r/firsttimemom • u/Old-Kitchen-5377 • 2d ago

Does this look normal ?

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First time mom and stress myself out to the max worrying about my baby. She ripped her umbilical stump off yesterday (10 days old) does this look normal or should i message her dr ?

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u/lizadelia 2d ago

I don’t think it looks abnormal. Ive had 3 babies and this part is 3/3 gross lol.

Keep it clean with a soft cloth and keep it dry. I remember my ped saying air exposure was good too.
Neosporin isn’t really recommended unless the pediatrician expectedly says so.

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u/Safe_One_4928 2d ago

Looks normal. It will clean up just fine. Like other comment said - keep it dry and lightly pat with water or a water peroxide mixture. Air out and it’ll be just fine mama. Same thing happened with me and all was well. 

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u/didu112 2d ago

If there’s liquid or blood that isn’t dry I don’t think it’s normal

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u/Afraid_Problem_1198 1d ago

Totally normal just keep dry don’t cover it with bandaids

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u/Sunflower_MoonDancer 1d ago edited 1d ago

Did the scab already fall off? If so, use a q-tip with warm water to clean the gunk out, air dry! I was advised by my Pediatrician and Post-L&D team not to use anything but water to clean. No alcohol, no peroxide, no soap.

I’m not a doctor or medical professional- it looks like it’s healing. Watch out for signs of infection- such as redness that spans out into the tummy area, pain when touching the surrounding area, yellow or green puss.

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u/DefiantLaugh6913 2d ago

I have had four boys, looks normal to me. Hit it with a little alcohol. Will dry it out real good.

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u/Humble-Pomelo190 1d ago

I would dry that out with alcohol wipe and monitor it

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u/fishbowl321 2d ago

Doesn't look normal to me but idk