Hi all,
I feel a bit ridiculous posting this but I usually have 3-4 baths a week and am reaaaaally missing them. I stopped having them when I found out I was pregnant after reading that hot baths can cause defects in the baby.
I’m 8 weeks tomorrow so still in the first trimester.
The NHS website says ‘warm’ baths are fine and recommends 35-37 degrees. So I ran a bath last week at what I thought was warm, not hot, and used by bbt thermometer to check. I’m guessing it has a max temp of around 40 degrees as it immediately registered that and then gave up and switched off... so clearly too hot.
I ran the cold tap till it got down to 37 which to me is lukewarm, not warm. I got in but had to get out after 5 mins as I was getting goosebumps and starting to shiver!
So my question is so those of you having baths, are you having them warmer than this or do you have them at the recommended temperature and are just better at sitting in cold water? Lol.
I know if I have the bath a bit hotter I won’t personally overheat (I would never go HOT) but I’m worried about damaging the baby.
Long ramble sorry, any advice appreciated
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LuckyFlash · 28/08/2020 10:25
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