Hay flowers sitz baths are recommended by midwives, especially in the days before birth, to loosen the pelvic floor. Learn more about the effect of hay flowers and how the sitz baths are prepared.
Hay flowers are flowers of various grasses that grow in meadows and form the hay after pruning. Hay flowers have been used as medicinal plants for thousands of years because of their multiple effects on a wide variety of ailments. They are known for their circulation-promoting, muscle-relaxing effect.
From the 38th week you can make steam baths with hay flowers once a week. The closer your due date gets, the more often you can repeat it. Shortly before the due date, you can safely refer to it daily. Especially when your contractions begin, steam seat baths with hay flowers are recommended, as they make the pelvic floor soft and flexible again shortly beforebirth.
Hay flower sitz baths are particularly suitable for first-time mothers, as their pelvic floor is still particularly strong. In multiple mothers, this tissue is already softer and more flexible due to the previous births. The sitting steam baths with hay flowers are also recommended for the multiple mother, if anepisiotomywas necessary during the births.
For the steam seat bath with hay flowers, take a pot into which you pour boiling water. In this water you can put a handful of hay flowers. The easiest way to put the pot in a bidet or toilet and after a short cooling phase sit over the pot for about 10 minutes. But be careful not to touch it directly, because you could scald yourself.
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