Is conjunctivitis a normal disease in babies?

Conjunctivitis is very common in babies because their tiny tear-ducts can block with infection. Conjunctivitis reveals itself as a baby’s eye gunked up with yellow discharges that go crusty, and although not serious it is contagious from one eye to the other. The medical treatment is antibiotic drops or ointment. A great homeopathic remedy is oral Hepar Sulph. But one of the most effective treatments is simply a drop of mum’s breastmilk in baby’s eyes after feeds — it contains natural antibacterial substances and is totally non-irritating.