Dear Janet, ....for the mother with nipple yeast and the baby with "pink eye": Pink eye is possible in a two week old baby, but a more likely diagnosis would be a blocked tear duct. These nearly always tend to resolve spontaneously within the first year of life. If not, they are usually probed and the obstruction is cleared. If the discharge and inflammation is mild, the mother could certainly try some breastmilk. If there is a lot of redness and if the eye is discharging significant amounts, I would suggest antibiotic eye drops. I do not think that the breastmilk poses any risk to the eye, even if nipple yeast infection is present. There might be a small risk if the infant is compromised immunologically. By the way, breastmilk is great for little noses that get blocked with colds: warm, loaded with antibodies, white blood cells, easily available and free. Beats those saline nasal spray preparations! Shirley M. Shirley Gross M.D.,C.M., C.C.F.P., I.B.C.L.C. Director, Edmonton Breastfeeding Clinic E mail at <[log in to unmask]>