Neonatal umbilical cord fall off attention?

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Normally, the baby's umbilical cord falls off naturally about a week after birth. But after the umbilical cord falls off, the navel is also the most vulnerable to infection, if infected, it is particularly dangerous. Therefore, it is necessary to grasp what we need to pay attention to after the umbilical cord of the newborn falls off. Now, let's share with you my personal experience in baby care

Neonatal umbilical cord fall off attention?

First: clean the navel every day: dip a cotton swab with 75% alcohol every day, gently lift the umbilical cord ligation line with one hand, and carefully wipe the umbilical fossa and the root of the umbilical cord with an alcohol cotton swab with the other hand to make the umbilical cord no longer adhere to the umbilical fossa. Then, use a new alcohol swab to wipe it from the center of navel fossa. Don't forget to disinfect the ligature with alcohol after cleaning.

Second: if the umbilical cord does not fall off: under normal circumstances, the baby's umbilical cord will slowly become black, hard, 1 to 2 weeks off. If the baby's umbilical cord does not fall off after 2 weeks, we should carefully observe the condition of the umbilical cord, as long as there is no sign of infection, such as no swelling or suppuration, no large amount of liquid exudates from the umbilical fossa, there is no need to worry.

Third: if the umbilical cord has secretions: after the umbilical cord falls off naturally, the umbilical fossa will be a little moist, and there will be a little rice soup like liquid exudation. This is because the surface of the umbilical cord falling off has not completely grown well, and the liquid exudation in the granulation tissue is caused by it. Wipe it gently with alcohol. Generally 1-2 times a day, 2-3 days after umbilical fossa will be dry. With dry gauze gently wipe the umbilical cord stump, can also accelerate the healing of the navel.

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If the umbilical cord is red: once the umbilical cord stump falls off, the navel is formed. In the process of umbilical cord stump falling off, slight redness often appears around the navel, which is a normal phenomenon in the process of falling off, so don't worry.