Baby navel. How to take care? When is it slow?

🩺 How to care for baby umbilical cord for new parents

Easy, safe. Helps reduce infections.

Umbilical cord is normally gradually dried and spontaneously dislodged. It is generally dislodged during the age of 7-14 days (should not exceed 3 weeks).

The right care will help dry the wound quickly and reduce the risk of infection.

✅ What to do (DO's)

Yeah, 🧼 wash your hands clean.

Before and after touching the umbilical cord every time.

🌬️ Keep dry.

Fold the diaper below the umbilical cord so that it does not moist.

🧴. Clean gently.

Use clean or saline-moistened cotton wool to wipe off the end of the cone 1-2 times a day or when dirty.

☀️ Let it dry.

After cleaning. Let the umbilical cord dry in the air before closing the diaper.

📅 Notice the change.

The umbilical cord generally slips itself within 7-14 days.

But should not exceed 3 weeks (if exceeded may be

❌ What not to do (DON'S)

🚫 don't apply alcohol or disinfectants often.

Because it can irritate the skin and slow the wound healing.

🚫 Not sprinkling flour.

The moisture from the flour causes the pathogen to grow and risk infection.

🚫 Not soaking in water.

The bathing agent should be wiped until the umbilical cord is dry and loose.

🚫 Not pulling or unwrapping the umbilical cord.

Should let loose naturally

Pulling can cause bleeding and infection.

🚫 Not wearing tight clothes or diapers too high.

Because it makes you damp

⚠️ Notice the abnormality.

If these symptoms are found, the baby should be rushed to the doctor.

🔴 red navel area, swollen, pus or smelly.

🩸 bleeding from the navel.

(There may be a slight blood seepage attached to the diaper in case of the umbilical cord just falling off)

😥 Blood or fluid seeped continuously for days.

🤒 The baby had a fever, seepage, no suckling or vomiting.

💡. Your parents' trick.

🧷 Change diapers often so they don't get damp.

🧼 Clean your hands and equipment every time.

🌿 Keep the baby in ventilation.

🚫 Avoid herbs or unknowns around the navel.

🩺 Cause "the navel drifts / the navel slips slowly.

💧 1. Cumulative humidity

The diaper closes over the umbilical cord.

Urine / stained stool

Air does not transfer

👉. Keep the umbilical cord from drying.

🦠 2. Infection (Omphalitis)

There are bacteria in the navel.

Often found in combination with: red, swollen, smelling, pus.

👉's an important reason to be careful.

🧴 3. Care is not appropriate.

Apply alcohol / disinfectant too often

Sprinkle flour or use herbs.

👉 Irritation + slow healing wound

🧬 4. Abnormal navel tissue (Umbilical granuloma)

There's a small red polyp behind the navel.

Causing water to seep throughout

👉 are common and treatable.

🧫 5. Congenital abnormalities (less common)

For example, there is a pipe from the bladder / intestine.

👉 There may be "urine or fluid" out through the navel.

🔬 6. Immune diseases

Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency (LAD)

👉 white blood cells go out and get rid of the infection badly.

👉 makes the wound (including the umbilical cord) heal slowly.

⚠️ manner to be doubted.

- Umbilical cord is very slow (> 3 weeks)

- Infections are common at birth.

- Navel inflammation, but a little pus is abnormal.

- The wound heals slowly.

Blood tests showed abnormally high white blood cells.

📌 Immune dysfunction = less common but important cause

💗 Care with love, pay attention every day, baby is healthy, parents are reassuring.

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