A little blood from the belly button of a newborn baby may be a normal physiological situation, or it may be caused by localized inflammation.
1. Physiological situation: the general newborn baby umbilical cord will naturally fall off in 3~7 days after birth, there will be a small amount of blood oozing from the umbilical cord area after falling off, and the oozing of blood usually ends in 1~2 days. If the amount of bleeding is not big and there are no symptoms of redness, swelling and itching, it is considered normal. Parents do not need to worry too much, keep the area dry and hygienic.
2. Localized inflammation: If a newborn baby does not pay attention to maintaining hygiene at the wound site after umbilical cord cutting, bleeding occurs, accompanied by local redness, swelling, pus oozing and other symptoms, local inflammation is considered. In severe cases, it can lead to the entry of bacteria and viruses into the bloodstream, inducing sepsis.
The newborn baby navel a little blood, there may be other reasons, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor to give targeted treatment or treatment.