umbilical hernia

Hi! 👋🏼 My son has an umbilical hernia. He just turned 3 months old and has had the hernia since turning 1 month old. Our Dr said it’s nothing to worry about and should fix itself within a year. Since his appointment it has started to not stick out as much and looks better every day! They said to reach out the the dr if it gets red/irritated or hard. Hope that helps a little bit!

My daughter has one as well. Her doctor said that it is bigger than normal but told me also wat to look out for. I read that it’s normal for babies and that 90% of the time it goes away. They won’t do surgery until they are 4/5 years old

I totally feel you on the postpartum anxiety. I thought I did something wrong when I first brought it up to my little girls doctor. I was ashamed and he also said the same thing. That it was normal, what to look out for, etc. she has been totally fine. I hate seeing her cry and don’t let her cry for longer than a minute if I can help it, 1) because mom anxiety can’t handle her in distress at all and 2) I don’t want her putting too much pressure on her hernia. It has been completely fine and not bothersome to her. I’ll check it to make sure what’s pushed out goes back in every day or so. Maybe because she’s gained that breastfeeding weight but it’s not as prominent as it was (she was born at 37 weeks and 5 lbs now 12 weeks and about 12 lbs).

my son had one and it went away on its own. now it looks completely normal. it didn’t cause any issues for him or anything either. just let it be and it’ll go away

My daughter has one she is 6 months. The doctor said only to worry if u can't push it in . Or if it's hurting them

My daughter had one. It's gone now and she just made 3 months last week. When their core gets stronger it pushes the intestines back in. She sits up on her own so her core is really strong lol