It is not normal for a newborn’s umbilical hernia to be hard to the touch. Since the ring of a newborn’s umbilical hernia is usually large, it is soft to the touch. The hardness of the umbilical hernia is usually due to increased abdominal pressure or an incarcerated umbilical hernia. 1. Increased abdominal pressure: when the newborn cough, abdominal fluid and other reasons for the increase in negative pressure, will be the intestinal contents of the umbilical hernia into the umbilical hernia, at the same time due to the intestinal contents of the pressure is relatively large, resulting in umbilical hernia hard to the touch. This situation requires active treatment of the primary disease, and vigilance of umbilical hernia incarceration. 2. Hernia content inlay: Although the possibility of umbilical hernia inlay in newborns is very small, there is still the possibility of inlay. So when your baby has an umbilical hernia that is hard to the touch and accompanied by crying, vomiting, and stopping to relieve the bowel movement, you need to seek medical attention and complete the abdominal ultrasound and other related examinations. If necessary, surgery may be needed to loosen the hernia ring to avoid life-threatening intestinal necrosis. There are other possibilities for umbilical hernia in newborns, so it is advisable to consult a doctor in time to find out the cause and actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment.