Guest guest Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 Forgot to add that it may be that she is just getting to where she can see anything clearly and it may clear up... if not, you can always dilute down some eyebright. SuziSuzanne <suziesgoats@...> wrote: I've know people like this... yes they use a patch to make the eye work harder.. I believe there are exercises too... but not at her age yet. Suzipam <peetee1965@...> wrote: A girlfriend has a five month old baby girl, Grace. Grace has a lazy left eyelid or eye in general. The doctor told her not to be concerned at this point. I think drs. use a patch on the strong eye to make the lazy eye work harder, get stronger. What do you all think of this and do you have any alternate ideas.Pam------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 This Mom most definitely needs to be concerned RIGHT NOW! I have lazy eye and it is horrible. I was patched as a kid but no one really enforced it so I removed the patch when I was out of my mothers site/at school. My 'good' eye is weakening now and its really scary. I also have a 9yo son with same thing. No one found his until it was too late - pretty much for him. He should have been patched along time ago. The earlier it is caught the better chance there is to be able to correct it. Maybe 5 mon. is too early but from where I sit if it was my baby I would seriously consider it - no matter what the Dr. says. You can buy eye patches at any drug store. Kathy -------Original Message------- From: health Date: 10/08/04 22:06:23 health Subject: Re: Re: baby formulas I've know people like this... yes they use a patch to make the eye work harder.. I believe there are exercises too... but not at her age yet. Suzipam <peetee1965@...> wrote: A girlfriend has a five month old baby girl, Grace. Grace has a lazy left eyelid or eye in general. The doctor told her not to be concerned at this point. I think drs. use a patch on the strong eye to make the lazy eye work harder, get stronger. What do you all think of this and do you have any alternate ideas.Pam------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 For an older child, I think I would try an eyebright solution (distilled water) and a drop of DMSO... if it were me. SuziKathy <vanokat@...> wrote: This Mom most definitely needs to be concerned RIGHT NOW! I have lazy eye and it is horrible. I was patched as a kid but no one really enforced it so I removed the patch when I was out of my mothers site/at school. My 'good' eye is weakening now and its really scary. I also have a 9yo son with same thing. No one found his until it was too late - pretty much for him. He should have been patched along time ago. The earlier it is caught the better chance there is to be able to correct it. Maybe 5 mon. is too early but from where I sit if it was my baby I would seriously consider it - no matter what the Dr. says. You can buy eye patches at any drug store. Kathy -------Original Message------- From: health Date: 10/08/04 22:06:23 health Subject: Re: Re: baby formulas I've know people like this... yes they use a patch to make the eye work harder.. I believe there are exercises too... but not at her age yet. Suzipam <peetee1965@...> wrote: A girlfriend has a five month old baby girl, Grace. Grace has a lazy left eyelid or eye in general. The doctor told her not to be concerned at this point. I think drs. use a patch on the strong eye to make the lazy eye work harder, get stronger. What do you all think of this and do you have any alternate ideas.Pam------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 I wanted to comment on the baby formula recipes-I would stay far away from soy for infants. It’s like feeding your child estrogen and it has the potential to really mess up thyroid function as well. Carol in IL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 Donna, I just found these in old posts... (I wanted to make sure I had told you right regarding Nutramigen, so I went to the website and searched back a couple years on the archives). I'm not sure what the " Bulletin Board " is or if it even exists anymore. QUESTION: Does anyone know what Dr. G recommends for a dairy-free infant formula? ANSWER: Dr. Goldberg does not automatically recommend dairy-free formula for at-risk siblings. He feels that some of the dairy-based formulas are OK because the processing renders the proteins harmless. He just made this point on the bulletin board two weeks ago in his answer to a question re whole. processed grains. One of his archived answers also recommends Carnation Good Start or Nutramigen. From my research, I think Nutramigen (an Enfamil product) is better tolerated by most kids. Our 4-month-old baby girl is doing beautifully on it. She is VERY happy, alert, strong, etc. She's been on it since she starting to reject nursing very early on (stopped at 9 weeks). Nutramigen is far more expensive than regular formula, but the extra two thousand $$ or so that it will cost during her 1st year is a small price for what we feel is the best insurance policy available. At our last appointment, Dr. Goldberg asked about our daughter and commented that she looked like a very bright, alert child. I joked that all babies should have to be on Nutramigen until they figure this thing out. AND FROM ANOTHER POST: During our last phone consult Dr. G mentioned starting out with a soy formula if I bottle feed, keeping in mind that we might have to switch to a less allergenic formula like Enfamil Nutramigen. I told him I had planned on just starting with Nutramigen and he said that was fine. Since then I've come across the formula " Nestle Good Start SOY Supreme " . Like Nutramigen it also has DHA & ARA and the proteins are already broken down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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