https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:09:40 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/umbilical-cord-stump#post-2286148 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 20:57:03 +0000 getjazzy 2286148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Probably around 1.5 weeks? I don't remember now. It fell off as one piece over night, I found it in her sleeper in the morning when I did a diaper change. It was yellowish and raw looking where it came off but dried up within the same day or so? It didn't smell and we didn't do anything special besides gently wipe it during bath. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/umbilical-cord-stump#post-2286147 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 20:54:32 +0000 iluvboba637 2286147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS' fell off in one piece at 6days old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/umbilical-cord-stump#post-2286135 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 20:37:40 +0000 YouGotMe 2286135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It fell off at 4 days old, except for a tiny piece which hung around for maybe 2 more days, I don't remember it smelling but I do remember that my friends DS cord stump smelled very gross before it fell off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/umbilical-cord-stump#post-2286057 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 19:13:30 +0000 mrsrugbee 2286057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD's fell off in the second week, all in one piece </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/umbilical-cord-stump#post-2285986 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 17:07:38 +0000 Bluemasonjar 2285986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just over 2 weeks for DS. It dried up and never got as brown as I remember seeing others. We could tell it was coming loose then it just fell out of his onesie during a diaper change. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/umbilical-cord-stump#post-2285969 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 16:47:54 +0000 PixieStix 2285969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2 weeks for our kid. Sounds like your LO will lose it soon. My son's came off in one piece, but I could tell it was loosening prior to it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/umbilical-cord-stump#post-2285928 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 16:03:53 +0000 Torchwood 2285928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>L's fell off around 17 days. It came off in one piece. It never smelled, but it looked a little funky for a few days after it fell off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/umbilical-cord-stump#post-2285914 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 15:51:14 +0000 littlejoy 2285914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours fell off at 4 days (crazy!!) ... it smelled horrible. My midwives said it's basically composting. Gross, but true. The smell is normal. We were told not to use anything. Coconut oil was okay, if needed, but anything else could be damaging. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/umbilical-cord-stump#post-2285903 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 15:43:27 +0000 MoonMoon 2285903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went back and checked my diary, LO's stump fell off at exactly 2 weeks old. It came off in one piece, and was mostly dry, and had been hanging by a thread for a day or 2. It wasn't oozing, but his belly button seemed puffy or inflamed for a while before going down. We were told not to use alcohol, as that is more inflaming. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/umbilical-cord-stump#post-2285813 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 14:31:43 +0000 ldh112 2285813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter's came off right around the two week mark. Over a few days we could tell it was loosening. We noticed the same thing as you- that it seemed goopy underneath and would occasionally weep onto a onesie or tshirt. Finally while holding her one day it was sort of hanging by a thread and my husband clipped it with scissors! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/umbilical-cord-stump#post-2285571 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 11:14:51 +0000 Alivoo01 2285571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS's fell off within a week, in one piece. It was kind of gross and oozed for a couple days afterwards. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/umbilical-cord-stump#post-2285568 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 11:13:25 +0000 Mrsk 2285568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS was 7 days old when his came off. It smelled pretty funky in the beginning and as it dried out it was as bad. It was hanging on by a thread for two days before it fell off one morning while I was nrpursing him. Gross to reach down and find dead flesh stuck to my shirt! Yuck! I was so glad when it came off! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/umbilical-cord-stump#post-2285551 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 10:58:04 +0000 catomd00 2285551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2.5 weeks. The majority came off at one time but it was a bit yellow and wet underneath. It dried up in a day or two. There was no stink that I noticed and we just let it air out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/umbilical-cord-stump#post-2285548 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 10:55:19 +0000 Smurfette 2285548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It came off in one piece. She was 6 days old. It was gross looking when it came off, but we used some alcohol for a couple days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/umbilical-cord-stump#post-2285543 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 10:52:24 +0000 FliegepilzHut 2285543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son's cord stump came off all in one piece, during a diaper change, just past 2weeks of age and looked (and smelled!) a lot like you are describing for a few days prior to that. Our ped applied some silver nitrate at our two week appt and the stump fell off the following day. It looked pale yellow and shiny underneath but closed up (?) within a day or so. Hope this helps! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/umbilical-cord-stump#post-2285537 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 10:44:08 +0000 MrsADS 2285537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When did your LO's stump fall off? M is 2 weeks old as of yesterday. On Friday we noticed some gross dry crumbly drainage stuff (sort of dark brown, reddish) around the stump and it started smelling kind of funky, so we took him to the ped. Pediatrician says it's not infected (not red or anything around the stump), she said just wipe around it with alcohol and Q-tips. </p> <p>It is getting progressively stinkier though! Not like infection stinky (I guess??), but just like nasty dead tissue! It looks pretty dry and crumbly around the edges... is this a sign it's going to come off soon?</p> <p>Also, how does the stump come off? Like did it just fall off entirely one day? Or does it come off in small pieces? We can see underneath it and it looks pretty goopy. Is it wet and pussy underneath? (Sorry, I know this is gross.) </p> <p>Would love to hear your experiences! </p>