My two week old son has what I'm pretty sure is an umbilical hernia. his entire navel pokes out from his abdomen, more so when he cries or strains. He also has a slight bulge that runs up the length of his abdomen. Everything I've read in baby care books, on the internet, and in my own training as an Infant Care Specialist says that it is a condition that requires some supervision, in case intestinal strangulation or some other complication ocurrs. When I called the doctor, however, she said that there arent any risks with umbilical hernias, only with groinal hernias, and that there is no need to have him looked at. He doesnt seem in pain, and I'm not really worried about him, but i was bothered by her seeming lack of concern. Is everything I know wrong? Is an umbilical hernia always completely harmless? If so, why all the warnings from medical sites and care training?
2007-02-26 11:38:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
get a second opinion. i know of many children who needed to have a minor surgery due to umbilical hernia's. follow your instincts.
my son a few years was so sick and i assumed it was the flu because it several people i knew had it. i wasn't even going to take him to the hospital because the dr. said over the phone it was just the flu. when i brought him into the emergency room he had pneumonia. he was hospitalized for 2 days and was severly dehydrated.
2007-02-26 12:12:54 · answer #1 · answered by Miki 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son was born with an umbilical hernia. The doctor told me I shouldn't worry about it as it wouldn't adversely effect him. He's 18 now and the bulge is completely gone. He never had any health problems concerning the hernia either.
2016-03-29 02:13:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Baby with umbilical hernia needs to have a surgery.Enlarging hernias affects breathing and might push abdominal contents up causing aspiration.
2007-02-26 13:42:20 · answer #3 · answered by sheila l 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son had that when he was a baby and i got all freaked out and took him to the doctor and the doctor told me that the hernia usually goes away by the time they reach 2 years of age but it went away when he was like 5-6 months old. It is nothing to worry about, take it from me it's not.
2007-02-26 12:41:03 · answer #4 · answered by ஐ♥Julian'sMommy♥ஐ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best info you can get on this will probably be on MayoClinic.com
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/umbilical-hernia/DS00655/DSECTION=1
Congratulations! I don't think this is anything to worry about though...only if your baby seems to be in pain or it gets bigger.
2007-02-26 11:53:39 · answer #5 · answered by cutesy76 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋