Our poor baby boy was laying on his play mat while John was getting his bottle ready last night. He was fussy because he was getting hungry, but all of a sudden he started SCREAMING! He NEVER cries, let alone screams. He wouldn't take the bottle and wouldn't stop screaming unless he went to sleep, but would whine while sleeping. It was very obvious to us that something was not right, the screaming went on for a while. We took him to the after hours doctors office, and all I could say was he was screaming and not taking his bottle when he should be hungry. We also had realized he hadn't opened his eyes once since all his began. No fever either. Well after a very patient doctor (who we were so glad didnt think he was just a 3 mo old crying) and a couple of hours there, they ran a test with drops in his eyes (he absolutely hated it) and we found out he scratched the corneas of BOTH of his little eyes! She said it isn't uncommon in babies this age but very rare for it to happen to both eyes and it is definitely painful but shouldn't cause any problems later. She fortunately had an antibiotic ointment there that we could have that we have to apply 3 x a day. It instantly gave him some relief and he looked up at me and smiled WITH HIS EYES OPEN! It was a great feeling for him to finally get some relief from the pain. He did okay sleeping last night, but has had a rough day today. He is asleep now so we are praying for a better day tomorrow! He has to have a follow up appt on Monday. We were finally getting over his cold and now this! Poor guy was mad at us for messing with his nose and now we wont leave his eyes alone! =(
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