https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:49:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-a-normal-belly-button#post-1751779 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 22:16:24 +0000 Corduroy 1751779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know anything about belly buttons but my DH and I emailed our pediatrician a few pics of LO's belly button in the early days. Is emailing a pic to make you feel better an option? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-a-normal-belly-button#post-1751695 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 21:26:59 +0000 .twist. 1751695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>L had one too, and the photo I posted in @T.H.O.U.: 's thread is quite early on. His got much bigger! By about 3 or 4 months it went away and now he has a pretty normal belly button. It's a little different, but anyone who didn't know would have no idea. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-a-normal-belly-button#post-1751562 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 20:48:23 +0000 Jellyfish 1751562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Looks like a hernia. LO had one but then went away after 6 mos or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-a-normal-belly-button#post-1751559 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 20:47:28 +0000 GreenThumb 1751559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD also had an umbilical hernia early on, but she now has the cutest innie bellybutton. Sounds like most resolve on their own as their core muscles develop. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-a-normal-belly-button#post-1751509 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 20:36:30 +0000 singingbee 1751509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@keiki_mama: probably a hernia. Lo had one and it went away by 4 months. Ped wasn't concerned. It was about as the size of the tip of his pinky. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-a-normal-belly-button#post-1751437 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 20:24:05 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1751437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a thread on here about the hernia. The big thing we were told to watch for is to make sure the intestines aren't poking up in it.</p> <p><a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-umbilical-hernia#post-559646" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-umbilical-hernia#post-559646</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-a-normal-belly-button#post-1751261 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 19:54:03 +0000 Mamasig 1751261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both my sons had umbilical hernias. My older son's became a perfect innie at 3 or 4 months. My younger son is Only 8 weeks and his has gotten bigger as he's gained weight. I'm hoping it goes down soon. </p> <p>Out pediatrician said it's fairly common and not dangerous. If it hasn't gone down by 3 or 4 years, then surgery can be done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-a-normal-belly-button#post-1751221 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 19:48:10 +0000 wheres_c 1751221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LOs looked like this and he had an umbilical hernia. It healed itself within a few months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-a-normal-belly-button#post-1750733 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 18:26:31 +0000 swurlygurl 1750733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's what L's looked like, and at 18 month she still has an outie. Her Ped has always maintained that it's going to go in, but I don't think so!<br /> ETA: Nevermind about pics on the blog - I only tagged them once :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-a-normal-belly-button#post-1750727 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 18:25:34 +0000 sorrycharlie 1750727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@keiki_mama: I think you'll be okay to wait! If you're super worried call, but I don't think it's dangerous. But again, I only know what I've seen - I've never really dealt with it first hand! But it didn't seem to be a big deal with the LOs I saw. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-a-normal-belly-button#post-1750648 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 18:09:19 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1750648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@keiki_mama: tough to tell with the cord still on. I know K's was a major outie until about 2 months when it started sinking in. Now it's an innie. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-a-normal-belly-button#post-1750647 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 18:09:05 +0000 MrsF 1750647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Looks like a hernia to me too. Monday is probably fine but you could always call and double check. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-a-normal-belly-button#post-1750643 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 18:06:43 +0000 keiki_mama 1750643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: we have a 2 week appointment on Monday. Do you think I should take her in sooner than that? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-a-normal-belly-button#post-1750621 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 18:00:14 +0000 sorrycharlie 1750621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Looks like it could be an umbilical hernia. Not usually a big deal! I knew two babies with them and it went back "in" after a couple months. Do you have a 2-week appt coming up to ask the ped? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-a-normal-belly-button#post-1750612 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 17:56:57 +0000 keiki_mama 1750612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is a week and a half and I noticed her umbilical cord nub is starting to come off. It's also somewhat raised. Is this normal?? My DS belly button area was not raised. </p> [attach=127/14/n8iqey.450x600.image.jpg]