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The key is to not overheat. So make sure you drink lots of ice cold water, stay well hydrated, and keep your sessions short 5-7 minutes and take cold showers as soon as you get out the sauna. Keep a thermometer with you so that you can be sure that your temperature is below 101.9 degrees F.
There is so much fear floating around about this issue and it really is silly. Use good judgement and DO NOT get comfortable in the sauna for long. It is very theraputic and relaxing and you don't need to stay long.

I used the sauna and steam room almost daily before pregnancy for 20-30 minutes at a time with cold showers and cold drinks of water and sports drink in between and I loved it. Now I am pregnant I go for for 5 mins max and I dink cold water while in the steam room and I monitor my temperature and rinse with cold water for 3-5 mins before going back in again to repeat. I go to the gym about 3 times a week now instead of daily. My OB said to make sure I don't overheat and to drink plenty water with ice that is all. I am now 19 weeks and healthy. You know your body best so talk to your doctor about your condition.
I would stay out of the hot tub though you don't know what is swimming around in there.

It is important to relax during pregnancy. There is nothing wrong with taking a steam bath or sauna AS LONG AS you keep it short so that you don't overheat (getting dizzy, feeling lightheaded or feeling short of breath is a sign that you have been in too long so don't stay too long).

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