Why is hot water bad for baby? I'm confused. A scalding hot bath is the only thing that helps my body aches. I just lay…

not really bad for baby just if,your water breaks you want know

I'm only 24 weeks so I'm not even close to that yet. but I keep seeing these posts saying "don't use hot water"

It raises your body temperature.

and why is that of concern? im just confused on how that hurts the baby. @boogersbugsanddirt

when your body temperature rises so does the baby's temperature and for something that's itty-bitty that can be harmful

oh alright. gotcha!

you basically boil the baby. raised body temp can lead to birth defects

oh wow. i had no idea. my doctor never mentioned this. He asked me what I did for body aches and I told him, I run a tub of hot water and just soak. no one ever said dont.

my doctor say they're more concerned if you're sitting in a hot tub for hours because that raises your body heat fast and keeps it up. you can take a bath and be okay. as long as it's not as hot as hot tub water and you're not sitting in it for hours on end. you should be okay, that's what my doctor said.

yeah I run hot hot water. but I'm only in the tub for maybe 15 minutes @armywife14

That's how I relieve my back pain as well. You know your body, just watch for signs of stress. @mrsgeorge

Anything that raises your core temperature raises baby's temp and that's dangerous

i asked my doctor that an he told me we control the babys temp, so if we take a hot hot bath, were basically boiling the baby and can misscarry

idk why my doctor hasn't said anything