The newborn's navel is stuck with gauze

When the baby is just born, the umbilical cord is connected to the mother and needs to be cut off. In order to protect the umbilical cord from being touched and infected, especially when parents hold the baby, they will accidentally touch it to avoid scratches. Sometimes, after a long time, you will find that the gauze is wrapped tightly and is not easy to remove. So what should you do?

Gauze sticks to the navel:

Wet the gauze with medicine. If the baby's belly button is stuck with gauze, first check how large the sticky area is. If it is only a small area, you can use a cotton swab dipped in disinfectant to wet the area where the gauze is stuck. Do it several times. After the gauze is completely wetted, you can wait for a while until the stuck area softens, then gently pull it off with your hand. Note: Be sure to wait until the gauze is soaked to avoid hurting the baby when removing the gauze, causing inflammation of the baby's belly button.

Gauze sticks to the navel:

Take your baby to the doctor. If the area of ​​adhesion between the gauze and the belly button is relatively large, it is recommended to take the baby to the pediatric department of a regular hospital and let a specialist examine him carefully before taking active measures. When the adhesion area is large, it is often considered to be caused by an infection or inflammation of the navel. There is secretion in the baby's navel, which causes the gauze and the navel to stick together.

Suggestion: If the appearance looks tricky and difficult to handle, do not do anything on your own. Wait for the doctor to examine it first. The doctor will tell you what to do.

Frequent diaper changes can prevent umbilical inflammation

Pay attention to the care of the umbilical cord area of ​​infants and young children. The main focus should be on keeping it dry and clean, and changing the baby's diapers frequently to avoid contamination by excrement. When cleaning your baby's navel, use light force to wipe from the base of the navel in a spiral motion to the surrounding areas. Never rub back and forth randomly to avoid bringing bacteria from the surrounding skin into the base of the navel and causing inflammation of the umbilical cord in infants and young children. If the mother finds that the baby's umbilical cord has purulent secretions and the surrounding skin is red, it means that the infant's umbilical cord is inflamed and infected. At this time, it should be wiped 2-3 times with 75% alcohol for disinfection.

Note: But mothers should remember not to apply gentian violet, because gentian violet can cause scabs to form on the surface of the umbilical cord, making it impossible for internal secretions to be discharged, which can aggravate the inflammation and infection of the umbilical cord in infants and young children. When the umbilical cord of an infant or young child is severely inflamed, it is important to seek medical attention as soon as possible to prevent sepsis.

Nursing methods for newborns with abnormal umbilical cord

1. Prepare a newborn baby umbilical cord care kit, which includes several cotton swabs and a bottle of 75% alcohol;

2. Before umbilical cord care, be sure to wash your hands thoroughly with soap and scrub for at least 20 seconds to achieve the sterilization effect;

3. Take a cotton swab and soak it with 75% alcohol. Make sure it is completely soaked.

4. Use your hands to open the newborn's navel to expose the root of the baby's umbilical cord;

5. After exposing the root of the newborn baby's umbilical cord, use a cotton swab soaked in 75% alcohol to wipe the root of the umbilical cord, the umbilical cord, and the surrounding skin in order;

6. After completing the above steps, if the diaper of the newborn baby presses on the belly button, fold it down to prevent the diaper from getting the belly button wet. That’s it. Isn’t it simple?