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What Causes Clear Fluid Discharge From The Navel Of A New Born Baby?
Question: Hi my new born is 23 days old. His belly button is an outie at this point but its leaking clear fluid usually when he gets upset or is crying it comes out. At one point I saw it go in between breaths and came back out when he let out again. But my wife said she saw the clear fluid flowing out when he was really upset from changing. It does not have an odor but you can see that the middle of the belly button is brown where it leaks. My pedi seems to think it's urine but he didn't test it to see and scheduled us a urologist appointment but not for another couple weeks. Any help?
Brief Answer:
Is the baby urinating normally?
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for using HCM.
I am so sorry to hear about problem and all the concerning thoughts that this has caused you. Quick question, has this child been able to urinate normally? I know it is a possibility that a malformation could lead to this but we should be able to at least say it is urine or the child has urination challenges. In any case, there is no emergency and I will call on you to stay calm. What matters is getting answers and managing what the final conclusion is and not getting to disturbed. Let me know what the urination pattern of your child is.
I hope this helps. If you need more information, please do not hesitate to ask more questions and we would gladly address them.
Is the baby urinating normally?
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for using HCM.
I am so sorry to hear about problem and all the concerning thoughts that this has caused you. Quick question, has this child been able to urinate normally? I know it is a possibility that a malformation could lead to this but we should be able to at least say it is urine or the child has urination challenges. In any case, there is no emergency and I will call on you to stay calm. What matters is getting answers and managing what the final conclusion is and not getting to disturbed. Let me know what the urination pattern of your child is.
I hope this helps. If you need more information, please do not hesitate to ask more questions and we would gladly address them.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
he pees normal through his penis as well here is what it looks like
Brief Answer:
Thanks...Looks normal!
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I have reviewed the attached images(2).
This looks normal. If this liquid doesn't come out during urination, then it is unlikely to be related to urine. In any case, the baby looks great and I will not want you to be too worried at this time. When you get updates, keep me posted.
I wish you well.
Thanks...Looks normal!
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I have reviewed the attached images(2).
This looks normal. If this liquid doesn't come out during urination, then it is unlikely to be related to urine. In any case, the baby looks great and I will not want you to be too worried at this time. When you get updates, keep me posted.
I wish you well.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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