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Gladys Chucks
Your baby is having colic. Colic is common, it usually starts few weeks after birth and often improves by age 3 months. By 4- 5months the majority of babies with colic would have improved
Recommended cord care is use of CHLORHEXIDINE GEL applied once daily on the cord for 7 days or till the cord drops. Where CHLORHEXIDINE GEL is not available, Use of METHYLATED SPIRIT applied SEVERAL TIMES a day say every 4 hours or at every diaper change is the second best
Clean with methylated spirit. Some babies cord take some time to fall and it may take up to 14 - 21 days in some cases. But if still worried or their is sign of infection, kindly see a doctor for further evaluation and treatment.
Some babies cord take some time to fall, it may take up to 14 - 21 days in some cases, you need to be cleaning with methylated spirit every three to four hours every day ,if still worried or there is sign of infection, kindly see a doctor for further evaluation and treatment .
Unfallen cord has nothing to do with circumcision take your baby to be circumcised
Unfallen cord has nothing to do with circumcision take your baby to be circumcised
Once the cord has fallen, just clean with mentholated spirit if still raw or yet to heal completely or become like normal skin.....No need for any special care once it has healed fully and become like normal skin .
Umbilical hernias vary in size however usually after
the first visit to the Paediatrician or
Paediatric Surgeon, it is observed as most
of them tend to close by the age 4 or 5
YEARS.
the first visit to the Paediatrician or
Paediatric Surgeon, it is observed as most
of them tend to close by the age 4 or 5
YEARS.
Please don't use closeup just Continue cleaning with methylated spirit. Some babies cord take some time to fall

Dr Aina Johnson
Paediatrician
What your baby is going through is colic. Colic is common. It usually starts a few weeks after birth and often improves by age 3 months. By ages 4 to 5 months, the majority of babies with colic have improved.
Don't worry. Just continue applying Chlorhexidine Gel . Nothing else. Some babies' cord take some time to fall.. It can take up to 14 - 21 days in some cases. if still worried or there is sign of infection, kindly see a doctor for further evaluation and treatment.
Don't worry. Just continue applying Chlorhexidine Gel . Nothing else. Some babies'
cord take some time to fall.. It can take up to 14 - 21 days in some cases. if still worried or there is sign of infection, kindly see a doctor for further evaluation and treatment.
cord take some time to fall.. It can take up to 14 - 21 days in some cases. if still worried or there is sign of infection, kindly see a doctor for further evaluation and treatment.

Dr. Dara Abiodun
Medical Doctor
During pregnancy, the umbilical cord supplies nutrients and oxygen to your developing baby. After birth, the umbilical cord is no longer needed — so it's clamped and snipped. This leaves behind a short stump. During the healing process, it's normal to see a little blood near the stump. Much like a scab, the cord stump might bleed a little when it falls off. After the stump falls off there will be a small wound. It may take between seven days and 10 days for the area to heal completely . You may see a little blood spot on your baby's nappy. However, contact your baby's doctor if the umbilical area oozes pus, the surrounding skin becomes red and swollen, or the area develops a pink moist bump. These could be signs of an umbilical cord infection. Prompt treatment is needed to stop the infection from spreading.
Since this is already 2 months old baby, This might be a sign of an underlying problem, such an infection or not. So to be on the safer side, you'll need to see a paediatrician as soon as possible
Since this is already 2 months old baby, This might be a sign of an underlying problem, such an infection or not. So to be on the safer side, you'll need to see a paediatrician as soon as possible

Dr. Dara Abiodun
Medical Doctor
Please be patient, the umbilical cord will fall in due time. Some baby's cord take some time to fall. It may take up to 14 - 21 days in some cases...if still worried or there is sign of infection, kindly see a doctor for further evaluation and treatment
See a paediatric Dermatologist for a physical examination and management...
I recommend cord care with the use of Chlorhexdine Gel applied once daily on the cord for 7 days or till the cord drops. Where Chlorhexidine for umbilical cord care is not available, use of Methylated spirit applied several times a day say every 4 hours or at every diaper change is the second best".
Paediatricians used to recommend cleaning the base of the cord with rubbing Methylated spirit. However, most now recommend leaving the stump completely alone because Spirit is believed to irritate the skin and sometimes delays healing. Keep The Area Dry and Allow the cord to be exposed to air as often as possible