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Infected umbilical cord?

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Willowfalls · 16/10/2023 00:14

Hi,

My DS is 8 days old.

Does this look infected?

Thank you ☺️

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ordinarybarbie · 16/10/2023 01:25

Looks ok to me, I can't see any redness around it or anything and they do look a bit rank before they are about to fall off. However, if you're concerned can you give a midwife a call tomorrow and ask them to take a look?

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