Hi. My baby is 8 months old, approximately 17 lbs, and 25 inches long. Medical History: He has Down Syndrome and two heart issues, one of which was repaired four days after birth (a Coarctation repair of the aorta) and is fine to this day. He has a primum ASD hole in his heart that may need surgery sooner than originally expected. Other than those issues, he is a healthy, strong boy who is right on track developmentally as assessed by an infant teacher who works with him and us once a week. My Query: He has had redness in his left eye for one week and one day (I cannot take him to a doctor until Monday at the earliest due to insurance hassles). He has slight watering and is rubbing it more than normal, but not constantly. He doesn t like me to get his sleepies out of his eye which is causing me to think it s sensitive. He turns away from bright sunlight and closes his eyes in direct lighting, but otherwise does not seem to mind the light. Originally it was a dot on his eye causing me to think he poked it. Now it s veining out from the color of his eye looking extremely blood shot or strained and while it has not spread to his other eye or to mine (eliminating pink eye as an explanation) it is not getting better. There is no gooey discharge from the eye, so that seems good, but I m concerned and don t know what to do until we re able to get him to a doctor next week. We haven t put anything in his eye (drops or water) out of fear of agitating it further. He is also experiencing a rash and constipation, but I am fairly certain the rash is dryness of skin due to upping solids to three times a day and thus washing his sensitive skin with our extremely hard water three to four times a day. The constipation also seems to be related to the solid foods and we are combating that with prune purees. Any ideas on what to do about his eye or how serious it is? Thank you for your help!