Belly button still an outtie at 9 weeks

aamari15

hi all , my DD has had an outtie belly button since her umbilical stump fell off at 5 weeks. At her checkup pediatrician said she has a hernia but a lot of newborns do and that it goes away on its own and outties become innies on their own. I don't really have a problem with my my daughter having an outtie belly button . When we visited our families everyone was obsessed with making her belly button into an innie telling me to put a bandage on her belly button or a flat rock and a bandaid even a marble to force it in . Is it really that bad that my daughters belly button hasn't gone in by itself??? Anyone else have their babies belly button still not an innie ?

rmckenna

My son's belly button is a little outie & no one has ever said anything about it other than 'oh, look, an outie'.  His doctor hasn't been phased by it either - he's now two.  My daughter (almost 3 months) has an innie.  I think it just depends on how they heal & how they were clamped? I don't know.  I figure if it doesn't bother them & the doctors aren't concerned I won't get worked up about it.

KD32412

People get obsessed over strange things. I've never really thought about innie vs. outtie! That's funny.

erikaluna01

My daughter has an outie right now. Her doctor says it may be an umbilical hernia or a true outie. We will find out with time. As long as it doesn't hurt or cause issues, I'm fine with it.

mommy4+1angel

My 1st daughter had an outie that went in, and my 4th daughter that is 2 1/2 months has the same. It looks smaller already, fully expecting it to do the same thing. Hers feels spongy when you push it in and even makes a fizzing sound. Dr. Said it's completely normal.