http://www.funadvice.com/my/advice/shallowwater6794 en-us 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. shallowwater6794 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:08:38 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/newborn_websites 293472