What should I do if my baby’s belly button bleeds?

Every part of a baby's body is relatively fragile, and the seemingly inconspicuous belly button is no exception. If parents do not provide proper care for the baby, the baby will experience adverse symptoms such as belly button bleeding or suppuration. At this time, parents must pay attention and provide care when the baby's umbilical cord falls off to ensure that the baby's belly button is clean if the bleeding has not stopped. Then you need to seek medical treatment immediately!

1. Care for umbilical cord detachment

Before and after the newborn's umbilical cord falls off, it should be disinfected with 95% alcohol to accelerate the drying of the umbilical cord and avoid bacterial infection. Under normal circumstances, the umbilical cord will dry and fall off about 7-10 days after the baby is born. Generally, it will not exceed 14 days, and most umbilical cords will fall off cleanly and the belly button will dry up quickly. If the baby's belly button is bleeding, parents should wipe off the blood with 75% ethanol and then bandage the belly button with sterilized gauze. It will usually heal after a few days and there is no need to use hemostatic drugs, but you should pay attention to keeping the navel dry.

2. Keep your belly button clean

Parents should clean their baby's belly button regularly because there is a lot of secretion in the belly button. Every time after bathing your baby, remember to wipe the moisture from the belly button. Use a cotton swab dipped in 95% alcohol to wipe the belly button. Do not sprinkle talcum powder around the belly button. Every time you change your baby's diaper, check whether the navel is dry. If the navel is wet, repeat the above steps and wipe it again with 95% alcohol. A dry belly button will fall off easily.

3. Beware of bacterial infection in umbilical polyp buds

After the umbilical cord of a newborn is cut short, if the umbilical polyp buds have not subsided for half a month, you can ask a doctor to use chemical substances to destroy the buds. After a few days, the umbilical polyp buds will slowly dry up and fall off.

4. Seek medical attention promptly if the situation is abnormal

If the newborn's umbilical cord continues to ooze fluid, granular feces, etc., parents should take the baby to the hospital for treatment in time.

Bleeding in the navel of a newborn is mostly due to improper care after the umbilical cord is cut. Parents should strengthen their learning and disinfect the navel in time when facing bleeding in the newborn to avoid more serious bacterial infection.