Is umbilical cord supposed to smell?
Is umbilical cord supposed to smell? It's normal for the cord stump to be a little smelly. If smell becomes strong, if there's oozing, redness around the stump base, bleeding or infection, take your baby along to his doctor. Why does my baby umbilical cord smell bad? In most cases, the umbilical cord stump dries up and falls off the newborn within the first few weeks of life. But sometimes an infection can develop. This may cause the area around the cord to swell and become inflamed, red, or tender. There may be cloudy, discolored, or bad-smelling discharge...