Hernia above belly button

Does anyone else’s little one have a hernia above their belly button? My sons is barely noticeable and hasn’t caused any issues and when we’ve had a dr check on it they say they don’t touch it until after the age of 3 but the past couple of days he’s been saying his tummy hurts and pointing to it. He’s still absolutely fine in himself and it’s not stopping him from being a wild child, I’m just not sure if he’s strained it maybe. Has anyone else’s little ones have had the same?

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Hey, my son has his hernia since he was 6 months old. Still has it, when we first went to the doctors they also said the same thing to leave it and it should go by itself. However his almost 3 and he hasn’t. So beginning of 2024 we went back to the doctors and they then referred him to hospital. His now on the waiting list for a surgery because the hernia can give complications as they get older. So said it’s best to have it removed. X

How old is your little one? Just keep an eye on it and if it doesn’t go or you think it’s causing him issues then definitely take him back to doctors

he will be 3 in January. We’ve mentioned it to drs about 3 times over the years as we too noticed it when he was a few months old and they have said the same about an operation around the age of 3 so maybe I’ll take him back and mentioned he’s saying his tummy hurts and see if they will add us to the waitlist too x

My boy has 3 hernias, one umbilical and 2 abdominal, he's been checked and said they leave them alone unless they cause an issue x

My son has had a hernia since birth. It made his belly button stick out, but now it doesn't stick out as much as it used to. I was told it would go on its own and not to worry unless it caused him any problems, which it hasn't. It is taking a long while to go completely. He has a little one now.

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