How to treat a newborn's navel with a clothespin?

After the birth of the baby, the umbilical cord is cut, connecting it with the mother for 9 months, and its remainder is fixed with a plastic clip or a clothespin. Depending on the thickness of the umbilical cord and the conditions of care, the dried up umbilical cord remains for 5-14 days.

Is it necessary to process the navel with a clothes peg?

All the time, until the wound does not heal, you need to carefully look after this place to prevent infection. Among doctors, opinions about care for the navel are divided. Most, as before, adhere to the old scheme of processing, but the other believes that washing with boiled water will be quite enough. Whichever way was chosen, definitely, you need to care for the navel with a clothespin.

How to care for the belly button of a newborn with a clothespin, without fail a young mother is shown in the hospital. And the policy that this institution leads will affect the choice of means of care. If the clip does not disappear in the maternity hospital, then the district pediatrician supervises the umbilical remnant.

Handling a newborn's navel with a clothespin

Always, before processing the navel of a newborn with a clothespin, it is necessary to disinfect the hands thoroughly and only to touch the medicines and wound. Here such means will be required for care of a belly-button:

• hydrogen peroxide 3%;
• cotton buds;
• pipette;
• green.

First the place under the clothespin is well poured from the pipette with peroxide and left for about 30 seconds for the crust to get wet. If necessary, then the clip itself can be peppered with peroxide.

After the peroxide ceases to hiss, use cotton wool to remove the crumbled crusts. Do not be afraid to hurt the baby or tear off the clip. It will disappear at the right time, and the child will not be harmed by this procedure.

After the umbilical ring under the clip is cleaned, it is dried and smeared around the circle with a green. It is necessary to try, that she did not get on the adjacent skin, but only on the edges of the wound.

How to take care of the belly button?

Often parents do not know if you can bathe your baby before the navel heals. Grandmothers advise only boiled water, and sometimes even completely recommend to refrain from swimming in the first weeks, until the wound is not prolonged.

There will be nothing wrong with bathing a baby. Only do it in a small bath. In the summer months, the purity of the water in the faucet leaves much to be desired, so you should be safe and boil water for bathing in the first month.

Pampers under the clothespin should be tucked in order to keep the navel open - so it will sooner heal. On sale you can find and special diapers with a cutout under the clip. Sliders and blouses baby should always be clean and carefully ironed.

Sometimes moms ask what to do when the clothespin falls off on the navel. Continue daily treatment with peroxide and zelenok until complete healing. The edges of the wound are now pushed to clear the accumulated contents. If the baby has reddening around the navel, or if strong discharge from it starts, then you need to urgently consult a doctor.