Thread: Sauna in Isaan !

A week ago, I was told by my wife, that now she had found a two-seater sauna costing around 20000 baht, and she caught my attention.

Thing is that she is going to give birth in september, and apparently she needs to clean her body afterwards.

I am totally blank about this, and if anybody could fill me in on this, I would be grateful.

That it is a two-seater really scares me.
How long and what is it good for ?

just built a fire under the bed , that's no doubt what her gran had ....................

We were all prepared for this for after our son was born, but had to give it a miss because she eventually had a caesarian. The doctor refused to do a natural delivery, which turned out to be the right decision as he came out at 4.1kg.

Basically, the procedure is that after giving birth, the mother basically lives in the sauna atmosphere for three months (??) to rid her body of the poisons accumulated over the last nine months (and the excess body fat!!)

WE had a little area set up out the back. We bought a couple of braziers and a shitload of charcoal. One good addition was the low-set bamboo bed she was going to rest on. That got a lot of use.

Originally Posted by Mid

just built a fire under the bed , that's no doubt what her gran had ....................

Apart from our gran not sleeping in a bed, I am told that it has something to do with "sweating" out the nasty stuff, before you can rejoin society.
I am not sure that it is just some symbolic thing.
Our obstetrician has told me, that she does the same.

Maybe I could ask her.

Thanks Jo
3 months !
Yes, I have been told, that it has something to do about the body-fat aswell. (Take care body)

You can buy them in Lotus and Big C. We've had one for a year now, and Mrs JYY has never used it.

Is this a Thai thing? Sauna for 3 months after having a baby? Never heard of it.

Thank you all