new born with the belly button clip Posted: 03-18-08 22:41pm
i have a 2 week old baby girl and the
problem is that her belly hasent fallen of
and she still has the belly clip because
they didnt took it of at the hospital and
i want to know is that bad or should i
take her to her doctor or should i wait
until it falls off???
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Lilly Ivy
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Posted: 03-20-08 21:19pm
I'd call your doctor. I always thought
they took them off before you took them
home... Your doctor should know.
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benc152
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Posted: 03-20-08 21:47pm
doctor.
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mominashoe
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Posted: 03-20-08 23:46pm
You could wait for it to fall off still.
Sometimes it just depends on the
conditions in your home...I've had some
that had to be cut off and cauterized
(which is what the doctor will probably do
with your baby's) and ones that have
fallen off the day before the 2 week
checkup and ones that only stayed on for 5
days and fell off but the button had to be
cauterized.
The clip...well, there is no excuse for
that still being there! They should have
taken that off. It's uncomfortable for
the baby. If the stump is still there,
it's not going to hurt your baby for it to
stay and there is no rush to get it
removed unless it looks infected.
Just call your doctor
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mayhi
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Posted: 03-24-08 05:01am
They do not take the clip off here. My
baby came home with it. It fell off 5 days
after he was born and there were no
problems. I have to say tho, that I hate
the big clips that they put on now. Good
luck. They will probably take it off for
you when you go to your doctor.
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babygirl909
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Posted: 03-25-08 20:33pm
thankyoy i did take my daughter to the
doctor today! the good thing is that the
belly button is not infected the doctor
told me that there was no problem with the
clip being there that it was going to fall
of and it those look like is almost
falling off. but that it was ok!! thankyou
i was really scared !!
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mominashoe
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Posted: 04-14-08 15:49pm
Np! I'm glad everything is ok...if you
have any more issues, do let us know
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