To keep the umbilical
cord stump clean, simply give your baby a sponge bath.
Keep
the cord stump clean by wiping it off with a cotton ball after the bath.
As a new mom, you're probably facing issues you've never had to deal with before, from breastfeeding to keeping your baby's umbilical
cord stump clean.
Not exact matches
You will learn how to hold the baby correctly and the nurse will show you how to look after and
clean the umbilical
cord stump.
Many careproviders now advise against
cleaning the umbilical
cord stump with alcohol.
Everyone loves the smell of a nice
clean baby, and when a baby is has been peeing, pooping, and spitting all day starts to smell like old spit up and dirty diapers it might be tempting to give them their first bath, but if they still have their umbilical
cord stump then this is a horrible idea.
You can help your baby's umbilical
cord stump fall off and heal faster by keeping it dry between
cleanings.
It is important that you keep the umbilical
cord stump and surrounding skin
clean and dry.
At one time parents believed they should use something to
clean the umbilical
cord stump and surrounding area.
The sponge bath helps to
clean your baby in a delicate manner, especially around the little umbilical
cord stump.
Make sure to be nice and careful around the umbilical
cord stump area as you
clean the baby.
Keep the umbilical
cord stump and the skin around it
clean and dry until the
stump shrivels and falls off.
A study published by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) states that «the use of antibacterial agents to
clean and dry the
stump of the newborns» umbilical
cord (UC) after birth has been abandoned by many neonatal units in favor of dry
cord care.»
Your baby will be given a first bath, and the umbilical
cord stump will be
cleaned.
Limit
cleaning here to once or twice a day, to keep the umbilical
cord stump from becoming irritated by too much handling.
Until your baby's umbilical
cord stump falls off, be sure to keep it
clean and dry.
Treat normal umbilical
cord bleeding by
cleaning the area around the umbilical
cord and applying a small amount of pressure to the umbilical
stump to slow and stop the bleeding.
At this point in my life, if God were to bless our family with a newborn baby, and I've thought about this a lot, I would get 5 packs of Two - Sided Wipes, 2 Pail Liners (probably GroVia Perfect Pails) 1 BumGenius Bottom
Cleaner and 3 spray bottles, 24 Newborn orange edge prefolds and 24 yellow edge prefolds, 1 6 - pack of size Half Flats, 3 packs of Birdseye Flats size small / one - size, 2 Bummis Super Brite newborn covers because those really work to stay below the
cord stump during that first week, 1 Lana wool pull - on small, 1 Disana Wool Pull - on newborn and 1 small to grow into as an extra, 1 of each of the Babee Greens wool covers.