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June 2011 Babies
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lil_bubble
So has anyone clean their lo's belly button?? After the umbilical cord fell off, dd's belly button had remain dark/black (inside). I didn't want to "dig" in there to clean it so I let it be hoping the baths will eventually wash it out. It didn't. I asked the pedi at the 2 months appt if I can clean it and she said it's fine, leave it alone. It is now 4 months and it's still black. I see my friend's lo's belly button and its normal color. What do I do??!! We tried cleaning it with q-tip and rubbing alcohol but again, don't want to really dig in there... Am I the only one that has this problem? I can't seem to find a solution to this! I'm starting to get scared that it may be stained forever if I don't clean it out!!
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janetmp10
@lil_bubble,
I cleaned real good and took all the black out...it should be fine to dig around!
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lil_bubble
@janetmp10,
Thank you for responding! What did you use to clean it? Any particular thing that makes the black come out easier?
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aconnors7697
@lil_bubble,
My lo button is like that also. But it has gotten much better than it looked before. I think it just fades over time
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June2011mom
@lil_bubble,
Thanks for posting. I've been wondering exactly the same thing! I tried cleaning it with some soap and warm water in the bath last weekend, but it didn't seem to do much. I was afraid of cleaning too vigorously, too. I think I might try a qtip and see if it helps. I don't want DD to have a black ring inside her bellybutton forever!
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janetmp10
@lil_bubble,
I used alcohol and a qtip on alcohol wipes (little ones that are individually packaged). I didn't rub too hard...
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SoDorable
@lil_bubble,
i have a little black mark deep in my belly buttton that i cant get out lol...it isnt visible unless you really get in there but it bugs me :p my LO didnt ever have black stuff. it fell off and i started giving her reg baths and i noticed a few weeks later it smelled awful!! it took a few qtips to clean out the smell
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Calimommamia
@lil_bubble,
I used baby oil and rub it gently with q-tip. The darker skin inside her belly button just went away. I think it was the remnant of the dead skin cell that cause it. I don't use alcohol any longer because it dries up my DD skin.
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lil_bubble
@mcgeelisha,
Thank you mamas! I'm going to try all of them! :)
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babystef
@lil_bubble,
after pregnancy I had a black belly button, prolly from stretching out so much! I couldn't get it clean until I tried a qtip with fingernail polish on it, came off like a charm!
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