Babies are admitted to icu according to routine photography.

Children's health has always been a top priority for the whole family. For novice parents, they have just given birth to a baby and know little about the baby's nursing knowledge, or even have no experience at all.

Therefore, when it comes to taking care of children, we often take a step by step, or listen to the opinions of people around us, without our own opinions and the ability to distinguish right from wrong.

Of course, it's not entirely their fault. Many parents who have just become parents of their children really have little experience in taking care of their children, and it is normal to take many detours.

But I am afraid that my children will suffer some unnecessary "sins" because of my ignorance.

My cousin works in the hospital during the Spring Festival. She has seen all kinds of faces in the hospital, and she is used to treating the emergency of critically ill patients.

But having dinner with my cousin the other day, she couldn't help telling me one thing. She said that she was working the night shift in the hospital that day, and suddenly a child's mother came to the hospital with her child in her arms and cried. The child didn't wake up after sleeping for a long time.

After the doctor checked, he confirmed that the child was suffering from septicemia. When my mother heard this, she collapsed instantly. After the mood eased, the mother asked the doctor why the child became like this.

With the help of the doctor, the reason was finally found. It turns out that the child is only 10 days. When the mother changed diapers, she saw that the umbilical cord stump of the child was about to fall off, almost a little, so the child's mother developed obsessive-compulsive disorder and went to play with the child's navel.

I haven't dropped it for a long time, so I pulled it a few times with my hand. After pulling it out, I found that there was still a big piece stuck in it, still bleeding. The mother of the child panicked and quickly used alcohol gauze to stop bleeding and disinfect, thinking that it was okay.

Three days later, the child began to have a fever. At the same time, the mother also found that the child's umbilical cord has purulent, and the child's mental state is not very good. He has been sleeping, so he regrets not coming to the hospital earlier.

The doctor listened to the child's mother's words and directly denounced the child's mother's ignorance and unworthiness to be a mother. The child's mother realized that because of her short hands, the child suffered from "septicemia" and was sent to the ICU.

Cousin said that she was seeing a doctor at that time, and she got angry inexplicably. She also kept saying that if the mother of the child was not so ignorant, she would not let the child suffer such a crime. She felt sorry for the child.

It is true that many novice parents do not know much about the care of their children, and sometimes even take the initiative to care for their children. Who knows that their ignorance has harmed their children.

The importance of neonatal umbilical cord care to the baby, every parent can not be careless.

As we all know, when the baby is in the mother's belly, it transports nutrients through the umbilical cord to help the baby excrete waste, so the umbilical cord is very important for the baby.

Umbilical cord and placenta are connected together, and the child will be cut off after birth, and there will be a wound on the umbilical cord. Although it is very small, if it is not properly cared for, it will easily give bacteria an opportunity to invade, which may affect the health of children, just like the mother's children above.

Therefore, umbilical cord care for newborn babies is very important, and every parent must not be careless and must handle it with caution.

? So how to care for the umbilical cord of the newborn baby?

1) Nursing methods of infant umbilical cord

I remember that when the child just left the hospital, the doctor specially told the child to take good care of the umbilical cord. Sterilize the baby's umbilical cord with a clean cotton swab dipped in 75% medical alcohol every day. If there is any abnormality, you must go to the hospital for treatment in time.

We were also novice parents at that time. After listening to the doctor's words, we took good care of it. About 12 days, the baby's umbilical cord scabbed off, no bleeding, no running water.

Although the umbilical cord has fallen off, it is still necessary to care for the navel until the baby's umbilical cord is completely dry.

In addition, when handling the baby's umbilical cord, you must pay attention to hygiene, such as washing your hands and preparing things clean.

2) Pay attention to keep the baby's umbilical cord and surrounding skin dry.

If you want your baby's umbilical cord to fall off quickly, you should keep your baby's umbilical cord and surrounding skin dry.

Therefore, mothers should pay more attention when nursing the baby's umbilical cord. If they find that the baby's umbilical cord is soaked by water or urine, they must immediately dry it with a clean cotton ball or gauze, and then disinfect it with an alcohol cotton swab.

In addition, if you are worried that the umbilical cord will get wet when bathing your baby, it is best to protect it with an umbilical cord protector, which can be avoided to some extent.

3) Don't let the baby's umbilical cord get too much friction.

Before the baby's umbilical cord falls off completely, special care should be taken for the care of the umbilical cord, such as wearing clothes or diapers to avoid rubbing the baby's umbilical cord.

The newborn baby has delicate skin, and this degree of friction will make Bao feel pain. Babies cry when they are uncomfortable. If the mother can't find the reason, she won't coax the baby. Actually, maybe the umbilical cord hurt him.

What should I do if my baby's umbilical cord appears purulent?

Of course, every baby's situation is different, and parents' care is different. Some parents find that there will be exudate in the baby's umbilical cord. At this time, they can continue to disinfect with clean cotton swabs dipped in iodophor. However, once suppuration is found, or the baby has a fever and discomfort, it means that there may be infection, so be sure to go to the hospital in time.

In a word, the care of newborn babies is a meticulous work, and parents should take care of their babies more carefully to make them healthier.