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umbilical cord care question

CleryClery
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Tgif!  Lo stump is about to fall of but it looks yucky underneath. How do I care for it once it does? Thx
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Re: umbilical cord care question

  • mchell9mchell9 member
    Honestly...we just left it and it healed just fine!!
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  • irishbaby0708irishbaby0708 member

    Congradualtions!!!  Glad to see you here. 

    Wait for it to fall off and thanyou can use same alchol and swab.   

     

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  • lkstorlkstor
    Someone needs a new ticker!!! I would clean it once or twice with alcohol and then just leave it alone :)
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  • CleryClery
    imageirishbaby0708:

    Congradualtions!!!  Glad to see you here. 

    Wait for it to fall off and thanyou can use same alchol and swab.   

     

    Thx, what a relief to be here. Your lo is precious, he has gotten so big!!!!
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  • ShellShockedMamaShellShockedMama member
    i actually just took x in to the pedi b/c his cord fell off and the bb looked weird, she cauterized it or something?? I dunno. His cord took forever to fall off sheesh.
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  • lraymeremtplraymeremtp

    imagemchell9:
    Honestly...we just left it and it healed just fine!!

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