hearing different

[tanyalove91]

Can you give ur new born a bath while the cord is still attached to his or her belly . or do u wait till it falls off

[tanyalove91]

Thank u all . my sister just had 4th child and she has given them all baths b4 the cord has fallen off . I'm die in a week with my 2 child and I don't get the cord wet other then tabbing it with Rubbing alcohol. But my sister thinks she is right and I'm wrong  

[sasha_swtheart]

Yep...keep the cord as dry and clean as possible. Sponge baths are fine.

[sasha_swtheart]

Yep...keep the cord as dry and clean as possible. Sponge baths are fine.

[mrswilliamsLA82]

You towel bath, you don't want to get the cord wet.

[DWmama]

Wound*

[DWmama]

I've always been told to try and not even touch it that much. If it gets wet it has a better chance of falling off before its ready and it'll be an open would prone to infection

[tanyalove91]

That's what I thought . my sister is trying to tell me different . I did sponge bath with my 1st

[DWmama]

A sponge bath yes. But you can't submerge the belly in water like a regular bath