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Umbilical Hernia

MrMrsandBabyMrMrsandBaby member
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Does anyone else have a LO with this? Brooke has one and I'm pretty sure she will have an outie because of it.

Just wondering how common it is. Ped said they don't do anything about it until the kids are around 5 and it is only for cosmetic reasons.
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  • heathera1979heathera1979 member
    My DD has one. It sticks out pretty far and is bruised on top b/c of the pressure, but as long as it can be pushed in easily it's fine. Babies don't automatically have an outie due
    to this, though.

     

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  • sabby2sabby2 member
    Mine does. Pediatrician said it should go away with time.
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  • MrsMac613MrsMac613 member
    My LO has one. Our doctor said we would wait until she's older to see of ot corrects itself and if it doesn't we can discuss options such as surgery.

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  • Jennifer18131Jennifer18131 member
    I had one as a kid and had the surgery to repair it. it wasn't bad at all.
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  • ANGnJONANGnJON member
    Alex has this too. As pp stated the pedis not worried now, just something to monitor till she's a little older.
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  • Dani0329Dani0329 member
    DD has one, doctor said they typically go away in their own by 2-3.

     
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  • megsandjohnmegsandjohn member
    DD has a little one. It seems much smaller already since she was born (she's 4 weeks). Most of the time it looks normal and once in a while I notice it sticking out a bit.

     

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  • AargAarg member
    An infant at the daycare I work at has one and it was on the larger side. She's almost 12 months and it had gone down on its own so much, it's barely noticeable!
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  • persephonerosepersephonerose member
    DS1 had one and it cleared up on its own. K has one too and our pedi expects it to resolve itself. If it doesn't they can do surgery like PP mentioned.  Oddly enough, N does not have one, his belly button looks perfect already.
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  • erinchrisitne424erinchrisitne424 member
    @MrMrsandbaby My personal experience with umbilical hernias is to not worry about them or get them fixed unless they are causing damage to the colon (popping through/getting pinched) I had mine repaired at 17 and have had it "re-repaired" 4 more times since then because it was causing damage.The reason I get re-rupturing mine was because I am a very active person. I feel that if you were to have a child's fixed since they are so active you would have a similar outcome (imagine keeping a 5-year old in bed/relaxed for a true 4-6 week recovery. My 5th repaid required A 4X6 permanent mesh with 28 permanent staples in my abdominal region around my bellybutton. I do not recommend it. it is very painful and not worth it if it isn't necessary. :) 
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