Wash your hands thoroughly. Cut your fingernails short. Sit in a comfortable chair and lay your baby on your lap, facing you.
Be consistent, be gentle, and be patient. One morning, you’ll wake up, and those eyes will be bright, clear, and dry. And you can stop playing eye doctor. infant blocked tear duct massage
Look at the inner corner of your baby’s eye (the side closest to the nose). Feel for the small, hard bony ridge of the nose. Right next to that bone, just inside the eye socket, is a tiny sac. That’s your target. Wash your hands thoroughly
Press down. You aren't trying to poke the eye. You are trying to compress the tear sac against the bone. It should feel like pressing a button. facing you. Be consistent