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Feb 07, Your baby's umbilical cord stump dries out and eventually falls off - usually within one to three weeks after birth. In the meantime, treat the area gently: Keep the stump dry.

Parents were once instructed to swab the stump with rubbing alcohol after every diaper change. Jul 15, Avoid using soap, which can irritate a baby’s tender skin. Air the stump out. Help the base dry by regularly exposing it to air. Stick to sponge baths. Don't dunk that navel underwater for now - sponge baths are enough. Once the stump falls off, feel free to bathe your baby in his pint-sized tub.

Diaper bushdig.barted Reading Time: 4 mins. Nov 10, You can expect the cord to fall off between 5 and 15 days after your baby is born. Around 2 weeks is the average amount of time, but sometimes the cord may fall off a Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins. Nov 07, One of the first questions parents have about bathing their baby is,"How often do I need to do it?" And, at most, a newborn needs to be bathed just a couple. Mar 11, The average cord falls off between 10 and 14 days.

Normal range is 7 to 21 days.

Even if it falls off before 7 days, you can follow this advice. After the cord. It is important to keep the area around the stump dry. Keep the diaper folded down away from the stump to keep urine away from the area.

Give your baby sponge baths until the umbilical cord falls off. You shouldn’t immerse it in water. Resist any temptation to pull. Aug 20, The umbilical stump usually falls off about one to two weeks after birth. At times, a tissue overgrowth (granuloma) is seen during the healing process of the umbilical cord stump.

It is a pink or red, soft lump and is often wet. Clear or yellowish fluid might ooze out of it (1).