Re: [ozmidwifery] Belly Buttons

[Sandy Cochrane]

Dear Sally, I have seen several of these belly buttons and yes it is a little bit of vessel left over. I find that by just cleaning inside the button gently to keep it clean and dry (with cooled boiled water and a cotton bud),it will come off, just takes longer (up to four weeks). However, one baby had quite a big vessel and Mum took the little chap to the GP who used a silver nitrate stick on it, which worked and seemed to have no other side effects. Sandy.   ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sally Westbury" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 10:32 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Belly Buttons > > 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. >