When does a baby's umbilical cord fall off?

Does anyone know of any good websites for information about my newborn? (I understand a website does not replace my pediatrician and I will not diagnose my childs symptoms by myself) I just want to find a website with some tips and answers to the stupid questions... like when will her umbilical cord fall off and why does she have the hiccups so much... any help would be great thank you!

unbilical cord, it's within the first 1-2 months.

Why she has hiccups so much, it could be the way you're burping her. Try to do it gentley, and experiment with different feeding methods & positions to reduce the change of hiccups.

I've got two kids myself, 5 & 6, and there are loads of other parents that participate here.

Re: other sites...A former coworker of mine launched one in fact just for mom's that was bought by Baby Center (a large baby website) run by Johnson & Johnson...however, I hope you'll forgive my saying that a site run by a company that produces formula & sells baby products might have a serious commercial incentive to get you to hang out there.

Feel free to ask you kid questions here, and I'll try to help, I know other people will too.

If it takes 1-2 months for a cord to fall off your not taking proper care of it. should only take 2-3 weeks at most. clean it with rubbing alcohol and don't get it wet while bathing until it has fallen off.

Saying that your not taking proper care if it doesnt fall off in 1-2 months is not true. MOST do fall off at that time, but there are some babies that even when alcohol is put on and it is not getting wet will be on for longer. Again, this is not the norm, but it does happen.

actually, I have a newborn and every nurse in the hospital and every doctor said DO NOT TOUCH THE CORD WITH ANYTHING! no alcohol, no washing, nothing. let the air get to it, and that's it. they said the days of using rubbing alcohol are long over, it made the cord take longer to fall off and could lead to infection because most store bought rubbing alcohol contains 30% alcohol and the rest is water, which should never get in the cord.