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Umbilical hernia
My 47days old baby boy has umbilical hernia as like attached in pictures. One when the baby's belly normal and another when the baby squeeze his body. When I consulted a doctor he said not to worry it will go by 1 year of age. When I shown to doctor it was little smaller in size. Now it looks like this. Am scared please help my baby.
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Generally hernia regress when baby starts crawling.. if hernia become red swollen and painful then it is emwrgency… till then wait and watch upto 2 years
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Rajkot
Wait till age of 1 year
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Dr. Priya Daswani
Pediatrician
7 yrs exp
Nagpur
Hello,umbilical hernia generally resolve by 1 year of age..
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Dr. Vinit M Mehta
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Vadodara
Normal for age
Revisit at 6 months of age
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Dr. Tangade Vishal Bhanudas
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Pune
Wait n watch.
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