My daughter is 8 and started complaining yesterday that her belly button hurt. I took a look at it last night and noticed a red ring around it. I have been cleaning it with peroxide and putting antibiotic ointment on it but it seems to be getting more pusy looking. She says it hurts her. Should I take her to her pediatrian in the morning or keep doing what I am doing.
Thanks. It looks like some infection process is going on. Does she is having fever with it.plan:-start antibiotics -augmenting orally.- start funding local ointment.local area check for anything in the umbilicus inside-check with ultrasound under the umbilicus refer to pediatric surgeon if problems persist.