Stinky belly button

[Toonlass]

Lucas' belly button proper honks! Like as soon as you uncover it you can smell it. He has a really weird belly button it's like an outy but with a really deep bit at one side. It's all red inside and a bit sticky. Should I take him to the doc or can anyone suggest anything? Xx

 

[Momma`Kat]

Hydrogen peroxide

 

[JJ Mum]

Do you know, I would prob whack some sudocream in there, which will heal it up without it needing to get lots of air in too, (which isn't going to happen in a place like that) be tons better in a day

 

[Sam's Mum]

Might be worth giving your doctor a call and see what they advise just in case he's got an infection or something x

 

[flexilexi394]

think i would clean it out properly in the bath then dry it properly and whack some sudocrem on it or something along those lines x

 

[evajo]

Has his tummy button always been an outy? my daughter had a small glumaloma(probably wrong spelling) hv noticed it at 2 weeks although i wasn't convinced so left it for another two weeks. In the end i did as they said and treated it with salt for a few days and it went down. Deffo worth getting doc to have a look though incase it is inected or the above.

 

[Toonlass]

Thanks ladies.

His belly button has always been weird. You know they are first born and the cord is there? Well his skin made up about an inch and a half of the beggining of the cord, like a sausage. It's hard to explain. But then once the cord dropped off the skin sausage drew itself inwards. So he has an outie but with a deep cavity at one side. I'll post a pic in a bit xx

 

[Toonlass]

Here's a pic of his weird belly button lol xx

 

[Countrybumpkin]

I would get the doctor to check it out.

 

[clairebear22]

It might just be a little infected because of the 'flap' of skin (the outy bit). You'll probably just need to make sure it's properly dry after his baths. My and my 2 brothers & 1 sister all have really deep belly buttons because my mum hates outty's so much that she used to push ours in everytime she changed our nappies as new borns!! (something I won't be doing when I have my own babies!) They're all very deep!! I sometimes get a sore one if I forget to dry it properly so maybe thats whats wrong with Lucas'.

Take him to the docs just to be sure though hun!

xxx

 

[Toonlass]

Thanks girls. I have an appointment for him tomorrow. I dried it really well and tried some sudocream so hopefully it will be a little better in the morning xx

 

[Rosie's Mummy]

How is his belly button now Toon? x

 

[Toonlass]

It's all fixed. The doc gave me some powder to put in it and it cleared up xx