How to take care of your baby’s navel after it falls off

Infant navel after shedding care should pay attention to disinfection, local cleanliness and avoid touching water and so on. 1. Disinfection: in order to avoid local infection in the navel, can be in the baby after bathing, with a cotton swab dipped in povidone-iodine on the navel for local disinfection and wait for it to dry naturally, generally disinfected for a week. Note that when disinfecting with a cotton swab, it should be rotated outward from the navel, and the cotton swab is a one-time use, can not be reused. 2. Local cleanliness: After the umbilical cord is detached, it should be kept locally clean to avoid being contaminated by urine, etc. If it is wetted by urine, it should be promptly cleaned up and sterilized by using cotton swabs dipped in warm water. 3. Avoid touching water: Try to keep the umbilical cord area dry and avoid touching water, otherwise it may lead to infection. If there is obvious redness, swelling and blood seepage after the umbilical cord is detached, you should bring your baby to the doctor in time for treatment.