DS1's took 10 days.
He is now 5 and our paediatrician asked me about his umbilical cord. Apparently 'delayed separation' can be a sign of immune system problems.
DS1 was diagnosed with coeliac earlier this year, and is being investigated for recurrent infections at the moment.
This isn't a scare tactic - i don't imagine it's always the case that delayed separation means a problem. But I wish I'd known that there could be a link earlier, as it might have pointed me in the right direction sooner. So wanted to make others aware.
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Umbilical cord - did your DC's take more than a week to drop off?
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megandraper · 21/11/2012 09:51
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