When will his umbelical cord fall off?

how long did it take for your babies to lose their cord? Talon's refuses to fall off! He's 9 days old and still has a bit stuck in there. today I was breastfeeding him and accidently snagged it and made it bleed. he wasn't too upset about it, he didn't even notice it (i have the BEST baby) but I felt terrible. It's frustrating because they told us at the hospital not to put onesies on him until he lost it. he has so many clothes, i'm sick of dressing him in plain shirts and a diaper!

They told me 7 to 10 days...Have you been swabbing with alcohol to dry it up? Does it seem like it is drying up well?

Quoting Charity loves Talon:“ how long did it take for your babies to lose their cord? Talon's refuses to fall off! He's 9 days old ... [snip!] ... not to put onesies on him until he lost it. he has so many clothes, i'm sick of dressing him in plain shirts and a diaper!”

my daughter was 11 days when her's came off

sandy longbottom's didnt fall off until after 1month. I ahd to call the doc and go in to have them cauterize it to make that bastard fall off.

Quoting TabithaLove:“ They told me 7 to 10 days...Have you been swabbing with alcohol to dry it up? Does it seem like it is drying up well?”

They say not to use the alcohol unless it's bloody or gunky...something about killing the good skin cells. I'm not totally sure, that's just what the nurses told me the whole time my son was in the NICU. His fell off after 3wks

Wow we dress our kids over here how we want after the birth, cord stump or no cord stump.
It should fall off soon mama

Quoting TabithaLove:“ They told me 7 to 10 days...Have you been swabbing with alcohol to dry it up? Does it seem like it is drying up well?”

yeah, we swab it with alcohol at just about every diaper change, and a few times in between. When it started bleeding we cleaned it with alcohol. it is very dry to the touch, feels sort of scab-like. it sticks out still though, that's the worst part, because i'm so scared it'll snag on something and get ripped off.

Quoting fierce:“ They say not to use the alcohol unless it's bloody or gunky...something about killing the good skin ... [snip!] ... cells. I'm not totally sure, that's just what the nurses told me the whole time my son was in the NICU. His fell off after 3wks”

fountain valley NICU?

Quoting fierce:“ They say not to use the alcohol unless it's bloody or gunky...something about killing the good skin ... [snip!] ... cells. I'm not totally sure, that's just what the nurses told me the whole time my son was in the NICU. His fell off after 3wks”

Yeah, at my hospital, they said alcohol isn't needed. They even said water isn't too bad for it either. The day she was born, the nurses bathed her in a little bathtub. I never had to give her sponge baths.

Quoting fierce:“ They say not to use the alcohol unless it's bloody or gunky...something about killing the good skin ... [snip!] ... cells. I'm not totally sure, that's just what the nurses told me the whole time my son was in the NICU. His fell off after 3wks”

My midwife told me as long as it didn't touch his skin...like swab the actual umbilical cord? I dunno! That's just what I remember!

Quoting Charity loves Talon:“ how long did it take for your babies to lose their cord? Talon's refuses to fall off! He's 9 days old ... [snip!] ... not to put onesies on him until he lost it. he has so many clothes, i'm sick of dressing him in plain shirts and a diaper!”

my daughters fell off at 14 days

Quoting Christina714:“ fountain valley NICU?”

No CHOC (Children's Hospital of Orange County)

Quoting - Kat & Emmie - [[BBC]]:“ Yeah, at my hospital, they said alcohol isn't needed. They even said water isn't too bad for it either. ... [snip!] ... too bad for it either. The day she was born, the nurses bathed her in a little bathtub. I never had to give her sponge baths.”

I don't know, my son was in such a critical condition that outside of the bath he got after he was born and his cares where they'd clean his face and fat rolls he couldn't have a bath until he stabilized which was around about 2-3wks...it sucked

Quoting fierce:“ I don't know, my son was in such a critical condition that outside of the bath he got after he was born ... [snip!] ... where they'd clean his face and fat rolls he couldn't have a bath until he stabilized which was around about 2-3wks...it sucked”

aw that's sad. I'm glad he's better now!

Quoting - Kat & Emmie - [[BBC]]:“ aw that's sad. I'm glad he's better now!”

Thank you, I am too