i heard that if you dont take care of the newborns belly button correctly and keep it real clean, it will form an outie, is that true?
2007-06-07 14:39:51 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Nonsense! 'Outies ' are hereditary, just like 'innies'.
Somewhere between 10-12% of people are 'outies', including siblings of 'innies'.
Babies can develop a nasty infection from lack of care, but can't develop an outie.
2007-06-07 14:49:46 · answer #1 · answered by Nurse Susan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO - all cords are cut the same way - some heal in, some heal out. And there is no way to "order" an innie or an outie. In about 5-10% of outies there may be an umbilical hernia, but only a dr can diagnose that.
2007-06-07 21:45:33 · answer #2 · answered by ShellyC 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, that is ridiculous. My two sons have outies and I was meticulous with them. One of my sons actually had an umbilical hernia for a while,which then went down to an outie.
There are several factors that cause outies, but lack of cleanliness is not one of them.
2007-06-07 21:50:06 · answer #3 · answered by Mom 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not true at all. With my son I cleaned it with alcohol pads every diaper change and he still has a bit of an outie. With my daughter I did nothing and she has an innie. So who ever told you that was full of it.
2007-06-07 21:56:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not, my nephew had an "innie" his mother cleaned it all the time, he got used to the feeling, when he got older he messed with it all the time and some how it became an "outie", I'm not saying don't keep it clean I'm just saying every baby is different.
2007-06-07 21:46:46 · answer #5 · answered by Lyssa 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No that isn't true, the "innie or outie" happens depending on how the umbilical falls of and heals.
2007-06-07 22:34:38 · answer #6 · answered by Stephanie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no a belly button is a scare it all depends on how the dr cut and tied it. it has nothing to do with being dirty or if ya didn't clean it right lol where do peope come up with this stuff.
2007-06-07 22:26:49 · answer #7 · answered by ~*big mama *~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the shape of the belly button a person ends up with is determined by how the umbilical cord was attached, not how it was kept. My son has a half in & half out belly button. He's 8 years old & balmes his aunt who cut it, saying that she cut it crooked
2007-06-07 21:46:41 · answer #8 · answered by justaskme 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Nope that isn't true. I cleaned my kids belly buttons religously and they are still outties. Actually, one of my kid's just changed to an innie this year and she's 11.
It all depends on how the doc ties off the chord when they are born.
2007-06-07 21:44:59 · answer #9 · answered by Terri B 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No this is not true. some children get a naval hernia no matter how careful you're with the belly button.
2007-06-07 21:48:27 · answer #10 · answered by roy40371 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋