Jessica writes:

I would  appreciate some wisdom/tips for keep a baby's cord stump from 
being  prematurely ripped off when doing biological nurturing positions in the 
early  days.
~~~
I've had moms gently place a clean breast pad over the stump, but mostly to 
 protect mom's skin from scraping when the baby is older and the stump has 
been  dry and very sharp. Since the pad would be there, friction from a 
wriggling baby  might be stabilized by the pad taking the friction, not the 
stump itself? Then  again hopefully this baby is getting held and is moving 
around ( if not swaddled  within an inch of his life) and it might get dislodged 
in any number of ways  anyway?
 
Peace,
Judy

 
Judy LeVan  Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
Brooklyn, NY,  USA
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