If the
area around the cord appears dirty, clean it with a baby wipe or, preferably, mild soap and water.
You can also try winding double sided sticky
tape around the cords, cats don't like «sticky» and you could find that this trick does the job nicely.
Plus, it's cordless so it's easy to get to even the hardest to reach areas without having to worry about
working around a cord.
You will most likely be advised before bringing baby home how to watch for
infection around the cord both before and after the stump falls off.
You should call your baby's doctor or pediatrician if there is a foul odor coming from the area of the umbilical cord, if there is
redness around the cord or if your baby is running a fever.
As a precaution, keep the area
around the cord dry at all times, even after you have cleaned it.
You can use an alcohol swab
daily around the cord stump to help dry it out more quickly, but Swanson says that's not necessary as long as you keep the area dry by giving sponge baths and rolling the top of the diaper down.
Wrap the golden wire quite
loosely around the cord to make a loop, then cut off the ends to make a sort of jump ring.
I love this style of choker, with the
wrap around cord, and the gem stones just make it a bit more special.
But right now I'm planning on making my own lamp and for that the Black Cotton Rope would be perfect to
wind around the cord of the lamp.
If the mother has not chewed the pups umbilical cord, you may also need to assist her by tying a clean
string around the cord and cutting it approximately an inch from the puppy's belly.
An infected umbilical cord may have a foul - smelling discharge and / or the
skin around the cord may be red and tender.
German designer Simon Diener has designed a portable light that is suspended using its wrap -
around cord and counterweight.
To give your venetian blinds a really good clean, wipe down each slat starting from the edge and working your way to the centre to prevent dust building up on and
around the cords.