Is it possible to take a bath for pregnant women - a bath during pregnancy

Pregnancy is not a disease, but a normal state of the female body. However, all the same, during pregnancy, it is necessary to restrict their habits a little, so as not to harm the baby. Especially this applies to such procedures as a bath, shower and sauna, in which there is a fairly strong thermal effect, both on the mother and the baby. So, can you take a bath for pregnant women?

Heat or hot

Of course, you can not completely abandon the water procedures during pregnancy. But to replace the usual too hot water in a bath or a shower for vodichku is cooler than simply possible, and even necessary. The fact that recent studies have shown: a prolonged increase( up to 39 degrees Celsius) body temperature - to this limit, our temperature usually rises from a half-hour visit to a hot bath, sauna and shower - in the first trimester of pregnancy may increase the likelihood of anomalies in the development of the spinechild. At the same time, the baby is most at risk at the end of the very first - the beginning of the second month of pregnancy.

We check the water temperature in the bath

"Hot bath" is a concept that is individual for each of us, so the answer to the question: "Is it possible for pregnant women to take a bath?" Will be purely personal for each future mother( of course, ingeneral limits).

So, first of all, doctors recommend to determine the temperature of water not "by eye", but with the help of a special thermometer. A future mother can buy it in a pharmacy or in the department of children's products - he will then come in handy for bathing after birth).

So at a water temperature of 39 degrees, a pregnant woman should not be in the bath or shower for more than 15 minutes( during this time, her body will not have time to warm up to a dangerous level).It is not recommended to heat water even more( up to 40 degrees or more).

Although, as practice shows, most women at the subconscious level feel the "superfluous" overheating of the body and leave the bath at the right time.

Sauna

If you are a sauna lover, during pregnancy limit her visit to ten minutes. It is this time interval that doctors consider safe for expectant mothers these days. But in any case, before you go to the sauna, be sure to consult a gynecologist who observes you. It is possible that the doctor will specifically prohibit the thermal procedures in this or that period of pregnancy.

Precautions

If your pregnancy runs without complications, and a sauna or hot tub helps you to relax, do not deprive yourself of this pleasure now. But do not forget to take some precautions:

• immediately stop the thermal effect, if it causes you discomfort( that is, the body has heated to a dangerous temperature) - it became hard to breathe, the skin flushed red, the head began to spin, it began to slip into sleep, the image swambefore your eyes, breathing became more frequent, etc.;
• limit the time in the hot tub( no more than 10-15 minutes) and keep the water temperature in it at not above 38 degrees Celsius;
• spend in sauna no more than 8-10 minutes, having left it at the slightest deterioration of state of health;
• remember that short, but frequent immersion in a bath with hot water is much safer than a single long stay in water( it is better to take a bath twice a day for 10 minutes than to risk the health of the baby in one twenty minutes in hot water);
• try not to dive into the hot water in the bath completely - most of your body should be above the water level so that there is no overheating;
• do not go to the bathroom if no one is at home( in case of deterioration of well-being it may be difficult for you to get out of the bath yourself and need someone's help);for the same reason, being in an "interesting position", never close the door to the bathroom on the latch;
• bed in front of the bathroom non-slip rubber mat - so you reduce the chance of your fall;
• never visit the sauna alone.

Warm water

With hot water we sorted out. But can pregnant women take a bath with warm water? It turned out that this is not only not forbidden, but it is often recommended by doctors as a means of relaxation, especially in the final months of pregnancy, when the weight gain is much tired of the back or reduces the legs. The truth here is also a contraindication, so it is better to clarify this question with a gynecologist.

However, in any case during pregnancy:

• , before visiting the bathtub or shower, make sure that the bathroom is well ventilated( or leave the door slightly ajar)
• should not use bath foam( it will make the bath more slippery and dangerous for you);
• to hedge and in vain not to take risks, leave the bath only with someone's help;
• do not wash the bath with chemical cleaners( charge this case to someone from home);
• enjoy pure warm water in the bath, leaving it immediately after using soap and shampoo( this will avoid getting dirty water);
• purchase a special handle-sucker for a more comfortable lifting out of the bath.