision is blurred. When you encounter this and similar situations, you need to increase your baby’s doctor visits.
My Baby Rolls Her Eyes
There are many symptoms of eye or vision problems in babies. Of course, these symptoms do not always indicate a problem. But parents should never let their guard down.
Especially in newborn babies , eye rolling can often be considered normal. Because the movement muscles in their eyes are not yet fully formed and babies cannot control how to direct them correctly. But in rare cases, eye rolling can be a sign of illness. It would also be appropriate to get the opinion of pediatricians on this issue in terms of evaluation of neurological diseases .
Seeing the eye rolling problem, which is usually seen in babies with autism, should not immediately lead you to think that your baby has autism. It must pass certain tests regarding this. The earlier a disease is diagnosed, the sooner it can be treated. Since eye rolling in babies can be a sign of autism, it is necessary to seek support from a specialist physician without delay.
Baby Rolls His Eyes Up
The upward movement of the eyes in newborn babies is among the symptoms of eye misalignment. This may be a temporary eye strain.
Most newborn babies have temporary eye misalignment in the first months . Babies can already be born with many eye problems when they are born . However, over time, with the development of eyes and vision, these problems disappear. Although families often do not care about this situation, eye misalignment, which is an important condition, can lead to permanent eye and vision problems if no precautions are taken.
If you notice constant misalignment in your baby’s eyes, we recommend that you seek support from a physician. Otherwise, it may cause permanent eye problems and advanced amblyopia. Amblyopia can cause vision impairment and lead to permanent vision loss.
Apart from these, among the reasons why your baby’s eyes wander: Genetic predispositions, head trauma, seizures, febrile illness, premature birth, excessive fluid accumulation in the brain or cerebral palsy may occur.
My Baby Scratches His Eyes/My Baby Rubs His Eyes
The fact that the baby constantly scratches his eyes shows that he gives sleep signals in this way under normal conditions. Babies who are very sleepy and want to sleep usually scratch and rub their eyes.
The reason why babies constantly scratch their eyes may be that their eyes are not moist. The general reason for this is that babies are exposed to digital devices for a long time. For example, a baby who is constantly using his mobile phone may experience eye fatigue and dryness, and therefore may scratch his eyes.
When babies’ eyes are exposed to air, they are protected by the tear film. However, when there is a problem in the tear film, dryness occurs in the eyes and this dryness disturbs babies. For this reason, they constantly scratch and rub their eyes.
Apart from this, eye scratching can often be seen in babies if there are problems such as blistering and peeling in the tissues around the eyes or if dust gets into the eye. Although the families do not notice, a foreign object may have entered the babies’ eyes, and the babies may scratch their eyes due to the stinging sensation of the foreign object.
My Baby Cries With His Eyes Closed
If your baby cries with his eyes closed at night, there may be many reasons for this. Babies generally cannot open their eyes due to pain or ache when they are sick. When they cry, they may cry with their eyes closed due to the pain.
Most of the children who are sleep deprived experience fatigue in their eyelids and have difficulty in opening them due to their sleepiness while crying. Even though sleep-deprived children cry, they cry with their eyes closed. Most of the time they want to sleep and are often prevented from sleeping due to gas pain . They get more tired while crying and may fall asleep again without opening their eyes.
In such cases, it would be beneficial to be examined by a specialist physician. Insomnia or other problems can disturb your baby excessively, causing restlessness and other diseases.
If babies have edema in their eyelids, they may not be able to open their eyes sufficiently. It would be right to go to the nearest physician to investigate the cause of this edema.
When a situation that irritates the eyes occurs, babies have difficulty opening their eyes and cry with their eyes closed.
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My 6-Month-Old Baby’s Eyes Are Crossed
While talking about babies’ eyes shifting and misalignment , we mentioned that newborn babies are born with many vision and eye problems. It is normal for babies to have occasional misalignment and occasional strabismus up to 4 months of age . Because newborn babies cannot fully control their eye muscles and have difficulty focusing on objects.
A 3-4 month old baby can focus on objects. If a 4-month-old baby has strabismus or misalignment in his eyes, this may cause major problems in the future. In such a case, early diagnosis is very important. If your child is 4 months old or older and has strabismus in his eyes and his eyes even drift occasionally, he should definitely have an eye check-up.
Ignoring and not treating strabismus in newborn babies will cause permanent visual impairment and strabismus in the future. In this case, permanent vision loss may occur and your child may be psychologically worn out. This situation also affects his social life, causing him to lose self-confidence.
It is vital to act early in the diagnosis and treatment of strabismus .
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