Blocked Tear Duct Newborn Massage ((hot)) May 2026

If you look at your newborn and notice one eye (or both) constantly looking wet, goopy, or crusty, your first instinct might be panic. Is it an infection? Is it pink eye?

Newborn Blocked Tear Duct? A Step-by-Step Guide to Massage (Plus What to Watch For) blocked tear duct newborn massage

Babies aren’t born with fully developed plumbing. Tears need to drain from the eye down through a tiny tube (the tear duct) into the nose. In newborns, that tube often has a thin membrane blocking the exit. The massage helps pop that membrane open naturally. If you look at your newborn and notice