Common problems and nursing points of newborn baby’s umbilical cord, pack and store

Nursing of the umbilical cord of a newborn baby is an operational nursing skill that every parent needs to master. During the nursing process, parents will encounter various problems, such as:

“What should I do if my baby’s belly button keeps oozing blood repeatedly?”

“Xiaobao’s umbilical cord fell off a long time ago,

Mine is still firmly glued to the stomach,

When exactly does it fall off? “

“Baby cry,

What’s with the bulging belly button? “

Today we will talk about the knowledge of umbilical cord care for newborn babies.

The umbilical cord, as the link between the newborn and the mother, completes its mission and becomes the only wound on the newborn’s body when it is cut. Improper care can easily cause bacterial contamination, cause inflammation of the umbilicus, and even cause septicemia and endanger life in severe cases.

Newborn umbilical care
Before the umbilical cord falls off

Parents must wash their hands before doing umbilical care, wipe and disinfect the umbilicus twice a day in the morning and evening with an iodophor cotton swab. When wiping and disinfecting, pay attention to the circular disinfection from the root of the umbilicus from the inside to the outside, and the skin around the umbilicus should also be disinfected. If the iodophor cotton swab is dirty, it is necessary to replace the cotton swab in time. Before the umbilical cord falls off, do not let the umbilical area get wet or take a bath. If you swim with your baby, you must wear a waterproof sticker and disinfect the umbilicus in time. The umbilical cord and its surrounding skin should be kept dry and clean. In particular, the umbilical area should not be covered by diapers, so as to avoid urine or feces contaminating the umbilical wound surface and causing infection.

After the umbilical cord falls off

When the umbilical cord just falls off, it is necessary to continue to clean and disinfect the umbilicus every day until the umbilical recess is dry and clean before stopping nursing.

Precautions

●Keep your navel dry

Before or just after the umbilical cord falls off, make sure that the umbilical cord and umbilical fossa are dry. Once the umbilical part is soaked with water or urine, immediately dry it with a dry cotton ball or a clean and soft gauze, and then disinfect the umbilical cord with iodophor. department. Don’t soak in the tub until the umbilical cord falls off. Avoid continuous flushing directly towards the umbilicus, use a umbilical patch to protect the umbilicus if necessary, and disinfect the umbilicus with iodophor immediately after bathing.

●Avoid friction

When the umbilical cord has not been taken off or has just fallen off, it is necessary to avoid the stimulation of the baby’s umbilical area by clothes and diapers, and do not let the diapers or clothes rub against the umbilical cord stump.

●The umbilicus does not need continuous bandaging after the baby is discharged from the hospital

●The umbilical cord does not fall off

Under normal circumstances, the baby’s umbilical cord will gradually darken and harden, and fall off in 1 to 2 weeks. If the baby’s umbilical cord has not fallen off after 2 weeks, carefully observe the umbilicus: whether there is redness or suppuration; whether there is a lot of fluid leaking from the umbilical fossa; whether there is infection, if not, don’t worry, continue to disinfect the umbilical area. Can.

The process of normal umbilical shedding

**What happens after the umbilical cord falls off**

common problem

Omphalitis

It is manifested as redness and swelling of the soft tissue around the umbilicus, with or without exudation from the umbilical fossa, pain to touch, foul smell, and in severe cases, fever, less eating, less crying, less movement or crying, and other symptoms, you need to seek medical attention immediately.

**Umbilical mushroom**

It is the growth of the residual tissue of the vitelline duct in the umbilicus of children. In layman’s terms, it is a pink, smooth and moist polyp-like growth that appears on the wound after the umbilical cord falls off. This condition requires a visit to a pediatric surgeon.

**Umbilical bleeding**

If there is a little bleeding in the umbilicus, parents only need to keep the local area dry and clean. For more bleeding, you need to go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment.

**umbilical hernia**

It is a common congenital developmental defect with good prognosis in neonates. It is caused by the protrusion of the intestinal canal from the umbilical ring to the subcutaneous after the increase in abdominal pressure due to the developmental defect. Most heal on their own within 2 years of age. Avoid excessive crying of your baby in your daily life. If there is incarceration, that is, the protrusion cannot go back and forth, cannot reset itself, and the baby has abdominal distension, crying and anxiety, and should seek medical treatment as soon as possible.

In the mother’s womb, the umbilical cord is the bridge for “communication” between the fetus and the mother. Although the umbilical cord is cut after birth, it cannot break the love of the parents. Neonatal resistance is weak, and correct observation and care of the umbilical cord is particularly important for neonates. Parents should master the correct umbilical care method, reduce the complications of the umbilical region of the newborn, and protect the life, health and safety of the newborn.

Aihua Zhang

Hi, I’m Aihua Zhang, the funder of the MIYOCAR Pacifier. I’ve been running a company selling pacifiers for 8 years now, Our company has more than 10 patents, the leader in pacifier fashion, and the purpose of this article is to share with you the knowledge related to pacifiers and how to take care baby from our perspective.