I really want a hot bath!

[shepremiers]

I had my daughter on wednesday, at home, in the water, with no tearing. I have awful hemorroids and my dh bruised my back rubbing so hard during contractions, felt good at the time though. All i really want right now is a hot bath right now! Do you think its safe since i didnt have any tears?

[MsBlack]

Yes, I don't see why not. I took a lot of baths in the first days following most of my births--helped so much with afterpains and achiness.

By the way, congrats! I guess you got through the worries over pre-e and whatnot. Great!

[*MamaJen*]

Oh yeah, I took a ton of hot baths right after I had DS. Helped ease that hit by a truck feeling.

[shepremiers]

I did it. Felt great! I might do it again! Thanks ladies!

[SquishyBuggles]

I had terrible hemmorhoids and all I could do was sit in a hot bath for a week after giving birth!

[kerikadi]

I took an herbal bath twice a day for 10 days - Take a bath!

[Rivka5]

I thought the issue was not whether or not you have a tear/stitches, but the fact that the cervix isn't closed yet. I personally wouldn't take a bath until I thought my cervix was closed. Although they had me doing sitz baths three times a day, so I'm not real clear on why that's different.

[Veritaserum]

Originally Posted by Rivka5

I thought the issue was not whether or not you have a tear/stitches, but the fact that the cervix isn't closed yet. I personally wouldn't take a bath until I thought my cervix was closed. Although they had me doing sitz baths three times a day, so I'm not real clear on why that's different.

That sort of reasoning would also mean no baths during labor/birth or menstruation.... It's unlikely for anything to travel up and in. So long as your tub is clean, I don't see the problem. I took hot baths after giving birth.

[christyc]

My midwife was fine with me taking baths after the birth-- I took a nice bath an hour or two after the birth, actually, but DH scrubbed the tub down for me and rinsed well before I got in. Until my bleeding stopped, I just always scrubbed the tub well before getting in.

[canadiannancy]

My midwives give you some herbal bath "tea" for postpartum, and encourage you to bathe in in as soon as you can postpartum. Wonderful stuff. There is no way I would do without my PP baths, or my peri bottle, two things very necessary PP.

[zoebird]

yup! take a bath! it's a treat!