How to care for a newborn after the umbilical cord is one of the most common headaches for first-time parents. When in the hospital, parents are happy to have the nurses take care of the umbilical cord every day, but when they go home and see the white gauze wrapped umbilical cord, many parents feel dizzy and scared. In fact, the baby’s umbilical cord is not as scary as people think, so don’t be intimidated by the white gauze. In fact, the stump after the umbilical cord is broken is just like all the wounds we see every day. Think about the cuts you once had on your fingers, which are actually similar to the umbilical cord stump, they are all neat wounds, just different in location and size, in fact, the umbilical stump is much cleaner than any of our usual wounds. Knowing this, then caring for the umbilicus is caring for a wound, and all we have to do is to keep it dry and clean. 1. Disinfect the umbilical stump with medical alcohol at least once a day, preferably after a bath. 2. The umbilical cord should be disinfected to a large extent, except for the stump, and the entire root of the umbilical cord should be disinfected. 3. If the umbilical cord clip or the head of the ligature falls off, the remaining stump will retract inside the belly, so at this time you need to open the skin of the navel and thoroughly disinfect the stump hidden inside. At this time, the stump has already crusted over and there is no need to worry about damaging the baby, even if there is a little bit of blood seepage is normal. 4.Continue to disinfect daily until the stump is completely dried up and falls off, and the navel is completely dry after falling off. 5.Before the umbilical stump falls off, it is best to use a towel or sponge dipped in water to clean the umbilicus when bathing to avoid immersing the entire umbilicus in water. 6.The diaper can be worn lower and the front diaper can be folded up so that the whole umbilicus is exposed, so that the umbilicus can be avoided to be contaminated by the wetness of urine. 7.Although it is normal for a little blood to seep from the umbilical stump sometimes, it is advisable to consult a doctor if there is blood, especially if there has been more than bleeding. 8.Signs of umbilical cord infection to watch out for: (1) The umbilical cord smells foul (2) Yellow liquid keeps leaking out (3) The skin at the root of the umbilical cord is red (4) The baby cries when the umbilical cord or the surrounding skin is touched. 9.Most babies’ umbilical cords fall off naturally about a week after birth, if they do not fall off for more than 8 weeks, you need to see a doctor immediately. 10.Some babies’ umbilical stumps are not completely finished, and red scar-like granulation tissue is born in the stump position, and there will be light yellow ooze out all the time, this is called umbilical granuloma, and you need to see a doctor immediately. This is called umbilical hernia, which is caused by the muscles of the baby’s belly not developing strongly enough. It has no effect on the baby and most babies will disappear on their own within 1.5 years old. Do not tie the umbilical cord and take coins to press the package fast, it may hurt the baby.