Fish pool too small???

[haren.13]

This pool seems way smaller than I expected...I guess I was thinking the *internal* diameter was 60" (oops ) but it's only 40". Am I really going to be able to be comfy in this??? I'm 36 weeks and am blowing it up now. I can rent the aquadoula from my midwife, but I really didn't want to pay so much. Did anyone have trouble with the fish pool being too small? I'm 5'7" but have a pretty long torso, so my legs aren't super long or anything.

Does anyone have pics of them using this pool so I can get a better feel for what it looks like in actual labor? I'm not sure how I'll want to be positioned, but I am pretty sure for my first labor I was at least partially reclined in the tub and I don't want my legs to be all scrunched!

[cathicog]

I've assisted at several births where the moms used the fishy pool and it worked just fine. Depth is more important most of the time, so the water can cover the mom's belly and support her. I have even done births with Rubbermaid water troughs! Depends on how much space you have. One birth was in an apt in a foreign country...