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To think the hot tub is no different from the bath, safety wise? (Pregnancy)

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hottubpreg · 26/04/2024 16:04

We are having a weekend away and there is a hot tub. 100% trust the owners, they’re family friends and meticulously clean their hot tubs x3 a day including while guests stay.

You can set the temp anywhere from 35-40.

AIBU to think, that with the bubbles off, at a temp of 36-37, it’s no more dangerous than having a bath? As for the chlorine swimming pools also have that and are communal so same risk as going swimming germs wise, surely?

I’m nearly 11 weeks pregnant and would do anything and everything to keep baby safe but at the same time want to take a common sense approach instead of being scared of everything. I intend to have a bath tonight anyway as they have a lovely roll top bath, that would probably be hotter than the hot tub.

Would it be dangerous to use the hot tub at a lower setting?

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AppleKatie · 26/04/2024 16:07

I think they are both equally not advisable I’m afraid. It’s about not raising your core temp. So by all means go in the hot tub or have a bath but don’t have either hot enough to risk overheating (which for me when pregnant made both the hot tub and the bath entirely unappealing 😂)