When Do Babies Start Crying Tears ?

Babies begin to cry from the moment they are born, but not with tears. Yeah, they cry a lot. But the truth is that they never cry. So why? When do babies cry real tears ? Mothers do not want their babies to cry but; mothers may be worried about their babies when they notice that their tears do not flow while the babies cry. Be  cool and Let’s learn the answers to the questions.

You need time for real tears. If your baby does not have tear duct obstruction, enjoy crying moments before tears. As your baby grows, it will develop and you will notice another feature every day.

When Do Babies Cry Tears?

Babies cry for a variety of reasons – it’s their only way to tell the world. Sometimes crying means “I’m hungry” or “I’m bored” or “I want closeness and security”. In these cases, crying is used to indicate that something is needed. It cries without tears. But if the baby has physical or mental pain, is sick or has to wait too long for his meal, he cries out of need and the tears are used.

Tears develop and flow between 1-3 months. Because, although the tear ducts and glands work, they can only produce enough tears to protect their eyes and keep them wet. If your baby’s tear ducts do not have a problem, you will see tears very soon.

With a large number of babies, the tears are too narrow and therefore insufficiently permeable. This often leads to conjunctivitis with eyes stuck together. Homeopathic eye drops often help .

The conjunctivitis usually occurs several times until the tear duct is finally sufficiently developed and continuous. However, some doctors also recommend piercing the tear ducts – but this step should be carefully considered.

Blocked Tear duct , which is seen in 6% of newborn babies, can be caused by water burring, eyelash adhesion, inflammatory discharge, swelling in the area of ​​the tear sac. Mothers to pay attention to these symptoms, babies are of great importance for eye health in the elderly.

Normally, our tears flow into our nostrils with the help of the holes in the lower eyelid, so that it flows in our nose simultaneously with tears. The tear gland is producing enough but if the canal is blocked, the tear flows towards the face. In newborns, tear-flow channels may be closed. It usually opens itself every few months.

Symptoms of Blocked Tear Duct  and Infection

• Attractions
• Frequent burrs in the eye
• Inflammation of the eye by pressing the root of the nose
• Swelling on the side of the nasal root

Treatment of Tear Duct Obstruction in Infants

Massage is applied for the first year. Massage is applied from the root of the nose to the downward stroke. 4 times a day, 15 times each massage is required to do this movement. The possibility of spontaneous tear canal opening by massage is around 95%.

Antibiotic eye drops are used rather than burrs in the eye.

At the end of the 1st year, if it does not pass, the channel did not open automatically. Then the process called “probing yapıl is performed. If the complaint of survival does not pass after the first probing, a second probing is performed 2 months later.

If the survival does not pass with the 2nd probing, this time is expected to be 3 years old and the operation is performed.

Our previous article Is it normal green poop for breastfed baby? We also recommend that you read our article.

Dorothy

Hello, I’m Dorothy. I love writing and researching articles. Reading books about baby health, care and pregnancy is my favorite. I will be sharing delicious and healthy information on food and baby food during pregnancy.