Care for Newborn Navel

If everything of your infant is alright without complications, all you need to learn are a few simple rules for the care of the navel.

Try to ensure free access to the umbilical cord of the air, which is the best way to dry the umbilical cord of your infant. It may be recalled that the air bath for a few minutes will be beneficial for booties baby. And you should know that it is wrong to take your infant to swim with the baby pool ring too early.

Make sure that the diaper would not RUB or made a difference to the umbilical cord area, which is really important. In view of that, you should better keep the diaper just below the navel or to use disposable diapers with the notch for the umbilical cord.

We are of the opinion that, while the newborn baby is still remnants of the umbilical cord, it is better not to bathe him in the tub (so as not to immerse the navel in water) and be limited to washing with water only part of the body or by wiping your baby's skin with a damp sponge. Or you could use the baby navel band to protect the umbilical cord. When an umbilical wound heals, you can start to bathe baby in the tub or adult tub.

Don't make the umbilical cord to fall off on purpose, since it should happen naturally without any help. It has been suggested to wipe the umbilical cord with fluids containing alcohol. However, modern research has proven that it is not necessary, the process of drying the umbilical cord can be accelerated only by increasing the time of exposure to air.

After surgical clipping or falling away of the umbilical cord stump for several days in the umbilical wound may cause the formation of transparent yellowish or bloody crusts. They should be removed from the wound because it's the perfect breeding ground for pathogenic microbes. To do this, use hydrogen peroxide. Using a pipette, pour a little peroxide on the crust and Pat dry with a cotton swab or gauze pad. Repeat the procedure several times until the wound clears or until the crust will not be easily separated. Remove their cautious movements with a cotton swab and then lubricate the wound with an antiseptic solution (brilliant green). A similar procedure should be carried out 1-2 times a day.