Why not take a bath?

[Byrd15]

Hey!
I'm not pregnant yet, but I hope to be soon so long as God wishes it!
But I have always always wondered, why can't you take a hot bath while pregnant?
I get the hot tub thing, but a hot relaxing bath?
It's my one vice so it's gonna be tough to give up if I get pregnant.
I didn't know I was pregnant with DS till 4 1/2 months so I obviously did some not cools stuff, rode a few
Roller coasters, drank a half glass of celebratory shampion when my sis got engaged, and quite a few hot baths!
Just curious! :)

[sbreece]

You can take a bath but I was told if the water is hot enough to turn your skin red, its too hot. You don't want your core body temperature above a certain degree. It could be fatal to a fetus at amy stage of gestation.

And, I am 32 weeks pregnant and I still take baths. It helps with the back pain and body aches. I just try not to sit in too long. :)

[Byrd15]

Thank you! ^^

Quoting sbreece:

You can take a bath but I was told if the water is hot enough to turn your skin red, its too hot. You don't want your core body temperature above a certain degree. It could be fatal to a fetus at amy stage of gestation.

And, I am 32 weeks pregnant and I still take baths. It helps with the back pain and body aches. I just try not to sit in too long. :)

[RaLeighsMommy11]

You can take a nice relaxing bath :) I did my whole 1st pregnancy it just can't be like scorching your skin hot

[sbreece]

Anytime :)

Good luck on getting your sticky bean soon!

Quoting Byrd15:

Thank you! ^^

Quoting sbreece:

You can take a bath but I was told if the water is hot enough to turn your skin red, its too hot. You don't want your core body temperature above a certain degree. It could be fatal to a fetus at amy stage of gestation.



And, I am 32 weeks pregnant and I still take baths. It helps with the back pain and body aches. I just try not to sit in too long. :)

[JocelynsMama1]

its not that you can't take a bath its that they don't want you to take too HOT of a bath because it increases your core temperature (or something like that lol) im sure if you google you could find the acceptable bath temperature for pregnancy....through my pregnancy i was actually cautious of too hot of showers as well

[Byrd15]

Good to know!

Its just I love a good hot shower, or bath. Not scolding but hot... I mean I dont smoke, Im not old enough to drink, no drugs... (unless the occasional soda) Its one of my very few vices! 

Quoting JocelynsMama1:

its not that you can't take a bath its that they don't want you to take too HOT of a bath because it increases your core temperature (or something like that lol) im sure if you google you could find the acceptable bath temperature for pregnancy....through my pregnancy i was actually cautious of too hot of showers as well

[laurenb1]

You can take bath if the water isn't super hot. Warm is fine

[Byrd15]

A warm bath to me is like sugar free chocolate... Usless!

Rofl.

Quoting laurenb1:

You can take bath if the water isn't super hot. Warm is fine

[krystyneh]

It's the hotness PLUS germs love hotness and if u put bubble bath in the water u are more likely to get a yeast infection and UTI

[laurenb1]

Haha. Idk when I was pregnant I still took baths. I like the water really hot but I figured a warm bath is better than cold

Quoting Byrd15:

A warm bath to me is like sugar free chocolate... Usless!

Rofl.

Quoting laurenb1:

You can take bath if the water isn't super hot. Warm is fine