What should I do if my baby’s umbilical cord is bleeding at ten days old?

The umbilical cord is the bridge that connects the baby to the mother in the womb. Various nutrients will be transported to the baby's body through the umbilical cord to promote the baby's development. The function of the umbilical cord disappears after the baby is born. Therefore, it needs to be disconnected and the wound maintained. However, some babies' umbilical cord wounds are poorly maintained, and many problems arise. For example, what should I do if the baby's umbilical cord is bleeding for ten days? I hope parents can understand this.

If the bleeding is very severe, you should go to the hospital for examination. If it is not very serious, applying some erythromycin eye ointment can have a repairing effect, or applying some iodine tincture will make it feel better. 1. Avoid friction on the umbilical cord area . When wearing diapers on newborns, be careful not to let the waist of the diaper be at the base of the umbilical cord. Otherwise, when the newborn moves, the diaper can easily rub against the base of the umbilical cord, causing the skin to break and become red, or even bleeding from the belly button.

2. Do not apply skin creams at will. The umbilical cord of a newborn is very fragile. Do not apply facial creams, lotions or oils to the base of the umbilical cord to prevent the umbilical cord from drying out and even causing infection, leading to inflammation and bleeding of the newborn's navel. 3. Carry out disinfection on time. Before the newborn's umbilical cord falls off and after it has not completely healed, parents should disinfect the navel with 75% alcohol every day. When wiping, wipe from the center of the newborn's navel to the surrounding areas in a spiral shape. Do not wipe back and forth to avoid bringing bacteria on the surrounding skin into the navel. Be careful to avoid contact between the navel and water when bathing a newborn to avoid navel bleeding.

4. Do not deliberately peel off the umbilical cord too early. Some parents see that the baby’s umbilical cord is about to fall off, and they can’t wait to have the baby’s umbilical cord fall off quickly. They blindly peel it off too early. As a result, the baby’s navel has not healed completely, causing the belly button to bleed. Therefore, parents must not be impatient and do not deliberately peel off the baby’s umbilical cord too early.

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