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sitz bath. love or hate?

laineyjewellaineyjewel member
in August 2015 Moms
Am I the only one who absolutely HATES sitz baths? I can't get comfortable enough on the darn thing to relax!
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  • deviduke412deviduke412 member
    I hate taking the time to do them, but always find them relaxing and relieving.
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  • laineyjewellaineyjewel member
    @deviduke412 how do you manage to get comfortable? It feels like I'm tearing my skin when I sit down and my whole body tenses up and that's the end of that...
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  • deviduke412deviduke412 member
    @laineyjewel Do you have the basin thing to do them on the toilet? I've been told to squeeze your buttcheeks as you sit down. I also sit slightly forward. I usually take the iPad in with me too so that I have something to watch on Netflix.
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  • benmel31benmel31 member
    One nurse recommended it while I was in the hospital. No one else did, so I forgot about it and never tried one.so I have no idea if I would have liked it or not.

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  • laineyjewellaineyjewel member
    @deviduke412 Yeah, I have the basin that sits on the toilet seat. No one at the hospital bothered to teach me how to use it so I'm just stuck here trying to figure it out on my own since it's supposed to promote healing.

    I will try that next time! Hopefully squeezing works. Thanks for the tip!
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  • mrsb30mrsb30 member
    I didn't enjoy it. I like my peri bottle
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  • SashaDenn25SashaDenn25 member
    I think they are annoying bc who has time with a newborn?! But I have done one here and there to help speed along the healing process and get rid of these stitches as soon as they will go away. I add epsom salt in mine to help with healing.
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  • abbybaby19abbybaby19 member
    I never used the basin kind, but you can accomplish pretty much the same thing in your bathtub where its probably a little more comfortable. I would put some epsom salts and some lavender essential oil in a few inches of water and just sit for a while. It helped a lot with pain.
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  • Shine2015Shine2015 member
    I did it once with this one and while it helped it was so uncomfortable to use. I have a strange shape toilet or something because the basin doesn't fit very well. So I just couldn't get comfortable using it.
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  • ckoenig87ckoenig87 member
    laineyjewel said:

    @deviduke412 how do you manage to get comfortable? It feels like I'm tearing my skin when I sit down and my whole body tenses up and that's the end of that...

    Me too! I wiggle around the whole time trying to find a comfortable position then give up on it!
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  • kjanderickakjandericka member
    I didn't use a sitz bath postpartum but I did use one after I had a LEEP procedure. As PP said, try squeezing your butt cheeks together when you initially sit down (to prevent pulling) and leaning forward. I had an episiotomy and 3rd degree tear but luckily my doctor has allowed me to take baths since delivery and I have had no problems sitting in the tub. I know that some people try sitting on kiddie sized inner tubes or donuts in the tub so they don't have to sit on the hard surface (supposedly a rolled up towel works, as well). Good luck, I hope you find something comfortable!
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