Umbilical Cord: Care & Advice

Let's start by saying that the cord is the link between mother & baby and responsible for carrying food to the baby. The mother problems and fears begins once the child is born, the cord is cut and clamped by the obstetrician. It take from 9 to 20 days to fall.

Care is simple but you must look well to medical recommendations to prevent bleeding, infection and so on. Care is important to keep it dry, becouse it helps heal the navel cord and falls early.
When changing for the baby, we cleaned their hands thoroughly after clean the navel with sterile gauze, alcohol (or antiseptic recommended by the doctor).

Care of the navel when change the diaper and surrounding it with gauze, in order not to get wet of the baby urine or stool. Cleaning the navel, should be at least 3 times a day.

There are different opinions of the baby bath, some advise that is not made before the fall of this and others allow you bath.

It is important that the mother knows she must never try to pull the navel although the dry side, the umbilical must fall alone.

If all the care given above but navel do not fall in the time, it is important to go to the pediatrician.

After dropping the navel, be sure not to have any strong odor or to see the area very red, it is normal to have a hue red around, but not intense color.