umbilical cord off too early? HELP

[mamatwig]

my son is 9 days old and his umbilical cord is hanging on by a thread. the inside of his belly button looks almost gooey, like its not healed all the way, but i cant tell if its that or pus. it has been bleeding a little but i dont no if thats because the stump is literally hanging by a thread. has anyone seen something like this before? what would you do?

[Viola]

That sounds kind of normal to me. I remember there being gunk, and I think it doesn't completely heal up until the cord is all the way off for a few days. It could be infected, but keeping it clean & dry will probably help with that, or you call your pediatrician's office and ask if it doesn't clear up in a few days. I'm sure someone else will have better info.

[MCatLvrMom2A&X]

When ds's did that I did put alcohol on it because I was terrified of infection. It got rid of the gunk totally in less than 24hours.

[Avani]

It's fine. You can use rubbing alcohol to dry it uber quick, use witch hazel, powdered Oregon grape root. It will all work.

[mamatwig]

and its ok that its bleeding a little? not like gushing blood, but his tiny belly button will fill with blood. thanks for your speedy replys...im freaking out a little

[babygrant]

Similar thing happened with my oldest son except for it smelled SO bad. Smelled like a garbage dumpster. Pediatrician said to just dab it with rubbing alcohol and within 24 hours it was ok, looked a lot better and no smell.

[MCatLvrMom2A&X]

My ds's also had the smell I totally freaked when I saw it. My mw had told me to not use alcohol on it but when I had dd they told me to use it. I never had anything like that with her but it took her cord almost a month to come off while ds's took about 1.5 weeks.