Has anyone else seen belly button that has separated (dropped off) but seems to have a little bit of intact blood vessel left.
It looks all as usual except for a raw bit sticking up and to me it looks like a blood vessel. Not bleeding at all. If you have how did it resolve? Sally Westbury Homebirth Midwife "You are a midwife, assisting at someone else's birth. Do good without show or fuss. Facilitate what is happening rather than what you think ought to be happening. If you must take the lead, lead so that the mother is helped, yet still free and in charge. When the baby is born, the mother will rightly say: "We did it ourselves!" from The Tao Te Ching -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
