is this normal. he will be a week old tomorrow. it's gooey looking and bloody and black

yes it is just drying up eventually it will fall off

@kpw123, it's on by like a string of gooeyness

it's okay just let it continue to dry up and don't let it get wet

Normal

does it smell bad?

@guaderrama_babies2, I think so

@6215teenmom, If it smells like its rotting or nasty it might be infected. My sons never had gooey stuff on it. That might be puss actually. His did bleed but very little blood right before it fell off.