Bath and pregnancy

Visiting a bath is an old Russian pastime, which does not lose its relevance today. Well, who among us does not like to sweat in a hot steam room, to improve his body, and just have a good time? And how many various procedures have already come up for effective weight reduction with the use of a bath! It is not surprising that it is women who often go to a bath or a sauna in order to improve and improve the properties of the body and body. But is it possible to visit such a wonderful institution before and during pregnancy?

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Bath during pregnancy planning

Any woman knows that during the gestation of a child from a bath is better to refuse. But can such a procedure affect the planning of the child and the desire to become pregnant?

An unequivocal answer to this question can not even be given by doctors. The opinions of specialists on this topic have drastically diverged. Part of the doctors is sure that visiting the bath will not only be harmless, but also useful for planning the pregnancy of the future mother, relying on the facts of cleansing the body of toxins and harmful substances in the process of visiting the steam room. Others, are inclined to deny the use of baths when planning a baby, because high temperatures can lead to violations in the body of a woman, and conceiving a child will be quite difficult.

Well, of course, if a woman has some acute illnesses, then visits to the bath when planning pregnancy are strictly prohibited. Such diseases include epilepsy, oncological diseases, heart diseases, hypertension, bronchial asthma and infectious diseases accompanied by fever.

To visit the bath, you should be careful about future dads. Frequent visits to the steam room can significantly worsen the sperm state, and then the problem with the conception of the child will be on the male conscience. For male testes, the temperature remains at 35 degrees, and any increase will have its consequences, in particular, the activity of spermatozoa may decrease, and the "boiled" spermatozoa can not fertilize the egg.

Happen in gynecological practice, and cases where a bath can be the only salvation for the successful conception of a child. This applies to diseases of the female ovaries, uterus or with menopause. In case of such violations, a visit to a bath can be prescribed as a treatment, but then it should not be abused.

In any case, visiting a bath during pregnancy planning should take place only after consultation with the attending physician. And then you definitely will not have any problems with the conception of the baby.

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Visiting a bath during pregnancy

If the question is about visiting a bath directly during the bearing of the child, then the answer will not be so categorical. Of course, in the early stages of pregnancy, a visit to the bathhouse will be prohibited, since high temperatures in the steam room can contribute to incorrect formation of the placenta and, as a consequence, pathologies and disorders in the development of the baby. If a woman has a threat of breakdown or other difficulties with bearing a child, then the bath will also be contraindicated, since in such a situation such procedures can only complicate the symptoms and lead to a miscarriage.

It is safer to visit a sauna or bathhouse from the 2nd month of pregnancy. If the future mother is completely healthy, and pregnancy is normal, then such procedures can on the contrary become her additional preparation for childbirth. We all know that almost all women suffer from varicose veins and significant blood loss during childbirth, and the bath, like nothing else, will help strengthen the circulatory system of the body and increase the elasticity of the ligaments. Plus, the bath will help to avoid stretch marks, characteristic for the process of bearing a child. Therefore, a bath in late pregnancy in moderate amounts will not only be harmless, but even on the contrary - it will bring significant benefits to mother and her future baby.

Recommendations for visiting a bath during pregnancy

In order to visit a bath during pregnancy had a positive effect, one should follow simple recommendations. 

• The use of essential oils in the steam room will help clear the lungs and provide oxygen to the future, both the expectant mother and the baby. Also, such a procedure will serve as a good preventive measure against colds. 
• The temperature in the steam room should not be more than 95 degrees, and it should not be more than 7 minutes. These are the optimal conditions under which a bath will have a therapeutic effect on the body of a pregnant woman. 
• In between the visits to the bath, drink herbal tea - it will improve metabolism and purify the body of toxins and harmful substances. 
• Do not use a broom during pregnancy. For a woman's body, a simple warm-up will be enough in the situation.

Following such rules and adhering to the advice and recommendations of the attending physician, you can easily visit the bath during pregnancy and keep your body healthy and ready for delivery.