umbilical granuloma

Today, Mom and Dad brought me to see the pediatrician (Neo-natal specialist)..wow...what a cool name...when I grow up, maybe I'll be a doctor...;-)

My belly button/ umbilical cord was sometimes having liquid out...Doc says its a condition called umbilical granuloma...ie some part of the umbilical cord (why can't they call it UG???) skin was quite thing thus some times blood or liquid was coming out..my cuz (short form for cousin accidentally touch it once, and she freak out as it was a stinker!) ......

Doc Ng, put some cool blue stuff, they call it copper sulphate and water and it flooded my belly button.

Doc said to wait 15-30 min after which he would clean it. tic-toc tic toc..zzzzzz

15 min later, Doc cleaned the umbillical cord and the weak tube was now a blue crystal...Holy cow, cool!!

Well, that's all I learned today...when I grow up, maybe I'll be a chemist and play with all those cool chemicals...;-)

Dad did some research and found something UG. He said must reference..( http://www.intelihealth.com)
"In some infants, the belly button area seems to heal slowly and looks moist, pink and lumpy. This is usually a harmless condition called an umbilical granuloma. If this occurs, tell your baby's doctor, who may want to treat the area with a special medicine that helps the condition heal. Rarely, the umbilical cord and/or surrounding skin gets infected. Call your doctor if:
The skin around the cord area becomes red or swollen.
The belly button is draining green or yellow liquid.
The area develops a bad odor.
Your baby has a fever or seems sick.
When the cord stays on longer than usually expected, the area gets infected, or there is continued discharge from the belly button, your doctor will consider whether this is normal. These conditions can happen in healthy babies. On rare occasion, they may occur because a newborn has problems fighting infection, or some connection to the inside of the belly (as there was when the baby was inside the womb) is still open."