Generally speaking, the umbilical cord naturally falls off around 1-2 weeks after birth. If the residual umbilical cord has dried and turned black, but it has not yet fallen off, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible to avoid cutting it yourself. The umbilical cord was ligated within 24 hours after birth. Parents should carefully observe whether the umbilical cord is bleeding. Don't panic if there is no blood or a small amount of blood on the umbilical cord gauze. If the gauze is dyed red, you need to inform the doctor in time. Keep the baby umbilical cord dry until it falls off. If the umbilical cord is wet, it is easy to be infected with bacteria.
The umbilical cord of the newborn has just fallen off, and the newborn granulation tissue at the umbilical fossa is immature and often wet. If you get water again, it is not conducive to wound healing. When the mother is nursing the baby's umbilical cord, if she finds that the umbilical cord has water stains, she should dip the medical cotton swab in water in time, and then carry out umbilical cord care. Mothers should wash their hands before breast-feeding to avoid infecting the baby's umbilical cord.
Before the umbilical cord falls off, after bathing the baby, soak the water in the umbilical cord groove with a medical cotton swab; Dip a medical cotton swab in a small amount of medical alcohol and gently wipe it from the root and stump of umbilical cord from the inside out, instead of wiping it back and forth. At the same time, umbilical cord ligation should also be disinfected. After the umbilical cord falls off, every time you clean the baby, you should first wipe the water in the baby's umbilical cord nest with a medical cotton swab, then dip the medical cotton swab in medical alcohol with the mother's right hand, and gently open the thumb and forefinger of the left hand along the umbilical cord, and wipe it outward from the center of the umbilical cord with a cotton swab for one week. Don't rub it back and forth with a cotton swab.