Showering same day as hospital birth? - Page 3

[Thalia]

I had a non-medicated hospital birth and almost fainted the first time I got up to go to the bathroom. The nurse was with me at the time and made sure I didn't fall. So I would just suggest that you see how you are feeling, or have someone nearby just in case.

[luv-my-boys]

I have only had hosptial unmedicated births and was always allowed to shower if I wanted. That being said I still took precautions like having DH help me and letting a nurse know what we were doing "in case" also had them bring in a showering chair and literally sat there under the warm water for what seemed like forever. For me it really helps to shower after wards as quickly as possible.

[wombatclay]

With my c/s, they had me in the shower with DH in the room as soon as the cath was out... roughly 8 hours post-op. They gave me a sponge bath before that, but really wanted me up and active as soon as possible.

After dd2's physically traumatic vbac I was in the shower within a few hours... I had a lot of blood loss but they gave me a bath chair and had a nurse in the room.

After ds's awsome hospital vbac I took a shower an hour or two after the birth with no worries. The nurse didn't say anything one way or the other, and she waited with dh and ds so we'd all walk together to the pp suite.

[nia82]

I was allowed to take a shower if I wanted to. Didn't happen til the next day though due to blood loss. I actually fainted in the bathroom after getting up, but a nurse was with me anyways cause they thought I looked pretty pale...

[MJB]

I felt pretty clean after my natural hospital birth and didn't shower until I got home the next morning.
With my home waterbirth, I got out of the pool and went straight to the shower-- I'd been sitting in "birth soup" and needed to get clean.

[MCatLvrMom2A&X]

I had a bath after my natural hospital birth with dd when she went to the nursery for her check up so about an hour later.

With ds I just had a shower an hour after his birth had him at the birth center.

[elmh23]

Originally Posted by Kreeblim

Considering the blood loss, waiting might not have been bad advice. I had pretty massive blood loss last time and always felt great while sitting which led to some near accidents when I tried to do too much.

Yup! I've had three PPH's, two hospital births (one with an OB, one with a midwife), one independent birth center. All three times I was told NOT to shower for at least a day and when I did, dh HAD to be there with me all the time, without the baby, in case I fainted.

My last birth was just 6 days ago and while I only lost 600mls (500mls is a PPH, my last birth I lost 2 liters so this really was minor for me) they still wanted to be notified while I was in the hospital if I wanted to shower.

Hot water, steam and blood loss do not mix.

That said, if you don't bleed this time, they probably won't care when you shower! Good luck!

[wbg]

I showered pretty soon after both at home and in hospy, but did have DH stand close by as I do feel pretty woozy and unsteady in the first day.

[etsdtm99]

I had 2 hosp. births with epidurals - the 1st time, i was up and walking within a couple hours but i didn't feel up to showering until the next morning (she was born at 4pm) .. with my DS, he was born at 1am, and i showered about 8am before visitors arrived.. my legs were numb until about 5-6am with DS.. there was a seat in the shower a sitz bath actually, so i just had to get in there and sit down ..