belly button...

[rugbywife]

DD is 5 and a half weeks old.  Her umbilical cord is still oozing now and then, usually just a bit of crusts.  Today it has some blood in it.

Normal? Or go to the walk in? My next visit with her doc isn't until the first week of June, so 2 and a half weeks.

[rugbywife]

great…sigh.

[rugbywife]

We don't really have the option to call. I have to go in.

[bananapancakes]

May 16, 2014 9:01:49 GMT -5 rugbywife said:

We don't really have the option to call. I have to go in.

What about a call to telehealth? Might be helpful?

[hockeywife]

DS' was still kinda gross at 5 wks. I don't remember it oozing, per se, but it definitely still had some crust.

Our pedi said if it wasnt red around the belly button or sensitive to the touch then it was fine. He also have us the ok to clean with alcohol, which he didn't recommend prior to that.

[rugbywife]

It was mostly crusty, doc said it was fine. Better safe than sorry!!