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[The swelling was a little better after we applied a warm towel over the eyelid for about 5 mins]

Brie woke up on one sunny morning, with a swollen upper eyelid.

The swelling was quite bad that her eye could only be half-opened.

She looked like she’s wearing this pinkish eyeshadow!

[The swelling at its worse on Brie]

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And you know what?

I remember Vai had this condition before too!

On his upper right eyelid, when he was about two years old too!

(This is one of those times when being a Mom of three – and having seen it before – allowed me to not feel overly panicky =)

[Blogged about this here : https://www.oureverydaythings.com/2008/12/vai-and-stye-the-bump-in-the-eye/]

And boy I’m glad I blogged about Vai’s swollen eye back in 2008! =D

I browsed through my blog archives, found the post, and read about how we cared for his eyes at the time! =)

Ah, very helpful! (because I forgot almost all about the treatment Vai received, etc)

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Anyway.

Here’s Brie’s condition:

– Swelling was worse right after she woke up in the morning

– Brie didn’t seem to be bothered by it. She didn’t scratch / rub / touch it again and again, so I assume it was not itchy or painful for her.

– No red eye, no eye discharge, no pus-filled lump. Just a small lump somewhere in the centre of the pinkish bump, towards the inside of the eyelid.

What we did in the end :

– On day 2, we placed a warm towel over the eyelid for about 5 minutes, about twice a day. Usually the swelling was a little better afterwards.

– Not much improvement by day 5, so we applied – very lightly – an eye ointment (Gentamicin) to help clear the infection.

And … the swelling got much better afterwards! Phew!

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By now it’s been 6 days since she had her swollen eye, and the swelling is more or less gone.

I expect it to completely go away in a few days.

(Thank God it didn’t get to Anya and Vai!)

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Have you come across this condition too?

What was prescribed to you and what was the recommended treatment?