When a newborn baby is just born, the umbilical cord is attached to the body and can fall off naturally as the body develops, so how many days does a child’s umbilical cord usually fall off? In fact, the shedding of the umbilical cord has a lot to do with the daily care of the child. Under normal circumstances, the umbilical cord of a child will fall off naturally in 1~2 weeks time. If we do not pay attention to the daily care, it will produce pathological umbilical cord does not fall off phenomenon, so we should pay attention to the daily care of the child, so that it can fall off early and naturally, the specific attention is as follows: 1, keep dry: the umbilical cord of newborns must be kept dry, so as to reduce the phenomenon of bacterial infection, if the newborn needs a bath, we can use wet cotton swabs, gently clean expect around. Be sure to keep the umbilical cord near the dry. 2, avoid friction: the umbilical cord is a very fragile organ, and when the newborn wears diapers, there will be some friction on the umbilical cord, which can easily lead to damage to the umbilical cord. Finally, the shedding of the umbilical cord is a natural phenomenon, but if not properly cared for, it can also cause some harm, so be sure to pay attention to the care of children during the shedding of the umbilical cord.