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When can I take a bath with sutures?
I had my baby two days ago. With my first born I got the okay to take a bath right away, but I have a ton of sutures this time around, the first time I only had three. Does it make a difference?
I keep thinking that it's constantly moist down there anyways what can sitting in a warm bath hurt?
My mom keeps telling me it's a bad idea.
2 Answers
- CoeebodLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
You can take a bath anytime.
When I had my son I had a second degree tear which was stitched/sutured. When they finished stitiching me they brought me some tea and toast (best tea and toast I have ever eaten), they then asked if I'd like either a bath or a shower to get cleaned up. I opted for a nice bath, and that was on the actual delivery suite at the hospital. I then continued having baths at home as we didn't have a shower.
Just make sure that you don't add anything to the water, such as bubble baths, that might cause an irritation - I was told not to add anything at all as plain old hot/warm water is fine on it's own.
Happy bathing!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
They actually recommend you bath when you get home from hospital, it helps heal you quicker. Just don't add any soaps because that will cause irritation. My dr said having a epsom salt bath is the best thing, I just had normal baths though and I healed within a week. Oh and my dr said to bath as many times as you can in the warm water during the day, I was bathing 2-3 times a day and I had 20 stitches.
