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IUD insertion - taking a bath afterwards?

I had an IUD inserted this afternoon. It was really painful and I've been having a lot of cramping since. I know this is normal, the uterus just has to adjust to having a foreign object placed in it.

When I got home I was having terrible cramps despite taking midol and IBprofin, so I decided to take a hot bath. It helped a lot, but I was thinking about this afterwards and wondering since my cervix was opened a bit today whether the bath water could get into the uterus and cause an infection. I researched online about this and found a couple places that said you shouldn't do this for 24 hours after having it inserted. The doctor didn't say anything about this. I didn't put anything bubbles or anything into the water and I cleaned the tub with disinfectant first. Is this awful? Should I be really concerned?

I've never had a baby.

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    I don't think you have anything to worry about but if you have any concerns about your health it's always best to give your doctor a call :)

    I had an IUD inserted last fall, and I don't recall them saying not to take a bath or in any way not go about life as usual right away. But I don't take tub baths very often. And I was pretty miserable after the insertion, so I just went home and crawled into bed with a hot water bottle on my belly (and woke up with a cold chihuahua curled up on my hot water bottle!)

    By the way, the Thermacare heat wraps that they make for lower backs were great for cramping those first few days- unlike the ones they market for menstrual cramps, they don't need to be stuck to your underwear, they're on a velcro kind of wrap that you can wrap around your belly. Wonderful for cramps.

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    Hi...I have never had an IUD inserted but I do think that you should be fine since the bath had no bubble bath-type products that could casue irritation. But if you are concerned I would call the MD in the AM. Good luck :balloons:

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