Question about waters

[First Baby White]

Can you have a bath or shower after your waters break, just dont like the idea of going into hospital after my waters break without having a wash ha ha

 

[miffy]

Bath is not recommended due to the risk of infection, but I've been told a shower is fine. I asked my MW the same question as last time my waters didn't break til I was 8cm, so I'd been in and out of the birthing pool by then anyway. Want to be prepared this time if they break at home!

 

[abcd1234]

Exactly what Miffy said!

I've heard the same thing tbh, obviously the same applies to swimming pools but showers are fine.

Not sure if id bath after waters had broken I might do in my own house where i know bath is clean and prob not use bubble bath, depends how i feel though, if Tally is planning on making her appearence soon after they go i dont think itd make much difference, would it?

 

[Bagpuss17]

I'd not heard that.

My waters broke early with my first so I was confined to hospital so only had showers.

 

[charlie84]

My waters broke first at home and when i rung the hospital the midwife advised me to take some paracetamol and a bath to help with any pain, so maybe a bath is fine i am not sure I had a shower as my waters kept leaking and i didnt fancy sitting in a bath with all that still gushing out

 

[daftscotslass]

When my waters went I was told a bath at home is absolutely fine and was actually recommended to do so. I had a bath - I was fine and Becky was fine. I was told it was just at hospital you weren't allowed a bath because although they're cleaned there is still a higher risk of infection. There weren't any baths in the hospital rooms I was in anyway!

Seems to be different for different places though, typically.

 

[debecca]

When I phoned the midwife unit after my waters had broken, they said I could have either a bath or a shower. I think it's dangerous for you to have a bath after many hours though... ??

To be honest there's no point cleaning up anyway as you'll only carry on leaking

 

[JoAnn&Aimee]

My midwife at the ParentCraft classes has said that they don't reccommend a bath after the waters have broken as it may cause infection but that a shower is perfectly fine.

 

[abcd1234]

I'm glad a lot of you have siad you were told it was ok to have a bath, i was almost expecting a flurry of "how could you be so irresponsible planning to take a bath after they're broken posts lol"

I plan on avoiding the hospital baths anyway

 

[daftscotslass]

To be honest if your waters go a good while before you go into labour as mine did, they're worried about infection regardless of whether or not you have a bath and you're given IV antibiotics as a precautionary measure. I keep my bath at home clean and I'm sure it's cleaner than a lot of hospital birth pools so it's not something I would worry about.