She trains by completing 5, 1. While I have complete respect & admiration for her, I also know that my . Sure makes a 1. 5 mile run seem like sitting on the couch.
To whom it may concern, I have a little girl who suffers from the “Lazy Eye” health problem.
But, I am here to tell you while there is no t- shirt & medal at the finish line, what seems impossible is actually. Much to our shock (worry, anxiety, tears), he was diagnosed with a pediatric cataract! At 1. 1 months, he started wearing an eye patch (2 hours a day). At 1. 2 months his patch time was increased to 4 hours a day. At 1. 3 months, we were at 6 hours. At 1. 4 months he had cataract removal surgery & the patch time increased to 1.
With the addition of glasses at 1. While we have only been patching 6 months, we have definitely figured out some ways that make our lives much more routine. My son is my first baby & just when I started to get the hang of the whole mommy thing, BAM- an eye patch, glasses & surgery. My frantic attempts at scouring the internet led me to discover that there is not a lot of info on toddlers and eye patches.
Most of what I could find dealt with older kids & included words like reason, explain, bribe and charts. But, after much trial & error (and 6 months) we have made it routine, which is far from perfect but better than survival mode! GETTING the patch on. Start with the right equipment: PATCHES: We tried Nexcare & Opticlude before my sister discovered krafty patches which quickly took over as our favorites. Because you are going to go through A LOT of them, it. What I love about these patches is they come in a variety of colors, they don. Depending on the size of your kid.
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Perfect, perfect for a toddler. My son is fearless, active, a climber and into everything! I cannot imagine how many pairs of glasses or trips to the eye doctor we would have made by now if he didn. Numerous times a day (especially in the car), he will take them off and they don. We keep some in a travel size bottle because I made a mess every time I tried to dip the Qtip in the real bottle. Also, stock up on some kind of lens cleaner.
Toddlers are sticky, dirty and touchy. The lenses will be so gross despite your best efforts.
No more adhesives, fun, soft reusable, washable fabric eye patches for kids and adults. For the treatment of lazy eye, or Amblyopia.
Anytime he takes them off, I clean them very quickly & then put them right back on. I try to keep them clean because he already is at a disadvantage with only having access to one eye! The key to patch success is getting on the patch on while he is still disoriented in the morning. Give him his bottle/sippy cup & put a little milk of magnesia around the eye, let it dry for a few seconds & put the patch on!
It has to be on before he is awake so he is used to it. Also, because young toddlers don! This sounds like a nightmare & it will be at first. The key to keeping it on is thinking one step past normal toddler.
All toddlers are active, independent & stubborn. As it is, you have to choose your battles so an eye patch definitely increases the intensity.
Remind yourself that this is not a battle you can choose. So, you have to figure out how to make it happen! The key is A LOT of distraction. Whatever they are interested in, have it ready. Sing songs, look for trucks, read books. The first few months my son was either holding my hand or sitting in my lap.
He loves the vacuum so we just vacuumed a couple of times a day. You have to keep them distracted to they don! Sounds harsh, but once you give in it will be easy to give in next time. Anderson wearing his first patch! When it is time for it to come off (naptime, bath time), try to teach him that only Mommy or Daddy can remove it. He will still try to remove it, but it does help.!
It will consume your conversation with everyone you know and every time he hears that word, his little hand will shoot straight up to pull at it. I have no idea why but it works. Once he figures that one out, we will switch to a new word. I read a suggestion to keep water wings on him to prevent his arms from being able to reach his eye.
In the beginning, we tried filling in the patching chart to keep up with the hours but it quickly turned into a chronicle of how many times I cried that day, and I knew that was not a reliable outlet. Get frustrated. But, what is beyond fair, lucky even, is that you found out about the situation and are fixing it! He will react how you do, so don. Take it from him and put it back on. Keep doing this until you win. The victory might only last 5 minutes until he removes it again, so start over. This is where it is actually easier the younger they are because their feelings won.
My husband has taught me that humor can cure anything. He once chronicled a detailed narrative involving an out of control parrot when asked about the patch.
Remember, there is not much that is more challenging than keeping an eye patch on a toddler. And, one day it will all be worth it when your kid looks at you with BOTH eyes to tell you he loves you!