Ptosis??

[kwikwi8181]

Hi all....
Just had LO's 2 month checkup today. On the upside- she is growing and developing well. 53% in weight and 97%in height! She's tall and thin which is something I have NEVER been. Doc is happy with Her progress. She's hitting all her milestones right on track. Her vaccines weren't nearly as traumatic on the baby or me as I thought they would be!

The only downside is that when I mentioned baby's droopy eye-the doc said he thinks she has ptosis ("toe-sis") which is where the eyelid muscles are weak causing the eyelid to droop.

Her left eye has been a little funny since birth and waters and gets goopy all the time. The doc has never been worried but when I pointed out the slight drop he referred us to a pediatric ophthalmologist. I will call tomorrow to make an appt, but in the meantime I googled it. Big mistake. Apparently it almost always requires surgery which scares the heck out of me. If untreated it can cause severe vision issues

Does anyone have any experience with ptosis? And words of wisdom? Ways to calm an anxious mama?

Thanks in advance ladies!

[erien22846]

No experience. And Google is the devil. I hope the ophthalmologist gives you a better outlook than your Google research! Good Luck!

[birch113]

No experience. Google is a blessing and a curse. GL at your appointment!

[raechay]

No experience but learned of it in nursing school. It's a minor procedure with a good success rate. Try not to stress.

[kboyet]

His left eye getting goopy could be a clogged tear duct. My LO had this and after two days of putting breastmilk drops in his eye it went away completely,

No experience with ptosis but hope you get positive answers at your follow-up!

[pooky08]

Is there anything breastmilk doesn't cure?

[kwikwi8181]

Thanks for all the kind words. Trying not to worry too much until we see the ophthalmologist but it's scary anyway. I read that the procedure has great success rates and will obviously do more research of that is what is recommend for her... I know it could be so much worse and taking care of this early will perserve her vision. If untreated she could develop lazy eye and/or have Vision issues in the future.
( of course all this is from my intervet search- and getting solid info will come from doc)

Also read that her blocked tear duct, and watery/goopy eyes can all be related ( in her case) to the ptosis. Luckily her droopy eyelid seems mild compared to some I saw online. You can barely see hers and I notice it more when she is sleepy.

Anxious to see eye doc!

[kboyet]

Jan 23, 2015 5:15:52 GMT -5 pooky08 said:

Is there anything breastmilk doesn't cure?

I know! LO has developed some baby acne and I put bm on it and it's clearing right up. Pretty nuts!

[gradschoolmama]

GL at eye doctor kwikwi8181

[neonsun419]

Hi there OP! I saw in the working mom's thread that you're a special education teacher - me too! I teach blind and visually impaired students. So, wearing my teacher/early interventionist hat let me say that seeing a pediatric ophthalmologist is the best thing you can do. The human eye needs light to develop properly which is why surgery may be recommended. In my 9 school years of teaching I've never had a student with ONLY ptosis.

Wearing my momma hat, I will share that DS1 had a birth defect in his ear lobe that we had fixed when he was 10 months old. The worst part of the whole thing was anxiety about how he would respond to anesthesia. I live in the DC area (Maryland), and the hospital we used was wonderful. ((hugs))