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So my baby will be 3 weeks on Sunday but her umbilical cord is still attached. The umbilical cords were still attached at 3 weeks of age.
Usually the area is dry and clean.
Umbilical cord still attached at 3 weeks. Cord is still attached after 3 weeks. The navel is also called the belly button or umbilicus. The piece of cord that stays on the baby is called the umbilical stump.
Cord is still attached after 3 weeks. The navel is also called the belly button or umbilicus. The piece of cord that stays on the baby is called the umbilical stump.
Mayx3 Sat 14-Jun-08 145223. My baby boy is 3 and a half weeks old and still has his umbilical cord attached. Its a bit pongy but Ive had it checked by health visitor and GP and although surprised theyre not too concerned.
Hes been prescribed some antibiotics just in case but weve decided not to give this to him unless it gets inflamed. Dont remember 3 but my newest addition is 3 weeks tomorrow and its still firmly attached. Maybe I will bust out the alcohol wipes tomorrow I think it helps dry it out.
In six infants from two families. The umbilical cords were still attached at 3 weeks of age. Five of these developed severe local and disseminated infections from which four died.
So my baby will be 3 weeks on Sunday but her umbilical cord is still attached. Its completely dry and has started flaking around the edges and can move around. Does this sound like itll come off soon.
Or is there anything I can do to help it come off. When did your LO lose their umbilical stump. What are your cleaning methods.
How often did you clean it. Btw it looks good no drainage etc. My baby girl will be 3 weeks tomorrow and her umbilical cord is still attached.
It was kind of bleeding today and has been leaving yellow-y crusties on her onesies. But its wise for a pediatrician to take a look to be sure everything is fine. Pediatricians will sometimes put a dab of silver nitrate on it around 4 weeks of age if it hasnt fallen off to.
My baby had his cord still attached after one week and the Dr. Put this silver stuff around it to help it fall off. I thinks she said it was called silver nitrate.
It was bright silver and looked like metal and supposedly it help the tissue to heal quicker and the cord to fall off. 3 days later it was completely gone. If the cord hasnt come off after 3 weeks be patient.
Keep the area dry and make sure its not covered by your childs diaper. If it hasnt come off in 6 weeks or you see signs of fever. The cord will normally fall off between 1 and 3 weeks.
Here is some care advice that should help. Normal Dry Cord Care. Check the skin around the base of the cord once a day.
Usually the area is dry and clean. No treatment is needed. If there are any secretions clean them away.
Use a wet cotton swab. The umbilical cord of the newborn usually separates and sloughs by the end of the second postnatal week1 However a wide variation exists in the age at which cord separation occurs in healthy infants with regard to ethnicity geographical location and methods of cord care. A marked delay in cord separation raises the suspicion of leukocyte adhesion deficiency LAD a rare disorder leading.
My son is three weeks old now and I have been doing every thing the doctor told me to do and his umbilical cord stump is still attached. It looks like it is ready to go at any moment but if you really really look it still looks firmly connected at the base. The umbilical cord stump usually falls off in one to three weeks after birth.
Talk to your doctor if the cord stump has not fallen off within three weeks as this could be a sign of an underlying. The umbilical cord begins to form at 5weeks after conception. It becomes progressively longer until 28 weeks of pregnancy reaching an average length of 22 to 24 inches 1.
As the cord gets longer it generally coils around itself. The cord contains three blood vessels. Two arteries and one vein.
Dont worry if the cord smells this is quite normal so long as there is no sign of inflammation in the surrounding skin the cord drys by a gangrenous process so smelling is not unusual. However if the skin around the cord looks angry and red or develops spots. A baby situated in a foot-first breech position can compromise the umbilical cord by twisting it unnaturally.
A potentially life-threatening condition called vasa previa occurs when one or more blood vessels in the umbilical cord cross the entrance to the birth canal beneath the baby. When the cervix dilates the blood vessels can become compressed or rupture.