my five week old baby's belly button is sticking out she has no discomfort from it could it just be the way her belly button will be like?
2007-01-15 11:59:51 · 9 answers · asked by at loose end 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
My daughter had an outie belly button for a long time! It started to become an innie around her first birthday :) Every belly button is different, so it could remain an outie :)
2007-01-15 12:37:30 · answer #1 · answered by Erika 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk to your doctor. It sounds like it is herniated, but only your doctor will be able to tell for sure.
Most babies outgrow a herniated belly button with nothing ever having to be done for it by the age of 4.
The only time you should worry about it is if it become larger, changes color or your daughter shows signs of pain. If your doctor doesn't keep an eye on it, make sure you remind them, but you really don't have anything to worry about.
My son, now 18 months, had one that stuck out about an inch. As he's gotten older, it's decreased in size. You can still see it, but it looks better and better as time progresses.
2007-01-15 12:46:48 · answer #2 · answered by Dawn D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends. Has her cord completely fallen off? It should be close if not. Her back muscles aren't strong so her belly should protrude right now as if she has a beer gut. As she grows, learns to walk and becomes active, her back and abdominal muscles will firm up. That will pull her belly in and that may slightly change the way her belly button looks. It may not completely become an "Inny" but, it may not completely stay and "outy."
2007-01-15 12:09:42 · answer #3 · answered by penhead72 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sons belly button was like that and the doc said it was a hernia and it would go down, it did when he was about 3 months.
2007-01-15 12:17:01 · answer #4 · answered by twinmommi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is sticking way out it is probably herniated. Address this with your doctor at the next visit. I have no idea if there is any truth to this, but I have heard taping a quarter to it will help it go down. Again, I have no idea if that is true or not.
2007-01-15 12:05:48 · answer #5 · answered by InquiringMinds 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in all probability not an infection. it is many times an indication that that's healing. Infections might reason the encompassing epidermis to be crimson, swollen, and warm to touch. make beneficial the tummy button isn't being uncovered to the toddler's pee too lots and proceed to apply alcohol at each and every diaper replace to dry up the twine and the goo.
2016-10-07 05:25:01 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its called a hernia that is when the muscles have not contracted together it could take as long as a year both my sons had it my first took about 11 months for it to go in and my other was 7 months just ask your pediatrician thats how i know
2007-01-15 12:41:25 · answer #7 · answered by just bored 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people have one that's in and some people have outies. It is normal.
2007-01-15 12:05:43 · answer #8 · answered by qtiequawn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep everyones in different
2007-01-15 12:04:22 · answer #9 · answered by ce_ben1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋