What to do if your child has a hernia in the navel

Although newborns are carefully cared for after birth, parents will find that the baby's belly button will bulge during the crying process. This symptom can be diagnosed as a hernia. Hernia usually occurs in several parts of the body. Hernia is caused by adverse factors and environmental influences. The occurrence of hernia does not necessarily require surgical treatment. It can also slowly recover through feeding, massage and conditioning. Since the child is relatively young, it is not recommended to undergo surgery as soon as possible. You can observe the development of the disease first.

What to do if your baby has a belly button hernia

Method 1: Some umbilical hernias can heal themselves. You can try using a hernia belt. If it still doesn’t work, you may need surgery. You can make your own hernia belt by wrapping a one-yuan coin with cloth and tying it around the hernia. Half of the children can heal themselves.

Method 2: If the hernia is relatively small, it may be cured if the baby is under 2 years old and treated with a hernia belt or other methods. If the condition still exists after 2 years old, it will heal itself. If hernia still exists after the age of 2, surgical treatment should be adopted. The younger the child, the lower the chance of recurrence.

Method three: Timely treatment of umbilical hernia in children can prevent crying and straining. Generally, it can be controlled with a hernia belt within one year old. As the abdominal muscles develop, most of the hernia can be recovered. If there is poor digestion in the stool, pay attention to feeding, abdominal massage, oral administration of Mommy Love, and add fruit juice to see how it goes.

Precautions

For babies with umbilical hernia, care should be taken to maintain a good mood and reduce crying. If the protrusion is severe, you can gently rub the protruding part with your hands, and rub it as deep as possible to prevent the intestine from being embedded in the local area and causing intestinal necrosis. Umbilical hernia can generally heal itself, but severe cases require surgical treatment when the baby is a little older.