When to bath after c-section?

[VroomieMama]

I had c-section on april 29th and I'm longing to take a bath but I couldn't remember how long my DR told me. I googled around.. some said 2 weeks but some also said 6 weeks. ACK!

[claras_mom]

think mine said three weeks...I'd just call

nak

[VroomieMama]

yeah.. I just went to shower just to be safe and will call my DR tmw. Thank you though.

[blessedwithboys]

with my first csec in 1994 i was told to never let the incision site get wet, not one drop. they had a plastic sheeting/tape thingie rigged to keep it dry.

second csec in 2002? i was told to get it wet and soap it up every day right from the 1st pp shower int he hospital.

go with your gut...how clean/sanitary is your tub? just make sure the area is thoroughly cleaned and then go ahead and use a blow dryer on low if you want to be sure you are totally dry. i had to blow dry or else i would get yeasty LOL

[Storm Bride]

I bathe as soon as the incision is closed (I get dh to check). With ds2, that was almost two months, due to a skin infection. With ds1...can't remember, but I think it was about two weeks. I don't remember with the others.

[Norasmomma]

I was told a week, but I healed pretty much instantly. The incision was closed tightly within a few days. The Dr was even surprised how fast I heal.

[lj2blessed]

I just went thru this 5 weeks ago! I was just about to pick up the phone to call my OB's nurse to ask her - when I checked my discharge papers and it mentioned taking a bath; no mention of a timeline! HTH!

But be sure to dry it very, very good afterwards! I would either roll up/fold a face towel and tuck it there, or even toilet paper. Enjoy your bath!

[kitkat5505]

I waited about 2wks with both of mine.

[bensgirl1222]

I took a shower in the hospital 2 days after I had my c/s. But I also had dissolvable sticthes with steri-strips on top of that. I was never told not to take a shower. I cant imagine not taking a shower for 2 weeks let alone 6! Eeek!

[claras_mom]

Originally Posted by bensgirl1222

I took a shower in the hospital 2 days after I had my c/s. But I also had dissolvable sticthes with steri-strips on top of that. I was never told not to take a shower. I cant imagine not taking a shower for 2 weeks let alone 6! Eeek!

showers are fine; it's the tub bath (and swimming and dips in the hot tub) that's often restricted.

[Amylcd]

I always wait about two weeks before I take a bath after surgeries. (Showers are fine, starting the day after)