Umbilical cord smelly?
I’m a FTM
My baby’s 6 days old today, yesterday we went to the newborn screening and they said the cord looks good and dry and said it looks like it will come off in the next day or 2, my husband noticed a bit of a smell to it yesterday but I didn’t, today the smell is a bit worse and I can notice it.. the midwife did say there can be a smell but can anyone share their experience with the cord coming off, what happens does it literally just drop off? How long does it smell and at what point is it concerning? The area around is not sore or red
I will add a pic in comments
It is very dry at the end and more moisture toward the base so I let her have some time with her top off to dry it out more? I’m so worried about knocking it and causing irritation
Also how often are you cleaning around it?
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Midwife here! Looks absolutely normal - at the end of the day it is decaying flesh so may be a little bit smelly but as long as it’s not red, sore, or has puss then it’s fine.
Best thing to do is not keep cleaning it as it’ll take longer to come off if you keep getting it wet, and it’ll literally just fall off!xx
It looks really normal :) it'll just fall off when it's ready you'll probably find it inside a vest when changing!
Smelly is fine it's decomposed skin as long as it looks good and not sore or oozy all is good 😊
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