Here's milk in your eye

Really. Well, not YOUR eye actually, but definitely Sophie's. Soph has had a bit of whitish grossness coming out of her eyes for a few days which culminated last night into a beautiful symphony of congealed eyelashes. I was just trying to make that sound nice- really it was nasty. Her eye isn't pink, but she is rubbing them a lot. We stayed home from church to be sure we didn't carry something nasty to the other kids (I've still got a fever anyway) and tried this home remedy:

Breastmilk has been used by mothers (probably for many years) to treat infectious conjunctivitis. Secretory IgA is an immunoglobulin, present in colostrum and mature human milk. It has been found to inhibit the adherence or bacteria to mucosal surfaces and limits bacterial colonization of the eye.

I have no idea what most of that meant, but the gist of the first sentence covers what you need to know.

Apparently milk in the eye doesn't hurt much, Sophie didn't cry at all. We'll see how this goes. I sure am interested in seeing if it works or not. In case you are wondering, I also found an article that said it worked on treating cuts, scratches, ear infections and sore nipples. I can attest to the last one, the others ones I have yet to test. If this works you can just call me Andi Walgreens. Furthermore, if it works, you can have some. I've got lots. I don't even need to see your insurance card.