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Wet Navel after umbilical Cord fell off
My baby boy was born on May 28,2019.Umbilical cord fell off after 5days but belly button is not yet healed.Belly button is wet and forms cloudy fluid sometimes.Applying skinbact ointment as per doctor advise but it is still the same. Kindly advise remedies to heal the belly button completely.Attached pic of belly button for reference. Thanks in advance.
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Keep the area dry, apply T bact oint for 1 wk ,if not healed by then consult a pediatric surgeon
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Dr. Harit Bansal
Pediatrician
17 yrs exp
Sonipat
Get a usg abdomen
Keep the area clean
Apply Neospirin powder thrice a day
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Dr. M.L.Kothari
Pediatrician
42 yrs exp
Jaipur
Dear parents,
Observe &smell is there urine smell, clear fluid coming, get a ultrasound done to rule out patent vitelline duct.
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