more advice again.......NEW UPDATE!!!!!!!!!

i know its a silly thing to be sad about but niamh looks like she is starting to get a lazy eye form birth it seemed a bit but went now its back again, she looks just beautiful anyway but am more worried about when she starts school if it carnt be corrected kids can be so nasty and i dont want them to be horrible to her.
has anybody else had this with their child can it be corrected? sorry if people think am been daft and worrying for no reason and i know there are worse things to worry about but i just wondered that all. xx

Hiya hun, cameron has this problem and its quite bad, they do correct it but when they are a certain age.. they told us 5, we dont have to wait much longer, as patches are not working for cameron.. tell your hv who will refer her to a eye clinic at the hospital and she may need glasses to see if they help..

:aww: Aww hun she is a beautiful little girl and im sure it will be fine.

Why don't you go and see your doctor and ask him/her what they can do about it?

John.
We suspected lazy eye and he was reffered to eye hospital for tests, we had to go back every 3 mnths 2 times then every 6 2 too. They never found anything, they said its illusion cos skin folds or something.
But Pauls daughter form 1st marriage ( :fim: ) had lazy eye and she needed patches. She had wear them for a month he says and it was gone, well he says its hardly noticable.
It all depends on how bad it is.
There is nothing to be ashamed for and I would strongly suggest going to gp and gettong refferal to specialist.
Plus I believe even if you only mention it to hv they will be able to arrange it for you too, this is how we got J's refferal, he will be checked again at 5.
hth a bit

thanks for the replys am at the clinc tomorrow for photo day so will ask the hv when am done, thanks again xxx :aww:

keep us posted and good luck :aww:

HV are very good at referrrals and I have had a couple of children in my clasess (4 and 5 year olds) who either wear corrective lenses for a short time or have to wear a patch for a proportion of the day. The patches worked really well for those children. If not there is an operation they have I think?

Other children in the class are very accepting at this age and it is a novely to them rather that something they see as a negative.

well went to clinic today and it was ded busy so i was gonna mention it next week, but when she had her photo done i could see it getting worse even the photographer asked if she had one! so anway i went back and she said i do have to send her for tests, but it could be not as bad at it looks (think she was just trying to make me feel better) saw fiona and bailey there she recognised Niamh! xx

yay....

piesmummy2006 wrote:well went to clinic today and it was ded busy so i was gonna mention it next week, but when she had her photo done i could see it getting worse even the photographer asked if she had one! so anway i went back and she said i do have to send her for tests, but it could be not as bad at it looks (think she was just trying to make me feel better) saw fiona and bailey there she recognised Niamh! xx

Well just see what they say when they do the tests hun and try not to worry :aww:

Fab so glad you met

Grat you've meet up!!!


And keep us posted about tests. :aww:

yep i will do they said a 2wk wait for the tests xxx

well i waited two weeks and nothing so i rang up and they said they will send out an oppiontment card (said it was for the beg dec) and i still havent heard out, is this normal procedure (sp) was gonna get on the phone again!!!!! xxx

well Niamh finally has her glasses! i hope nobdy laughs at her, or is nasty at nursery she is in the older group now, she goes when am at college. i will post a pic tomorrow of her wearing them. the doctor said they are strong lenses i hope it gets better :tear: (i know am been silly but some kids are nasty) they are a pinky gold colour really pritty- i just hope she does not break them 72 quid to replace only one set free per year unless needs change at next visit! xx

Aww im sure she will be fine! :aww:
A little girl in Jamies nursery class wears glasses, and the kids dont bat an eyelid at her. I think at this age, they dont think of anything as 'not normal'.

Cant wait to see her!

Glasses are cool these days,my son who is 5 always asks when hes allowed some when we go for mine. I think glasses nowadays are a fashion item & kids rarely get teased like they used too,in fact the little ones just look really cute. Im sure she will look adorable. At that age the other kids probably wont even notice x

I have never has a child in my classes laughed at or ridiculed for wearing glasses - the opposite infact; the other kids want them aswell and the other parents have a hard time because that!!