How to care for bleeding after the umbilical cord falls off

Newborns are prone to many problems. To solve newborn problems, we must choose a good method, which will help improve such problems and at the same time will not cause any harm to the newborn's body. The most common problem is bleeding after the umbilical cord falls off. This is a common situation for newborns. After such a problem occurs, mothers should not be too anxious. There are some solutions. What are the nursing methods for bleeding after the umbilical cord falls off?

Care methods for bleeding after the umbilical cord falls off:

When the umbilical cord of a newborn falls off, within one month, if the baby coughs hard or cries excitedly, it will cause abdominal bloating, causing the blood vessels in the remaining end of the umbilical cord to slightly open and bleed. There are a few brown or bright red blood stains on the newborn's clothes.

Use 75% alcohol to gently wipe off the blood on the navel, and then bandage it with sterilized gauze. Do not use unsterilized water or cloth to clean or fill the belly button to stop bleeding, so as to avoid umbilical infection.

Umbilical granuloma

When the wound after umbilical cord cutting does not heal, it will be stimulated by foreign objects and small polyp-like granulomas will form on the cut umbilical cord wound. It manifests as a cherry-red swelling in the navel, with tissue ranging in size from rice grains to soybeans, thick, bloody secretions, which stain clothes and do not heal for a long time. If the umbilical cord bleeding of the newborn is caused by umbilical granuloma.

Best to seek medical attention. The doctor will use 10% nitrate corrosion or sterilized scissors to cut off excess granulation tissue, and attention must also be paid to local cleanliness and hygiene. Most children recover quickly.

Umbilical eczema

It is not uncommon for newborns to suffer from eczema, and some babies have eczema on their belly button. Eczema on the navel may cause skin erosion and the secretion may vary.

For this type of umbilical eczema, you can use inositol solution to clean the eczema area, and then apply 40% zinc oxide oil blind, which can have a good therapeutic effect.

These are the care methods for bleeding after the umbilical cord has fallen off. When a newborn has such a situation, the above methods can be followed. The care of the newborn must be comprehensive, and if the newborn has any abnormal conditions, a physical examination is required in time to avoid the problem from getting worse and causing serious harm to the newborn's body.