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Belly button question

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I like to keep mine clean and fluff free
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@SW-User I keep mine clean to, thought it was a funny question
Carver · 31-35, F
It can lead to bacteria infections.
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swirlie · 31-35, F
An irritation will develop and it becomes itchy if not kept clean on a daily basis.

A girlfriend of mine has a very deep innie. It is SO deep that she cannot actually clean it properly. What she does therefore, is pour about a teaspoon full of peroxide into her navel once a day before bathing, which then sterilizes the interior of her navel cavity.

I was born into a Scandinavian cultural environment. An old Scandinavian cultural tradition used on under-weight, new-born female infants, is to have the girl's umbilical cord severed about 12 inches from her stomach. The severed cord end is then held shut by the mother until the end of it heals closed. The fluids within the long umbilical stalk then continue to feed the infant natural antibodies, particularly if the infant is born 5 pounds or less. The umbilical cord shrinks significantly during this period extending into a month since birth, meaning the cord shrinks from 12 inches to about 4 inches in length.

The naturally-formed knot on the end of the cord which was half-created by the mother holding it closed, is then gently pushed backwards into the cord itself which is now a hollow tube, yet is still surviving from continued blood flow in and around the hollowed-out skin area within the cord. After pushing the knot back into the 4 inch long shriveled cord, the exposed cord is reduced in length from 4 inches to 2 inches. Sometimes, that remaining 2 inches of protruding umbilical stalk can then be further pushed back into the navel cavity behind the surface of the belly skin.

In my particular case, my stomach is so thin and tight and devoid of fat from a lifetime of athletic involvement, that there literally isn't any vacant space at the back of my navel inside the surface of my belly skin. I have always let that short, hollow umbilical stalk take whatever position it wanted on my stomach, but I learned at a very young age from my pediatrician that it definitely needed to be cleaned every day. She would show me when I began grade school, how to extract the knot from within the hollow cord, then extend the remainder of the cord from within itself to the outside world for cleaning. Then it has to be dried thoroughly or bacteria will form if I tuck it all back inside of itself while its still damp. As an adult, I can do this with one hand every time I have a shower, which took years of practice! It matters not what the source of moisture is, a deep innie or a complex outie must be kept clean and dry.

 
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