brownish color come off the cord while whiping it w/ a cotton ball w/ alcohol?? it was on the edge of her diaper as well. is this normal?
2006-11-06 08:37:15 · 12 answers · asked by erica5172003 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
mamabens the first thing i did was call her doctor, so slow down before you go assuming i dont have common sense. I just wanted to see if anyother parents went through the same thing. this is what the site is for right?? asking ?'s that you dont know the answer to right?? YAHOO ANSWERS?? rude ppl make me sick!!
2006-11-06 08:48:44 · update #1
yes, it's normal. only worry when it's bright red or a colour that might suggest an infection like yellow or green. also check how it smells, if it smells a little rotten that's obviously not good. i don't think you'll have to worry though, sounds like you're doing everything right!
2006-11-06 08:43:34 · answer #1 · answered by gabriela 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Totally normal discharge. It took my daughter almost a month to totally get rid of her cord and everytime I wiped around it, there was that brownish color. Try cue-tips to wipe the stump instead of cotton balls, it seemed to keep her surrounding skin from becoming too dry from the alcohol.
2006-11-06 16:46:38 · answer #2 · answered by Honeypai 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes its normal I was scared when i saw it with my little girl and looked online first before calling dr because of the time of night. But it is no problem just keep look at it and make sure theres no drainage.
2006-11-06 17:56:10 · answer #3 · answered by ejt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah I know I'm not a mom, but dammit I am a stay at home dad. I saw with both of our babies it is just dried blood. When it gets moist it will leave a streak that is ugly to look at but totally harmless. It is nothing you need to worry about.
2006-11-06 16:42:49 · answer #4 · answered by nagurski3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as there is no odor comming from the cord just contune with the care.. That is normal.. if there is a bad odor then possible infection..
2006-11-06 16:47:34 · answer #5 · answered by Jackson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Completely normal.
2006-11-06 16:41:42 · answer #6 · answered by L80bug 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's normal. Just dried blood. Ease up on wiping it and let it dry out.
2006-11-06 16:46:58 · answer #7 · answered by beez 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like old dried blood, and it is normal.
2006-11-06 16:39:24 · answer #8 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just old blood that has dried up. It's perfectly normal and isn't harmful :-)
2006-11-06 16:42:14 · answer #9 · answered by CelebrateMeHome 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yep...normal..same thing happened with my daughter
2006-11-06 16:41:21 · answer #10 · answered by Amy B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋