How to care for newborns belly button area?

Umbilical care

The umbilical cord connecting the fetus and the mother's bond, in the baby after birth, after ligation of aseptic processing, followed by a gradual drying, generally 3 to 7 days after birth between the off.

The umbilical cord did not fall off before the umbilical cord to keep dry, newborn home from the hospital, the absence of exceptional circumstances, such as no umbilical infections, may not have gauze cover, so that the umbilical cord can promote faster drying off. Do not allow wet clothes or diapers muffle the umbilical. If the coverage of wet gauze, or accompanied by exudate, bleeding, the need to re-truss, with 75% alcohol cotton ball and gently from the umbilical cord around the roots to the skin scrub, non-chaotic rub back and forth to avoid the surrounding umbilical skin bacteria into the root, while the infection. In addition, to avoid waste such as soiled diaper on the pollution of the umbilical cord gauze dressing, bathing, dirty water should not touch the wet when the umbilical.


After the umbilical cord off, we should pay attention to keep dry, wet, or if there is a little umbilical fluid leakage, 75% used sterile cotton swab dipped in alcohol to wipe gently, and then 75% alcohol coated roots in the umbilicus and the surrounding skin.

Umbilical some babies born, there will be a round oval in the navel of the mass, when supine, or quietly go away, but the noisy cry, cough, swelling after exercise can also prominent, and this is the umbilical hernia. This is a developmental defects, a common disease for infants is generally more girls than boys 2 ~ 3 times. More serious if the umbilical hernia, should try to avoid the baby crying, coughing and other prominent phenomenon caused by umbilical hernia, a coin can be placed in umbilical, and fasten with a cloth belt to help the umbilical back to Namibia. If 6 months after the umbilical hernia has not returned satisfied, should bring your baby to the Hospital.