I know your not suposed to be in hot tubs when your pregnant. What about soaking in the bath tub?

Question

I just found out that I'm pregnant and I like soaking in the bath tub in really hot water. Is that ok if not how hot am I able to have it?

Answer 1

You can take a bath, but it can't be very hot at all. The issue is raising your core body temperature is not good for the baby, it decreases the amount of oxygen your blood carries. As you get further along, you shouldn't take baths at all, so start now taking showers...

Answer 2

Don't soak in water over 102 degrees. It would be best if you can keep it at 100. You just don't want your core temp over 103-104 and it will heat up to a degree or two above the actual water temp. Doing this has been linked to certain birth defects of the spine. It is extremely vital in the early months not to do this! Most home water heaters go to 120 and above! Get a pool thermometer to check, but be sure you test the temp correctly.Enjoy yourself! You'll find that later in pregnancy a hot bath can really help you melt away those aches when nothing else can! We keep our hot tub set at 100-101 and my doc OK'd it.

Answer 3

For the water births they set the water temp between 98 and 99 degrees. It won't let you cool down but it won't really raise your temp because it's about the same as your body temp. 102 is hotter than you are and if you weren't in a tub and were running a fever of 102 it'd be a worry basically you don't want to raise your temperature so the water should be the same or lower.

I personally didn't find the birth tub to be hot enough to be comfortable but it's better than roasted baby right? I just went with the scaulding hot shower route.

Answer 4

You need to avoid very hot baths. You don't want to raise your body temperature too much. Ask your doctor how hot would be too hot and then just use a thermometer (like the kind you have in a hot tub) to make sure the water is a safe temperature.

Answer 5

I also like hot baths, and still have them. I just don't sit in them for as long as I used to. Sometimes I'll get out for a few minutes to cool of then get back in or I don't fill the tub full, so my belly sticks out of the water. Have baths just know your limits for heat. You can also have baths up until your water breaks. Heck some people deliver in the bath with the water at the appropriate temp.

Answer 6

I think that hot baths probably aren't safe either. If I were going to take a bath then I would try to keep it under 100 degrees, which isn't hot at all I know :(. But I also heard that you mainly can't be in a hot tub later in your pregnancy, so maybe you can still take hot baths for a while. But I DON'T KNOW this for sure, so please don't take my word for it and ask a doctor.

Answer 7

You aren't supposed to let your body temp get over 102 degrees. So either take a really short one or make the water cooler. I have found that sitting in the tub with the shower bouncing off my belly to be just as relaxing as soaking in the tub. (Plus if you have congestion problems the steam will help you breath!)

Answer 8

A bath tub is fine. As long as you don't sit in there for ever. They told me that you can go in a hot tub when your pregnant but you can't stay in for more then 5-10 minutes. You can also dangle your feet. If your body sits in hot water for a awhile your body temp heats up in turn heats the baby up. I would say a arm bath is fine.

Answer 9

I enjoyed warm baths. And nonetheless do. My epidermis may well be crimson and that i might even get easy headed after a shower because of the fact they have been so warm, yet I enjoyed it. Ever for the reason that I knew i became pregnant, i've got toned it down lots. My physician instructed me a sturdy rule of thumb is that in case you get interior the bathtub and it takes a 2nd to get used to, then this is purely too warm. additionally, it does no longer injury to get somewhat one bath thermometer to be sure your water temperature would not exceed a hundred tiers. do no longer hardship your self over it now because of the fact there is no longer something you're able to do. yet make those variations now!

Answer 10

Soaking in a tub or hot tub is not really a problem to your pregnancy until you get to the later stages of your pregnancy...when your cervix is starting to dilate. Even then, some doctors don't mind it, but you should check with yours when the time comes.