Wen 丨 Jing Ma said, original content.
It's a new year again, the baby born this year is a tiger baby, that as the first wave of "big tiger babies" born in the first month, novice parents should pay attention to taking care of the baby and laying a good foundation for the baby's health!
When the baby is in the belly, he relies on the umbilical cord to take in oxygen and nutrients, and after birth, he begins to "rely on himself", cuts the umbilical cord, establishes his own respiratory system, and feeds himself to survive.
Speaking of "umbilical cord", it is also a worry for many novice parents, because they will not take care of it, and even dare not touch the baby's navel at all.
After the umbilical cord is cut, it needs to be disinfected every day, and after a week or so, the stumps will fall off on their own and grow into a navel.
In the few days of hospitalization, the nurse will help to do the disinfection care, and before leaving home, the doctor will instruct the parents to disinfect the baby's umbilical cord every day to avoid water until the crust of the umbilical cord is completely off.
But after all, new parents have no experience, and when they go home, they are still prone to problems, and then Jing Mom will summarize the knowledge of "newborn umbilical cord care", very dry goods, new parents remember to collect it and watch it several times!
Knowledge 1: How often does the umbilical cord fall off? Don't pay attention to anything before falling off
First of all, moms and dads need to understand that the time it takes for the umbilical cord stump to fall off depends on the degree of dryness of the navel, and the drier the navel area, the faster the stumps fall off.
It usually falls within 7-14 days of the baby's birth and then gradually grows into a navel.
Before falling off, these days need to be specially reminded:
Disinfect every day, under the umbilical cord stumps;
Do not use purple potions, talk powder, umbilical cord powder, etc.;
Keep the umbilical cord and surrounding skin dry and avoid infection;
When putting on and undressing, avoid causing friction;
Change diapers frequently to avoid contamination of the navel with urine;
When it is about to fall off, do not forcibly peel it off by hand.
Knowledge 2: How to disinfect your baby's umbilical cord?
Actually, it's not that hard! Only 4 steps are required.
Step 1: Dip your right hand in a cotton swab to remove the venom, gently lift the baby's umbilical cord with your left hand to expose the umbilical fossa, and use the cotton swab to go deep along the root to the bottom of the umbilicus, making a clockwise circle.
But be careful: don't repeat the circle of a cotton swab! If you can't wipe it clean, you can change a few more clean cotton swabs.
Step 2: Draw a circle around the umbilicus to sterilize, about 2 cm around the range.
Step 3: Replace with another disinfectant cotton swab to disinfect the umbilical cord stumps.
Step 4: Wait 2-3 minutes for the disinfectant to dry, and then cover it with gauze.
In addition, when wearing diapers for your baby, avoid pressing the edge of the diaper to the navel, you can fold it back and then stick it.
Knowledge 3: What are the situations at the umbilical cord that parents should be careful of?
It is best that the umbilical cord stump can be successfully shed, but in case of an accident during this period, it is very dangerous, such as the following abnormal situations, parents should take their children to the hospital in time, can not be careless!
1. The umbilical cord stump does not fall off for a long time.
After the baby leaves the mother's body, the doctor will cut the umbilical cord and at the same time make a knot at the end of the broken end, which will dry up for a while until it falls off.
Generally, the baby's time to remove the umbilical cord scab is about 7-10 days after birth, if the baby's umbilical cord does not fall off for a long time, parents must pay attention to it and pay more attention to observation.
2. Infection or bleeding from the umbilical cord.
If there is bleeding and pus in the baby's umbilical cord, it may be an infection, and it is necessary to observe more while doing a good job, and if necessary, take the baby to the doctor immediately.
How can new parents tell if there is an infection in the baby's umbilical cord?
The most important point is to see how dry the baby's umbilical cord is, if there is a lot of secretion, so that the umbilical cord is always in a very humid state, you must consider the possibility of infection.
3. Umbilical hernia appears.
Umbilical hernia is also a common situation, the appearance of umbilical hernia is because the baby's congenital navel development abnormalities, but more because the baby's navel ring is too large, when the baby cries, sneezes and other force, you will see a small bulge in the baby's navel.
If your judgment is not accurate, you should go to the doctor in time and follow the doctor's advice to correct it. Never use some small folk remedies at home to treat yourself.
The baby's umbilical cord problem seems to be a small problem, but it is also a detail that cannot be ignored, in case the new parents do not do it right, where they do not do well, they may pit the baby and let the baby suffer.
How long after birth did your baby's umbilical cord stump fall off? Welcome to share your parenting experience with new parents!