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Yellowish in navel area
Hi, my baby is 14 days old. His cord fell off on day 8.
Now there is little yellowish thing appears in the navel area as attached in the pic. There is now foul smell.
Currently it doesn't seem to discomfort the baby.
Please tell does this need any medication or will go away by own ?
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You can apply Neosporin powder or ointment 2 to 3 times a day for 5 days
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Wipe and keep area dry
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Dr. Prashanth Kumar T
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7 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Apply antibiotic ointment like mupirocin
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
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Rajkot
Apply neosporin powder
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Dr. Abhishek Jain
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7 yrs exp
Ghaziabad
neosporin powder din m teen baar
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