1 week post op from an umbilical hernia repair and tubal ligation — tips and update! 1. Biggest tip — have a RIDE OR DIE support person with you 24/7 the first 2-3 days. If this isn’t your spouse then call your mama, BFF, MIL, bestie or hire someone because you’ll need help doing the most basic stuff. My husband totally stepped it up as this person even with 4 kids at home. It helped to have big kids elsewhere the first 2 nights (they were in school during the day). I have a nursing infant at ho

Umbilical hernia is a condition in which the intestine protrudes through the abdominal muscles at the belly button.Many infants are born with an umbilical hernia. Umbilical hernias can also be acquired in adulthood, more often in women. The common sign of an umbilical hernia is a protruding bellybutton, which in infants may be most noticeable when they cry. Many hernias close on their own by age one, and most by age three .Large hernias ,hernias that don’t close or infected ones may need surgica