Water Birth

[naturlmomma3]

 

     God willing,  I'm going to try water birthing baby #4 .   If all sails nicely,  hubby and I would like to try it unassisted.  

                                    If you birthed this way,  Share your experience.   

            Any Do's / Don'ts ?   Suggestions ?  Likes/Dislikes ?   

[blessedmamaof9]

I love water births....

Let see...I usually buy a kiddy pool at wal-mart for $15.  The walls are hard. 

What I dont like is that I have a tendency to wait too long to fill it :)  Aside from that no dislikes.

I can't think of anything else but I'll answer any questions you may have so ask away.

[naturlmomma3]

 

    Is there a temp. you want to get the water to    (a) so it's comfortable  (b) so it won't be too warm for the baby      ??     

[blessedmamaof9]

Yes..between 95 and 100 anything much higher and you can overheat...did that once!  So body temp. really.

[MarynmomofColby]

 This is the easiest way to share my birth story.  Its long but I would love it if you read it.  I loved my first birth beyond anything I've ever done in my life!  It was awesome!  I have a few more "hands-off" changes that I will be making for this baby but other than that, I wouldn't change anything for the world.  And...There wasn't ANYTHING that could have gotten me out of that pool once I was in!  It was the most wonderful pain management for me! 

http://www.cafemom.com/journals/read/1168921/The_birth_story_of_our_son_Colby

 

 The one thing I will suggest is to make sure that you buy one that is deep enough to cover your whole belly.  The buoyant sensation is so helpful and comfortable.

 

 

[JOKAMAMA]

One thing NOT to do:

Don't decide you want to get in the shower to have hot water run on your back (I wasn't entirely sure I was in labor at this point) before you decide to get in the tub....

I used up all the hot water...

So my husband was filling up coffee and tea pots of hot water to pour in and help warm it up!!! 

But I loved water birth and would do it again for sure!!!