Help- umbilical cord!!

1liz9 · Apr 5th, 2012, 14:27 PM

Ladies, just changes him and saw a little blood. Doctor says it's ok. He is fine - I am not. He is 8 days old..

1. Has this happened to anyone else? What is your experience? How long after until it fell off?

2. How long, in total, until the umbilical cord fell off?

Thank you,

Worried new Mom

veganmama · Apr 5th, 2012, 14:31 PM

my babes stump bled a little once

if i remember correctly it took about a week to fall off =]

ImmysMom · Apr 5th, 2012, 14:35 PM

I honestly wouldn't worry hun, a little bit of blood is normal...LO's eventually fell off after 18 days!!

hubblybubbly · Apr 5th, 2012, 14:36 PM

There was a tiny amount of blood on her nappy at each change until the cord fell off, which was on day 11 for us. It was because the cord had partially separated at the bottom but still attached at the top. Think it started bleeding on day 5 or 6.

Then her stump didn't heal well until she was 7 weeks and there was a small amount of dark brown blood and mucky gunk on her bodysuits until then. Gross!

I just cleaned the raw bit with salt water at each nappy change and left it to dry before covering it up again.

littlecupcake · Apr 5th, 2012, 14:36 PM

My LO's bled a little which my midwife said was normal. Just keep it clean and dry

I think it took a week to fall off x

aley28 · Apr 5th, 2012, 14:41 PM

My LOs belly button bled before the chord fell off too. And there were tiny drops of blood on his diapers after it fell off, too. His fell off at 17 days.

If the doctor says its fine, then try not to worry

Kaede351 · Apr 5th, 2012, 14:57 PM

Harrison's cord fell off at about 5 days, but it has only fully healed in the last week. It kept getting crusty blood around it. But it was fine

XxX

tummymummy · Apr 5th, 2012, 15:16 PM

Ivy's fell off quite early so it took a while to heal and kept bleeding on and off. Just keep an eye on it hun as long as its not read and angry it should be fine xxxxxxxxx

RoxyRoo · Apr 5th, 2012, 15:48 PM

Don't worry, it's normal

My LO's cord fell off at 2 days old and we had a little bit of blood for a couple of days afterwards.

GracieGoo · Apr 6th, 2012, 01:14 AM

My lo's cord fell off on day 7... It bled a little a few days before (you could see if on his nappy) and on the morning it fell off there was also a bit of green looking gunk. It was all fine though and healed more or less a few days after it fell off! It sounds normal just try to keep it dry and clean :-) xx

Apr 5th, 2012, 14:27 PM	#1
1liz9 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: USA - East Coast Posts: 887	Help- umbilical cord!! Ladies, just changes him and saw a little blood. Doctor says it's ok. He is fine - I am not. He is 8 days old.. 1. Has this happened to anyone else? What is your experience? How long after until it fell off? 2. How long, in total, until the umbilical cord fell off? Thank you, Worried new Mom

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veganmama Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,783	my babes stump bled a little once if i remember correctly it took about a week to fall off =]

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Apr 5th, 2012, 14:35 PM	#3
ImmysMom Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: West Midlands Posts: 395	I honestly wouldn't worry hun, a little bit of blood is normal...LO's eventually fell off after 18 days!!

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Apr 5th, 2012, 14:36 PM	#4
hubblybubbly Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South West, UK Posts: 2,108	There was a tiny amount of blood on her nappy at each change until the cord fell off, which was on day 11 for us. It was because the cord had partially separated at the bottom but still attached at the top. Think it started bleeding on day 5 or 6. Then her stump didn't heal well until she was 7 weeks and there was a small amount of dark brown blood and mucky gunk on her bodysuits until then. Gross! I just cleaned the raw bit with salt water at each nappy change and left it to dry before covering it up again.

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littlecupcake Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK Posts: 1,003	My LO's bled a little which my midwife said was normal. Just keep it clean and dry I think it took a week to fall off x

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Apr 5th, 2012, 14:41 PM	#6
aley28 Other BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Wyoming, USA Posts: 7,658	My LOs belly button bled before the chord fell off too. And there were tiny drops of blood on his diapers after it fell off, too. His fell off at 17 days. If the doctor says its fine, then try not to worry

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Kaede351 Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: County Durham Posts: 8,041	Harrison's cord fell off at about 5 days, but it has only fully healed in the last week. It kept getting crusty blood around it. But it was fine XxX

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Apr 5th, 2012, 15:16 PM	#8
tummymummy Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: lancashire Posts: 1,434	Ivy's fell off quite early so it took a while to heal and kept bleeding on and off. Just keep an eye on it hun as long as its not read and angry it should be fine xxxxxxxxx

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RoxyRoo Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Wales, UK Posts: 3,240	Don't worry, it's normal My LO's cord fell off at 2 days old and we had a little bit of blood for a couple of days afterwards.

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Apr 6th, 2012, 01:14 AM	#10
GracieGoo Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Posts: 1,412	My lo's cord fell off on day 7... It bled a little a few days before (you could see if on his nappy) and on the morning it fell off there was also a bit of green looking gunk. It was all fine though and healed more or less a few days after it fell off! It sounds normal just try to keep it dry and clean :-) xx

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