No, unfortunately your TENS machine cannot get wet so it cannot be used with water.
๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐โ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ง๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ต ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป:
โข If you want to use the shower in early labour, you can take the TENS off and put it back on after once you are completely dry โ though we are also told people often do not do that twice because they find the TENS so helpful.
โข If you want to have a waterbirth, you can use your TENS machines until transition (or whenever you feel the need to switch) and then you can hop in the pool for the later stages
โข If you are weighing up your choices, you can have the TENS there set up and ready to go and use it for if you feel like the water isnโt offering the relief youโd hoped
It is important to remember though that the TENS machine isnโt water resistant so if you are using water at any point youโll need to ensure you are completely dry before operating it again. Placing the electrodes on wet skin can also reduce the adhesiveness which is something to consider when reapplying the pads.
๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ:
๐๐ช๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ด ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข๐ด ๐ธ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ช๐ณ๐ต๐ฉ?
