Nursing care of umbilical cord after falling off

Before and after the umbilical cord falls off, it should be disinfected with 95 alcohol, which can accelerate the drying of umbilical cord and avoid bacterial infection. Under normal circumstances, the umbilical cord will dry and fall off about 7- 10 days after the baby is born. Generally, it will not exceed 14 days. If the baby's navel bleeds, parents should wipe the blood with 75% ethanol, and then wrap the navel with sterile gauze. Generally, you can recover in a few days, and you don't need to use hemostatic drugs, but you should pay attention to the dryness of your navel.

Keep your navel clean

Clean your baby's navel regularly, because there are many navel secretions. After bathing your baby every time, remember to wipe off the water in the navel, dip a cotton swab in 95% alcohol and wipe it at the navel, remember not to miss the umbilical fossa, and lift the umbilical cord when cleaning. Don't sprinkle talcum powder around your navel.

Pay attention to the dryness of navel.

Every time you change a baby's diaper, check whether the navel is dry. If the navel is wet, refer to it.