How to handle a bunch of newborn

After the birth of the child, the obstever cuts the umbilical cord and imposes a special metal or plastic clamp. Subsequent care for the umbilical wound is carried out by nurses. Usually the rope leaves and falls on 4-5 days after the birth of the baby and the discharge from the hospital is covered with a crust. To handle umbilical wounds, you will need: hydrogen peroxide, green, cotton wands, pipette.

Torn the belly to a child and drip on the navel of 1-2 drops of hydrogen peroxide. At first, the tool will foam - this suggests that the wound has not healed yet. The crust is yellowish, sometimes with bleeding.

Cut the wand with a sterile cotton ball, removing peeling crusts. Do treatment from the center to the edges of the navel, the fingers slightly pulling the skin. Then the other cotton wand or a piece of gauze needs to dry this place. If hydrogen peroxide is not foaming - it means that the wound healed and can stop the processing of the navel.

We take a new cotton wand, loyering in the dissolution of the greenstone and smearing the umbilical wound. Processing the navel make every day in the morning and after bathing. In order not to make microbes, add a weakly pink solution of manganese into the water.

For quick wound healing, provide air access. If you dress the diaper, make sure that it does not cover the navel. Otherwise, he will constantly mock.

You should consult a doctor if:

underground wound heals longer than three weeks;
from the wreck, purulent liquid is distinguished;
there are redness, swelling around the navel;
there is an unpleasant odor from the wound.

When processing the umbilical wound, it is extremely important to carefully clean it, remove all crusts so that there is no inflammation. If you doubt your actions, consult a nurse - she must visit you in the first days.