When I had my son 9 yrs ago, the hospital recommended to leave his umbilical cord stump alone and to not give baby a bath until it is completely healed. I did just that and after ten days his stump gel off. U can wipe baby down with a baby wipe but leave his stump alone.
I had my son 14mths ago and we told not to do anything with it. Just dab it dry with a qtip after his bath, and sure enough fell off in 10days with no issues.
Its true. I had my second child 18 years ago, we used alcohol to clean back then, and it took close to 3 weeks to fall off. Had my 3rd last year, did not use alcohol. Just kept clean with a little water and q-tip, as needed. And it fell off after 10 days. Heals way faster.
It's try if u don't touch the umbilical cord it heals faster and falls than cleaning it.....
There's no need for alcohol anymore. Water and a q-tip work just fine.