Gooey stuff after cord stump fell off

[Leids]

Hi ladies!

My wee boy's umbilical cord stump just fell off! At first I was thrilled thinking I could give him his first proper bath, but then noticed brown gooey stuff underneath that seems quite sticky. I have a terrible sense of smell, but I did smell it and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary.

Is this normal? Can I still give him a bath or should I wait until it's all sorted out? I think I may call my pediatrician too just in case, but I don't want to sound incredibly silly.

 

[justplainTIFF]

I gave my baby a shallow bath at that point. I didn't submerge his belly button but laid a warm wet cloth over him and genty cleaned it afterwards with a cotton ball. His also bled for a few days after his cord fell off which is normal as long as its not a running kind of blood but rather a small spot that's usually dry and crusty looking n

 

[smiler123]

That's what our lo looked like after cord fell off. We gently cleaned the area, gave her a shallow bath and it had gone the next day

 

[Leids]

Thank you. I thought it might be normal! It took awhile for his cord to fall off too though so wasn't sure.

 

[Akinesia]

That's how my son's belly button looked as well. It was gone after a couple days of gentle cleaning.

 

[CazM 2011]

Our LO had this as well but took a bit longer and some powder and cleaning to get rid of hers, just keep it clean was what we were told.

 

[Ruth 1980]

My dd's cord fell off within the first week and she had the gooey stuff too. I bathed her and just patted it dry x

 

[Button#]

Same as my son's cord, we were told to leave it and only clean around it with water.

 

[Saaaally]

My son's looked like that but it wa an infection so i'd ring your mw/hv xxx

 

[megangrohl]

That gooey stuff is the good stuff that helps the hard stump fall off. It's totally normal an nothing to worry about. It will eventually go away.