Vent/rant:
So my son was born on Friday the 19th and we had a dr appt the following Monday. The dr took a look at his umbilical stump and commented on how after a while, it can begin to smell. He then proceeded to pull in the stump (pretty hard) and clean it with an alcohol wipe. He was just so rough that it made me cringe. I'm actually pretty mad at myself for not saying anything at the time and sticking up for my son. (I was told with my first to always leave the stump alone). I guess I just figured well, he's a dr, he should know. Well, a couple days later, his stump fell off- clearly before it was ready to. Now it's still red, and trying to re-scab over. It doesn't look infected (redness not spreading, no foul odor, no discharge) but it's also taking forever to heal. Ugh. Vent over.