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Good evening my baby is 5 weeks old. his navel has slight fluid coming out and his shirt is messed abit with a brown liquid. i bought wecsin powder today to dry it up. how long should i give it ?
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Umbilical granuloma: He likely has something called an umbilical granuloma, a condition where cord has not dried up completely as it should have. These usually require treatment by your doctor to treat the granuloma, most often by using a cauterizing/drying agent known as silver nitrate. 5 weeks is long enough to wait - see doc in next few days for evaluation and treatment.
Answered 11/27/2020
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