After the newborn is born, the navel will be ligated. If there is a small amount of yellow secretion or blood, it is normal, and some babies may have slight redness and swelling. Generally, it will fall off in 7~ 10 days, but you should pay attention before falling off.
If the newborn navel is not well cared for, it will easily become a breeding ground for bacteria, and even bacteria will enter the blood through the wound, causing sepsis.
Prepare iodine, a special disinfectant for babies, wash your hands, take a disposable sterile cotton swab, gently lift the umbilical cord with your left hand, draw a circle clockwise at the navel root, and then disinfect the umbilical cord.
Tip: Pay attention to the room temperature when disinfecting the baby's umbilical cord, not lower than 26℃. Before the umbilical cord falls off, there may be slight bleeding at the root. This is a normal phenomenon. Don't panic. One cotton swab is not enough, so you can use more. After the umbilical cord falls off, continue breastfeeding for a few days until the umbilical cord is completely healed.
If the root has many secretion benefits and smells bad, you must go to the hospital for treatment at the first time.
1, pay attention to the ventilation of navel.
Don't cover your baby's navel with too many clothes, keep good ventilation to prevent bacteria from growing due to humidity, and choose soft clothes to reduce friction with the skin.
2. Don't let urine touch the navel.
Especially baby boys who use diapers often urinate when changing diapers, and then show a satisfied smile. If urine infects the navel, it is easy to infect or cause omphalitis, so pay attention to the protection of the navel.
3. Don't use skin care products.
Don't let skin care products touch the baby's umbilical cord, which may cause irritation to the baby's navel and even cause infection. Don't sprinkle talcum powder around your navel. Navel maintenance can only use baby iodophor and alcohol.
As a novice mother, it is difficult to properly care for the newborn's navel. Generally, the navel of a newborn will automatically fall off within a week or two. As long as the mother takes good care of it, she will not be infected.
How to nurse the newborn navel?
1. Disinfect with iodophor cotton swab or cotton swab dipped in 75% alcohol once a day. When the baby's navel is about to droop, secretions may increase. Mother should disinfect it three times a day to prevent navel infection.
2. After the newborn takes a bath, it is necessary to clean up around the navel in time, keep the navel dry, and then disinfect it with iodophor cotton swab or alcohol.
3. Pay attention to neonatal urine and other navel infections, change clothes frequently for the baby, keep the body dry, and beware of diaper infection.
After the navel falls off, it should continue to be disinfected with iodophor cotton swab or 75% alcohol until the navel is dry and there is no secretion. Some babies have no secretions after navel drooping. It is best to disinfect for two days, pay attention to keep the abdomen warm, and don't cool down to the baby's navel.
Hello, umbilical cord, as an open wound of children, is very fragile, and needs the extremely careful care of parents. If the nursing is improper, it is easy to cause bacterial infection, leading to serious diseases such as omphalitis and even sepsis.
Below, I mainly introduce how to care before and after umbilical cord falls off. In fact, there is little difference between the two, just a few things that need to be paid more attention to after umbilical cord falls off.
? Keep umbilical cord dry and clean.
If the umbilical cord is placed in a humid environment, it is easy to create a breeding ground for bacteria, which will lead to infection and omphalitis.
Therefore, ensuring the cleanness and dryness of the skin near the navel is the most important and basic link of nursing.
Ma Bao should pay special attention when changing the baby's diaper, so as to avoid the excrement touching the umbilical cord and causing pollution.
Carry out disinfection treatment
Gently lift the baby's umbilical cord, then dip a cotton swab in 75% alcohol and wipe it from the inside out for disinfection.
It should be noted that every time you use a cotton swab, you should change it again. Don't reuse the same one.
In addition, because navel water is a sensitive environment, it should be disinfected as much as possible after each bath. In addition, the umbilical cord does not need to be disinfected every day, only when it is wet, dirty or has some abnormal secretions.
Then remind everyone to try to avoid wiping the baby's umbilical cord with talcum powder, cream or purple potion.
? Make sure the navel is ventilated and don't cover it too much.
Keeping ventilation is also a matter that needs special attention. If the cloth or clothes are covered too thick, it is easy to have a closed environment, leading to infection.
? avoid friction
This requires parents to choose diapers or clothes with appropriate size, soft texture and good air permeability for their children. If possible, it is best to fold the diaper at the lower end of the navel, leaving a certain space to avoid touching the umbilical cord, so as to avoid skin damage, redness and even bleeding.
Of course, if you find your baby's navel bleeding or redness, don't blindly handle it yourself. It is best to take it to the hospital for examination and treatment.
Keep this part clean and dry. If there is no abnormal secretion in the navel, there is no need to disinfect it.
If there is a small amount of bleeding or some tasteless liquid secreted from the umbilical fossa, it can be wiped and disinfected with 75% alcohol or 0.5% iodophor until it is dry.
If you find powdery white granulation or membrane, purulent secretion, redness and peculiar smell in the umbilical cord, you should go to the hospital in time.
Once the baby has symptoms of omphalitis, if it is mild, you can wash the infected part with 2% iodine and 75% alcohol, about 2 ~ 3 times a day.
If the symptoms are serious, seek medical attention in time and cooperate with the doctor to inject appropriate antibiotics; If there is an abscess, it should be cut and drained. In short, follow the doctor's advice.
Umbilical cord is the link between the baby and the mother's placenta. The mother delivers nutrients and oxygen to the baby through the umbilical cord, and the baby also excretes waste through the umbilical cord.
When the baby is born, the doctor will cut the umbilical cord as soon as possible. Although the baby and mother will not feel too much pain after cutting the umbilical cord, after cutting the umbilical cord, the baby's navel will leave a wound, which will breed bacteria and lead to inflammation and infection.
Usually, the baby's umbilical cord will naturally fall off after the umbilical cord is cut 1-2 weeks, so nursing the baby's umbilical cord is divided into two stages: before and after the umbilical cord falls off.
1. alcohol wipe
Before wiping, parents should wash their hands, pick up the umbilical cord, gently lift it, and gently wipe and disinfect it around the root of the umbilical cord with an alcohol cotton swab, once in the morning and once in the evening. Wipe off all secretions and blood, keep umbilical roots clean, and change cotton swabs in time to avoid reuse and bacteria breeding.
2. Keep it dry and free of water.
Before the baby umbilical cord falls off, keep the surface dry and avoid getting wet. Parents can put waterproof stickers on the navel when the baby is taking a bath. If you accidentally get wet, dry it with a cotton swab in time.
avoid friction
The baby's diaper can't rub the navel, nor can it cover the navel. Keep the surface fresh and dry, it is easy to be infected if it is too hot.
After the umbilical cord falls off, a small amount of liquid will flow out of the umbilical fossa, and you can continue to wipe and disinfect with alcohol. Pay attention to waterproofing until the wound is completely healed.
As long as the baby's navel is not infected with redness and pus, don't worry.
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The umbilical cord will fall off one to two weeks after the newborn is born, and there is usually a small amount of exudate after the umbilical cord falls off. At this time, you can gently wipe it with an iodophor cotton swab and then cover the navel with gauze. Rub it twice a day and it will be almost dry in 2-3 days.
When the umbilical cord just falls, it is recommended to give the baby a bath. Mother will use water to twist the gauze until it is half dry, then wipe the baby's body, and then take a bath after the navel is completely healed.
In addition, the size of diapers to be worn should be appropriate to avoid navel friction.
If the baby's navel is purulent or smelly, it must be infected. At this time, take the baby to see a doctor in time.
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Nursing care after umbilical cord amputation;
After the baby leaves the mother's body, it is necessary to cut off the navel. After the navel is cut off, the cut end will generally be tied up, and the surface of the newborn navel will form a wound. At this time, bacteria are the easiest to invade, and only mild omphalitis will lead to death, and the consequences are unimaginable. Therefore, the daily disinfection and nursing of umbilical cord is very important. After the baby is born, the navel is broken, and gauze will be put on the navel to prevent infection. After 2 hours, the gauze should be completely opened.
Do a good job of daily disinfection of umbilical cord, disinfect it with 75% alcohol, gently rotate it around the root of umbilical cord with a medical cotton swab, and gently bring out blood and secretions. Note that the cotton swab can only rotate clockwise, and never rotate in the opposite direction to avoid cross infection. When one cotton swab is used up, another cotton swab can be replaced, and one cotton swab cannot be reused. You need 1-2 times a day to keep the navel root clean. Of course, the most important thing is to wash your hands before disinfecting your baby. Before the umbilical cord falls off completely, it must be kept clean and dry locally. Change your baby's diaper frequently to avoid urine polluting your baby's navel. 3-5 days until the umbilical cord naturally falls off.
Navel disinfection
Nursing care of umbilical cord after shedding;
After the umbilical cord falls off, there is often a small amount of blood in the umbilical fossa. You can continue to disinfect the umbilical fossa with 75% alcohol cotton swab, 1-2 times a day. Avoid bathing the baby within 2-3 days after the umbilical cord falls off, and then bathe the baby until there is no exudate in the umbilical fossa.
There are several points for attention when nursing your baby's umbilical cord:
1, be sure to wash your hands before feeding your baby, and it is best to disinfect before feeding your baby.
2. Before the umbilical cord falls off, don't press the navel when holding the baby, so as not to hurt the baby.
3. Don't uncover the gauze attached to the navel after the baby is born, so as to avoid the bacteria in the air infecting the navel.
4. Before the umbilical cord falls off, be careful not to let the water touch the navel when taking a bath. There is also a source of infection in the water to prevent all bacteria from infecting the baby's navel. Observe the baby's navel at any time. Once exudate, blood, etc. are found. You should seek medical advice in time.
5. After the umbilical cord falls off, pay attention to observe whether there is any new exudate a few days ago. Disinfection should still be done in the first 2-3 days to prevent repeated bleeding from causing infection.
Umbilical cord patch
6. If the umbilical cord falls off completely for more than 72 hours without abnormality, you can bathe your baby to make it grow better.
7. In order to better protect the umbilical cord, you can buy a special umbilical patch for nursing after you leave the hospital and go home, which can prevent infection caused by improper nursing.
The above is what I summarized as a second-born mother, which actually happened in the process of breastfeeding. Everyone has their own opinions. For the sake of the baby, we can communicate together and make progress together, so that the baby can grow up quickly.
Umbilical cord is a very fragile place for newborns, because it is easy to be infected, and if something goes wrong, many parents' care is not professional, so how should the baby umbilical cord be cared for?
Don't always carry sterile umbilical cord cloth on your baby's umbilical cord, usually take it off within 3 days. After a few days, it begins to dry and shrink, and generally falls off completely within 2~3 weeks.
Do not cover the navel with diapers or diapers or sterile gauze, which is not conducive to the drying of umbilical cord and easy to breed bacteria. It is still controversial whether it is safe to wash the baby's navel with clear water before the umbilical cord falls off.
When the umbilical cord falls off, sometimes it is normal to see a few drops of blood. It is normal that the dry umbilical cord will emit a slight smell. This will soon disappear and the umbilical cord will dry up. Normal umbilical cord shedding does not need to be coated with alcohol or iodophor, as long as it is kept dry and hygienic.
However, if there is a particularly unpleasant fishy smell, purulent or bloody secretions, or redness around the umbilical cord. It may be a sign of infection, so go to the hospital in time. If it is not serious, it can be applied locally with iodophor or hydrogen peroxide. If the infection is serious, anti-inflammatory drugs need to be used.
1. Umbilical cord should be kept dry. If you accidentally wet the root of the umbilical cord when taking a bath, you should wipe it with a clean cotton swab before nursing the umbilical cord.
2. The umbilical cord should avoid friction. The size of the diaper should be appropriate, and the waist of the diaper should be below the root of the umbilical cord to prevent the baby from rubbing the root of the umbilical cord during activities, causing skin breakage and even bleeding.
If the newborn's umbilical scab falls off, it's normal and nothing. If there is purulent bleeding at the stump, you should pay attention to it, which is a symptom of neonatal omphalitis. Because the navel is special, we should pay attention to it and send it to the doctor in time. If the child is accompanied by general symptoms such as irritability and fever, most of them need hospitalization. As for rubbing with alcohol, I can only tell you this: no! Don't! Don't! Please don't! Children, especially infants, should be prohibited from touching alcohol. Tell an example I met when I was studying in Beijing: a pair of twins, male, 6 months old. After a fever, parents wiped their bodies with alcohol to cool down, which led to alcohol coma. Tracheal intubation, indwelling catheter and central venous catheter were used for monitoring and treatment. After intensive care, Dabao was still unable to breathe spontaneously, and his family gave up treatment (Bao Xiao also had serious sequelae).
Therefore, I hereby appeal to parents to ensure that their children are not exposed to alcohol! ! !