How to deal with bleeding baby’s umbilical cord

The umbilical cord of a newborn baby requires special care by the parents, otherwise it can cause umbilitis. If there is only a little bit of blood leakage and no other adverse symptoms, you can leave it to fall off naturally. Newborn belly button bleeding is considered to be caused by improper parental care after the umbilical cord is cut short. The baby’s skin is delicate, and if there is only a slight bleeding, it may be due to the friction of clothes, diapers or quilts, which touches the crust of the belly button and causes the umbilical bleeding. To disinfect it in time, you can treat it with alcohol, iodophor or special umbilical cord disinfectant, and you can clean the belly button regularly every day. Pay particular attention to cleaning and disinfecting the belly button area after bathing and drying the water to avoid bacterial infection. Don’t rub baby with talcum powder, cream, etc. When dressing or changing diapers, pay attention to avoid the umbilicus to avoid frictional stimulation and check if the umbilicus is dry. Usually, the umbilical cord will detach naturally in about 15 days. If the umbilical cord keeps oozing fluid, such as fecal-like secretions, redness and swelling with a foul odor, and abnormal conditions such as fleshy buds at the root of the umbilicus, it may cause your baby to have umbiliculitis, and you need to seek medical treatment immediately to prevent the condition from deteriorating and avoid treatment delays. If your baby is in good spirits and has no other symptoms except for a small amount of blood, you can insist on disinfection on time. With careful parental care, the belly button will fall off easily.