Every postpartum mother must face the task of caring for the umbilical cord of their baby. If well cared for, the baby's belly button can grow faster. If the mother does not pay attention to disinfecting the baby's umbilical cord, it can lead to inflammation of the baby's umbilical cord. So let's know what disinfection is used for the baby's umbilical cord?
There are many disinfectant solutions that can be used to disinfect the umbilical cord of a baby, such as iodine, iodine, alcohol, saline, and so on. It is recommended that mothers use iodine to disinfect their baby's umbilical cord. Because compared to other disinfectants, iodine is less irritating and does not cause pain to babies. And after iodine disinfection, there is no need to use other disinfectant to remove alcohol.
If a mother uses iodine to disinfect her baby's umbilical cord, in order to reduce the stimulation of alcohol, she also needs to use a cotton swab dipped in salt water or iodine to remove alcohol. This method has an additional procedure and is relatively cumbersome. If alcohol is used for disinfection and care of the baby, it is necessary to dilute the alcohol, preferably at a concentration of 50% to 75%. Pure alcohol should not be used, otherwise it will also stimulate the baby's umbilical cord to some extent.
Even if the baby's umbilical cord has fallen off, the mother must insist on disinfecting the baby's belly button to ensure that it grows better. If the umbilical cord has just fallen off and disinfection care is stopped, it is easy to cause infection of the baby's navel, which is not conducive to the recovery of the navel.
