What is the difference between an umbilical patch and an umbilical cord patch? How to tear off the umbilical patch?

Umbilical cord protectors are products that protect the baby's navel and are usually used by newborns. Umbilical cord protectors are also products that protect the baby's navel. Therefore, we need to understand the difference between umbilical cord protectors and navel protectors. How to tear off umbilical cord protectors?

What is the difference between umbilical cord protector and umbilical cord protector?

The umbilical cord is tied to the belly to protect the navel from getting cold, while the umbilical cord sticker is waterproof. The two are not the same when you put them on during bathing. The umbilical cord is not glued to the skin, but the umbilical cord sticker is directly glued to the skin. It is better for babies to use umbilical cords, but it is better to use waterproof navel stickers when bathing. In addition, the umbilical cord has another very important function, which is to prevent babies from catching colds. Umbilical cord protection (also known as belly band). As the name suggests, it is used to protect the navel and umbilical cord. For newborn babies, the umbilical cord may not fall off all of a sudden. In order to avoid catching cold and catching a cold, doctors often put a circle of things around the belly of babies aged 0-1 to protect the umbilical cord until the umbilical cord falls off. This thing is what we call umbilical cord protection. Umbilical cord stickers can prevent the newborn's umbilical cord from being invaded by external bacteria, or protect the newborn's belly from being cold. Many mothers will use baby umbilical cord stickers for protection.

How to remove the umbilical cord patch

1. Apply warm water: Apply some warm water around the navel patch to soften it, reduce the contact area with the skin, and make it easier to tear off.

2. Hot towel compress: Apply a hot towel to the navel patch to soften it so that you can tear it off.

3. Apply oil: Mothers of babies say that applying some moisturizing oil or lotion around the umbilical cord sticker will make it much easier to tear off.

Newborns should not use the umbilical cord patch continuously for more than 30 minutes. It is recommended to clean the baby's umbilical cord with medical alcohol before and after use. People with skin allergies to viscose should not use it. If you feel uncomfortable due to viscose allergy after use, please seek medical attention in time. Please store in a ventilated, dry, cool place, away from heat and moisture. The storage temperature is normal room temperature, the relative humidity does not exceed 80%, and avoid direct sunlight.

When should the newborn umbilical cord sticker be used?

When should the umbilical cord patch be used? The normal standard is that the umbilical cord of a newborn baby falls off. Other cases need to be analyzed and handled according to specific circumstances. The details are as follows:

1. After the umbilical cord of the newborn falls off and there are no symptoms of omphalitis in the local area, you can consider stopping the use of the umbilical cord patch;

2. If there are other adverse reactions such as umbilical hernia, the application of the umbilical patch will be appropriately extended. In addition, if the skin becomes red or itchy when using the umbilical patch, you can temporarily use it less for a few days, or use other gauze.

After the newborn is discharged from the hospital, the doctor will prescribe an umbilical patch for the child. This is because when the baby's navel is disinfected, the umbilical patch will be applied to it to prevent omphalitis. The umbilical patch has a certain amount of pressure, which can prevent the baby from having an umbilical protrusion.

How to use the umbilical patch

1. Medicated umbilical patch: It is mainly used to treat children with diarrhea. Parents are advised to clean and disinfect the area around the child's umbilical cord before use. Since this type of umbilical patch contains drugs, it is necessary to observe whether the skin has any allergic reaction. Generally, the first application is about 12 hours, and then it is changed every 4 hours. It has a therapeutic effect on diarrhea symptoms;

2. Waterproof navel sticker: Apply this navel sticker before bathing to play a waterproof role. Clean the skin around the navel before use. After bathing, remove the navel sticker in time and observe whether there is any allergic reaction. If there is no allergic reaction, you can use this navel sticker normally. If there is an allergic reaction, you need to replace it with a navel sticker with better material.