my baby's umbilical stump fell off but it looks infected... his pediatrician is closed today. Do i take him to the…

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What does it look like?

i just posted the pic@mrsstewart

I'm not a doctor but it doesn't look bad to me. Keep it clean but I wouldn't worry. If it gets swollen or red on the skin surrounding it I would be worried.

what about that little red ball in the center??@kmally

no, that's pretty normal. just put vasoline on it.

I do think it needs to be looked at by a doctor, but I'm pretty sure it could wait until tomorrow when his doctors office is open. Do they do same day appts? Even if not, they probly will for this. It doesn't look horrible but I'm pretty sure it needs to be looked at by his pedi just to make sure.

I think you should have him seen by a doctor just In case

Yeah just keep it clean if it gets worse or start bleeding bad I would take him but it doesn't look too bad. If it is bothering you you could still make an appointment. Just keep cleaning it like you did before

Take him in tomorrow if your worried for sure. Mama instincts know best. But it looks super similar to how my first's was. It just took some time to heal once it falls of. It's raw skin after it falls off.

Looks totally normal to me! Keep it dry, don't put anything on it. Infection would have green pus or wouldn't stop bleeding. My baby's looked like this, too because it fell off a little early before it could dry out. See a doc if you're really worried, but from the looks of it, everything is fine!

okay thank you all heres another pic@mrsstewart @isaacjmommy @kmally @lovemyson_610 @mamalamadingdong @queendavis

Yeah, that looks almost identical to my boy's. It's just fallen off a little to soon and needs to dry out. In the next week or so, it will then look like there is a marble under the belly button and a ring of skin around it. Google this! I did! I saw all kinds of pictures that looked like my baby's and they were all normal.

And actually, his would ooze or bleed a little bit when bumped... It stained quite a few onesies! I'd read that as long as the bleeding stopped and dried each time, it was fine. He has a perfectly normal innie now!

okay thank you!!@mamalamadingdong

there is discharge, blood it's ok , not puss

i thinks thats discharge right? and it doesnt smell@isaacjmommy

yes I believe that's discharge, my Dr told me it was ok a Lil bit of blood but It does has puss and it looks kind of red , you should check for a fever