Is it ok to have a bath?

[Pandora]

Hi Karina.

I had sitz baths 1-2 times a day from the time I got home from hospital - so not a proper bath but a salt water bath at home, only a few inches deep.

I was told not for longer than 15 mins at a time, however I had stitches and that was why I had to get out earlier - so they didn't disolve early.

My totally uneducated opinion would be that you'd be at far less risk of infection at home than in a public pool/beach etc.

Can you phone the birth centre/hospital or your GP to ask?