When should cord fall off?

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My baby is 9 days old and his cord is dangling off and im so afraid for it to fall off, is it too soon for it to fall off im not sure if i accidentally made it fall off while i was showering him or if its just gonna fall off anyways,  help please.

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my son's came off within the first week, it's not too soon just let it happen on its own

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My daughter's fell off on day 15

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Dr told us 7-10 days. But my daughters was still in at her two week apt. And the dr said it was fine and would be off in a day or two. And the next morning it was off

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My sons fell off at 10 days and then there is this crust looking stuff in his belly button for a little longer. He's 14 days today and it's just about gone

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My daughter is 10 days old and hers is just about to fall off, it's just dangling by one small piece, I have a feeling sometime today it will fall off.

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I think my sons fell off between 17-21 days

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My daughter is 20 days old and it's still on there..

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My sons fell off at about 8 days while in the NICU.

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LOs fell off at day 13, it happened when I took one of his onesies off I didn't even notice at first and then I picked him up and saw it. Just let it do its thing, if is dangling it'll probably fall any day now

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7-10 days is normal. If it's just barley hanging on it will fall off anytime now. Don't pull it off no matter what you do!

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