What should I do if the umbilical cord hasn’t fallen off but there’s a little bleeding?

If the umbilical cord has not fallen off but is bleeding a little, you should clean and disinfect the severed end of the umbilical cord, keep it dry and wait for it to fall off naturally, if there is any redness, swelling or pus, you should go to the hospital in time to have it treated. Bleeding before the umbilical cord falls off is a common phenomenon and is not a cause for concern. In the umbilical cord in the process of shedding there is capillary rupture, there may be a small amount of bleeding. When this happens, clean and sterilize the severed end of your baby’s umbilical cord. Disinfect the root of the umbilical cord with alcohol or povidone-iodine 2-3 times a day or when contaminated by stool or other contaminants. Keep the umbilical cord dry. And need to pay attention to observe the baby around the umbilical cord there is no redness, swelling and pus phenomenon, redness, swelling and pus suggests that the local infection, should be promptly returned to the hospital to deal with.