Umbilical cord still attached

We were told to put Daniel in the sun for 10 minutes in the morning before it is too strong.  But in the house where he was protected from the wind.  Both of us decided 5 minutes was long enough.  The midwife laughed at our concerns and said 10minutes in the early morning sun for a few days will be fine.  So we did this at about 9.00-9.30am in the morning.  He loved it - totally nude in the warmth of the sun!  But we stopped once his jaundice was better so only did this for 4 days. His  cord was still fresh at this stage and it definately helped with drying it up.

Maya had to be a sun-bather too coz she had bad jaundice, the gremlins needed some sun but it rained the first 2 weeks of their life so no chance of that.

My MW came on monday and was surprised to see her cord STILL there so she wiggled it a bit and it started coming off. It was only hanging on my a little weeney piece so she turned it and the whole thing came off. It wasn't shrivelled at all and it looks like a big scab

It must've just been the folds of her skin around it that were still holding it in place. We were too scared to do tummy time with it on because it would start oozing and we thought it was bad (and sore for her). In hindsight, that probably would've helped it to have come off faster. And burping over the shoulder which I also avoided.

Anyway, she now has the beginnings of a proper belly button ... YAY.

Kawwww, I hope Ethans doesn't hang around for too long. They're a real nuisance.

BellaBabysMum wrote: I got told off by the dr after taking my midwifes advice of the meths and also the saltwater. The silver nitrate worked perfectly and now she has a cute belly button!

Silver nitrate didnt work for Isla's. She still has a bit that pokes out of the middle of hers!