Goldenseal powder for cord care?

[mommycakes]

Is anyone doing this? Do you know how to go about it? I imagine you buy goldenseal powder and sprinkle it on the umbilical cord, but how much and how many times per day?

[vesper0]

I have done it with with children and not and didn't notice much of a difference. It was kind of messy. Yes, you just by the goldenseal powder or open up a capsule and put it on the cord(the powder adheres to the moist cord stump and coats it). My childs cord stump was bleeding a little and I tried this as a means of helping keep it healthy and dry it out. In the end, the pediatrician just put a little silver nitrate on it at the baby's WBC and that was that. So, I don't know if that helps, but I don't plan on doing it this time around.

[AlpineMama]

I ordered some and it didn't come in capsule but in a little jar. I too just plan to put a little pinch on the stump a few times a day. I didn't like the silver nitrate they put on DS's cord in the hospital. I'm not sure what I didn't like about it, but goldenseal just seems more natural.

[potatofairy]

i used goldenseal powder, i just sprinkled a pinch on when i could see moisture. it makes a bit of a mess though.

[SuperMarcy]

We used this for ds. We just rolled a q-tip in the goldenseal powder (came in a little jar) and tapped off the excess, then coated the cord stump liberally.

[aprilibarra]

we sprinkled our last three and the cord was off by three days. you just sprinkle it on the moist parts. i loved it, totally worth the little bit of mess. the little jar of goldenseal is also great for cuts, esp. bleeders.

[Eman'smom]

We've never used it, but after dd nasty cord we plan to this time. I've also read you can mix it into a paste to put on the cord.

[smokeylo]

I asked my midwife about this yesterday. 3 or 4 capsules of the powder came with the birth kit we ordered -- she said this would be MORE than enough because the goldenseal dries the cord out really well so it falls off within about a week. She suggested rolling a q-tip in it and swabbing the cord with that. I figure she knows better than we do!

[ladybugmomto2]

We used it. We had about 4 capsules and I'd just open them up when the stump was moist & sprinkle a tad onto it, then close the capsule up until the next time. It worked well, and works well for injuries!

[muttix2]

I used it with both of my boys and plan to again with this baby. I got the capsules and just opened one up and tapped a little out onto the stump. Both lost their cord in less than a week.