Do pregnant women in their fifth month need to take a bath frequently?

When pregnant for five months, the pregnant woman's abdomen has obviously enlarged, and there will be certain fetal movements. When taking a bath, people are afraid that the fetus will be stimulated. Therefore, most people will not clean the abdomen carefully when taking a bath, and then find that the dirt in the abdomen increases. So do pregnant women in five months need to take a bath frequently? Pregnant women should pay attention to cleanliness and hygiene from pregnancy to delivery, and take a bath frequently. In summer, they can take a bath every day, and in winter, they can take a bath every two to three days.

After a woman becomes pregnant, many special physiological changes occur in her body, such as active secretion of sweat glands and sebaceous glands, which causes easy sweating and increased secretion of sweat and oil on the head. If she does not wash her hair or take a bath regularly, the dirt on the skin and head can affect the excretion function of the pores, which can easily lead to infection and itching or other skin diseases. Therefore, pregnant women should wash their hair and take a bath frequently, change clothes frequently, keep themselves clean and hygienic, prevent infection, and reduce skin diseases. Washing your hair frequently can also keep your hair soft, shiny, beautiful and comfortable, which is beneficial to the physical and mental health of pregnant women.

To take bath sit in the bath, it is not good for women to take bath sit in the bath. They should not take bath sit in the bath during pregnancy, especially when she is in the late pregnancy, to prevent premature birth. This is because: Under normal circumstances, the female vagina maintains a certain acidity to prevent the growth of bacteria. This physiological phenomenon is closely related to estrogen and progesterone secreted by the ovaries. Women in pregnancy, especially in the third trimester, the placenta villus produce a lot of estrogen and progesterone, and the amount of progesterone is greater than estrogen. Therefore, at this stage, the shedding of vaginal epithelial cells is greater than the proliferation, which will reduce the amount of lactic acid in the vagina, thereby reducing its killing power against foreign pathogens. If you take a sitz bath, the dirty water after the bath may enter the vagina, and the vagina's disease resistance will be weakened, which can easily cause cervicitis, adnexitis, or even intrauterine or vulvar infection, leading to premature birth. Therefore, pregnant women should not take a sitz bath, let alone take a bath in a public bath.

In the early stages of pregnancy, that is, the first 3 months, the room temperature should not be too high when pregnant women take a bath. The temperature should be such that the skin does not feel cold, and the water temperature should be between 27 and 37 degrees Celsius. The water temperature should be warm, similar to or slightly higher than body temperature. Generally speaking, the water temperature should be below 38 degrees. Because if the water temperature or room temperature is too high, it is likely that the fetus will develop poorly due to lack of oxygen. In the later stages of pregnancy, you should avoid taking very hot baths, and the bathing time should not be too long. Otherwise, it is easy to suffer from hypoxia and suffocation, and it may also cause fetal intrauterine hypoxia, and in severe cases, even fetal stillbirth. Some women combine hot and cold water when showering for skin care. This method can easily affect the uterus and fetus during pregnancy, so pregnant women should not use this showering method.

Time: 15 to 20 minutes is best

In addition, pregnant women should not take too long to bathe. Pregnant women are prone to symptoms such as dizziness, blurred vision, fatigue, and chest tightness when taking a shower. This is because the air in the bathroom gradually decreases, the temperature is high, and the oxygen supply is relatively insufficient. In addition, the stimulation of hot water can cause the capillaries on the surface of the body to dilate, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the pregnant woman's brain. At the same time, the fetus will suffer from hypoxia and accelerated fetal heart rate, and in severe cases, the development of the fetal nervous system may be adversely affected. Therefore, it is recommended that pregnant women should limit their bathing time to about 10 to 20 minutes.

Frequency: preferably once a day

The frequency of bathing should be determined according to personal habits and seasons. Generally speaking, it should be at least once every three or four days. If conditions permit, it is best to bathe once a day. In hot summer, you can bathe twice a day. If you cannot bathe every day, try to wipe your body and wash your vulva with warm water every day. Because expectant mothers have a heavier physical burden, their metabolism gradually increases, and their sweat glands and sebaceous glands secrete more than ordinary people. If they sweat, or if more metabolic cells fall off, the sebaceous glands will also secrete more.

Through the explanation in the article, we know the answer to the question of whether a five-month pregnant woman needs to take a bath frequently. At the same time, we also know some precautions when taking a bath. In fact, the abdomen can be cleaned carefully, as long as you pay attention to the water temperature. Safety is very important when taking a bath. Many people’s home tiles are non-slip, but if you don’t pay attention to safety, you will slip. Therefore, you should wear non-slip shoes in the bathroom, and pay more attention to the air inside to prevent high temperature from causing indoor hypoxia.