The reason that the neonate bulges out the navel is the umbilical hernia . This disease is often found - 20-30 percent of children are already born with umbilical hernia. Of course, the fact that the child is bulging his navel, slightly scares parents, but in this disease there is nothing terrible. Let's look into this in more detail, to understand where the umbilical hernia comes from and how to cope with it.
Why does the child have a belly button?
The reasons for the appearance of the umbilical hernia may be several:
- features of the body, placement of internal organs;
- weak abdominal wall or weak umbilical ring.
This is the reason why the navel protrudes from the newborn, also, if there are these reasons, the hernia may not be at all, or it may appear later, and not immediately after birth. Provoke an umbilical hernia may be pressure inside the peritoneum due to constipation, coughing, crying, colic. Also the cause of the development of a hernia can be rickets.
What to do if the navel sticks out?
With the reasons we figured out, so let's move on to how to cure this umbilical hernia. Firstly, you just have to say that the operation is required only in the most exceptional cases, so you should not worry - you can save the baby yourself from the umbilical hernia.
So, let's look at how you can get rid of the umbilical hernia.
- Proper nutrition . Since most often the cause of the hernia is a weak abdominal wall, it must be strengthened. One of the ways is proper nutrition of the baby. In addition, if your child is eating properly, he will not have constipation, which can provoke a hernia. Also, as doctors say, with the proper development of the child, the hernia itself will resolve to about three years.
- Therapeutic massage . To the child with umbilical hernia will be very useful therapeutic massage. You will be shown how to do it and you can do this massage at home at home. This is a light circular stroking clockwise around the navel, pinching the umbilical ring, rubbing movements. If you do not have confidence that you can do everything right, because massage is a responsible thing, you can turn to specialists.
- Therapeutic physical training . This is also included in a set of useful activities. Only before exercise therapy does the child need
fix hernia and glue it with adhesive plaster, which you can do at home yourself or again to instruct a specialist. - Lying on the abdomen . Spread the baby on the stomach. In this position, it will be better to leave the gases, and also, moving in this position with handles and legs, the baby will strengthen the abdominal wall.
- Adhesive plaster . Also an effective method is gluing a hernia with an adhesive plaster or even a special bandage. First, you need to gently correct the hernia, and then glue the place with adhesive plaster.
Following the instructions of a doctor, you can quickly and easily get rid of the umbilical hernia of your child.