Baby Umbilical Cord Care Tips

Caring for the Umbilical Cord bagiang the most "appalling" in a series ofrituals to clean the baby. Well, the umbilical cord to perform maintenanceproperly, follow these instructions:

1. Always wash your hands before starting to perform umbilical cord care.
2. Lower bit the top of the diaper to avoid contact with the umbilical cord.
3. Then, clean the umbilical cord, especially the part close to the abdominal wallor folds on the bottom, with clean water and soap, then dry.
4. Should the umbilical cord does not need to be given anything. The use ofantiseptic fluid that contains iodine was no longer recommended. The umbilical cord can be covered with sterile gauze.
5. Gauze should be replaced, every time the baby after a bath, sweating,exposed to dirt and wet.
6. Never deliberately tugging or pulling, because it will come off the cord itself.
7. Avoid things that are strange and mystical smells. Put a coin on top of the umbilical cord, was given coffee and so forth. Because this will make a nestumbilical cord germs or cause tetanus.
8. Immediately taken to the doctor if smell the odor of baby's cord is not loose,because it could be a sign of tetanus.
9. After the whistle, there should be no preferential treatment, but do not forgetto always clean the navel. Bathe as usual and let the umbilical cord is open, need not be wrapped anymore.

Hopefully useful.

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