Have i dont somethin to the baby!?!?

nikkibr · Nov 20th, 2009, 07:56 AM

right i'm a total worrier! i worry about EVERYTHING and i read in someone else's post the other day that you shouldnt have hot baths. basically i didn't know this. and all i ever have is baths becuase i prefer to them to showers. and i have my baths really hot! i dont like them warm and keep filling it up with hot water when im in there. i mentioned this on the thread and people said that we're advised not to have hot baths.
im really worrying now becuase i hate a hot bath last night and now i dont think ive felt the baby move since! could a hot bath do real damage?? i feel so stupid for not knowing this!! please tell me im over reacting! xx

MayBaby · Nov 20th, 2009, 07:59 AM

Well they say people shouldn't have hot baths because the baby cant cool itself back down again so I stopped having hot baths!! I'm sure everything is ok hun, if you're worried, perhaps ring the midwife and ask her to check everythin is fine

xx

Minstermind · Nov 20th, 2009, 08:05 AM

It's probably best to just ring the midwife as suggested just to set your mind at ease more than anything. I would definitely stop the hot baths now that you know anyhow. I'm sure there's been a lot of pregnant women who have been in hot water before and everything's fine, so don't assume anything's wrong, but go get checked anyhow to set your mind at ease. Don't feel bad for not knowing, we learn as we go along and I think all of us can confess to doing something we weren't ''suppose'' to do according to the books, lol

Emx · Nov 20th, 2009, 08:14 AM

I think hot baths are more of a concern in First Tri as its not good to have a high body temperature of any sort then.. try not to worry but its probably a good idea to get some reassurance from your midwife x

Sam9kids · Nov 20th, 2009, 08:27 AM

Ive always had hot baths! I cant have a bath any other way!

Ive always been told its ok

If you are worried call your midwife xx

lanaross · Nov 20th, 2009, 08:28 AM

drink something cold and lie on your side to check bubs' movement. If you don't feel anything after, I would call your mw to double check.

Minstermind · Nov 20th, 2009, 08:44 AM

I've heard hot baths are not advisable generally speaking, but that a hot bath is better than a hot tub because the upper part of the body is usually out of the bathtub, helping to keep the body cooler than if the whole body were immersed in the hot water, such as is the case with the hot tub. It's also said that it might be ok in a hot bath because the hot water cools off over the time when a person is in the bath.

That cooling effect is canceled out a bit by refilling the bath with hot water while in it (which is what I like to do too when I take a bath) and I also like to put my whole body in the bath too, as much as I can, so for these reasons, I don't take baths during pregnancy cause a lukewarm bath would just suck, lol.. I stick to the hot showers.

hivechild · Nov 20th, 2009, 08:58 AM

Remember that at 19 weeks, there's going to be days when you don't feel much of anything from your little one. He could be all curled up having a sleepy day, or kicking back where you can't feel him. Give your midwife a call if you want to put your mind at ease, but it's likely that everything is perfectly fine!

AFC84 · Nov 20th, 2009, 09:25 AM

When I was first pregnant I was reeeally paranoid about this and had really crappy lukewarm baths, but then I was told it's raising your core body temperature significantly that can do the damage....so you can have a fairly warm bath, but it shouldn't be so hot that it reddens your skin or so you can't just hop straight in, those are good indicators

deobi · Nov 20th, 2009, 09:37 AM

There was also a swedish study that showed that even in a hot tub by the time your core tempurature is rasied enough to harm the baby, the women would become too uncomfortable and would likely get out on her own anyway.

Not saying they are a great idea but the likelyhood of having done harm is slim.

Nov 20th, 2009, 07:56 AM	#1
nikkibr Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 524	Have i dont somethin to the baby!?!? right i'm a total worrier! i worry about EVERYTHING and i read in someone else's post the other day that you shouldnt have hot baths. basically i didn't know this. and all i ever have is baths becuase i prefer to them to showers. and i have my baths really hot! i dont like them warm and keep filling it up with hot water when im in there. i mentioned this on the thread and people said that we're advised not to have hot baths. im really worrying now becuase i hate a hot bath last night and now i dont think ive felt the baby move since! could a hot bath do real damage?? i feel so stupid for not knowing this!! please tell me im over reacting! xx

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Nov 20th, 2009, 07:59 AM	#2
MayBaby Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Farnborough, Hampshire Posts: 278	Well they say people shouldn't have hot baths because the baby cant cool itself back down again so I stopped having hot baths!! I'm sure everything is ok hun, if you're worried, perhaps ring the midwife and ask her to check everythin is fine xx

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Nov 20th, 2009, 08:05 AM	#3
Minstermind Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,376	It's probably best to just ring the midwife as suggested just to set your mind at ease more than anything. I would definitely stop the hot baths now that you know anyhow. I'm sure there's been a lot of pregnant women who have been in hot water before and everything's fine, so don't assume anything's wrong, but go get checked anyhow to set your mind at ease. Don't feel bad for not knowing, we learn as we go along and I think all of us can confess to doing something we weren't ''suppose'' to do according to the books, lol

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Nov 20th, 2009, 08:14 AM	#4
Emx Other Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,678	I think hot baths are more of a concern in First Tri as its not good to have a high body temperature of any sort then.. try not to worry but its probably a good idea to get some reassurance from your midwife x

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Sam9kids Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Cheshire, UK Posts: 4,928	Ive always had hot baths! I cant have a bath any other way! Ive always been told its ok If you are worried call your midwife xx

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lanaross Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Greenwich CT Posts: 3,029	drink something cold and lie on your side to check bubs' movement. If you don't feel anything after, I would call your mw to double check.

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Nov 20th, 2009, 08:44 AM	#7
Minstermind Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,376	I've heard hot baths are not advisable generally speaking, but that a hot bath is better than a hot tub because the upper part of the body is usually out of the bathtub, helping to keep the body cooler than if the whole body were immersed in the hot water, such as is the case with the hot tub. It's also said that it might be ok in a hot bath because the hot water cools off over the time when a person is in the bath. That cooling effect is canceled out a bit by refilling the bath with hot water while in it (which is what I like to do too when I take a bath) and I also like to put my whole body in the bath too, as much as I can, so for these reasons, I don't take baths during pregnancy cause a lukewarm bath would just suck, lol.. I stick to the hot showers.

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Nov 20th, 2009, 08:58 AM	#8
hivechild Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 5,518	Remember that at 19 weeks, there's going to be days when you don't feel much of anything from your little one. He could be all curled up having a sleepy day, or kicking back where you can't feel him. Give your midwife a call if you want to put your mind at ease, but it's likely that everything is perfectly fine!

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Nov 20th, 2009, 09:25 AM	#9
AFC84 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hampshire Posts: 2,324	When I was first pregnant I was reeeally paranoid about this and had really crappy lukewarm baths, but then I was told it's raising your core body temperature significantly that can do the damage....so you can have a fairly warm bath, but it shouldn't be so hot that it reddens your skin or so you can't just hop straight in, those are good indicators

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Nov 20th, 2009, 09:37 AM	#10
deobi Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 350	There was also a swedish study that showed that even in a hot tub by the time your core tempurature is rasied enough to harm the baby, the women would become too uncomfortable and would likely get out on her own anyway. Not saying they are a great idea but the likelyhood of having done harm is slim.

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