Kiddie pool for waterbirth??

[AppleOrangePear]

Of course it would be much cheaper to purchase a rather large kiddie pool however i notice many sites do not recommend them (of course they are selling birth pools)

How many of you had a great outcome using a kiddie pool for a waterbirth?

michele

[teachinmaof3]

Loved it!

[Ellie'sMom]

It was awesome! Do a search for "Little Fishy Pool" in this forum and you'll find some threads.

[Blue Dragonfly]

My midwife uses one. She used to supply it, but it takes a lot of effort to disinfect it between births, so now she has her clients buy thier own.

It was great with my first birth!

[StacyL]

Just delivered on 5/31 with the little pool - a ten pounder, no less! It worked great.

http://www.qualityinflatables.com/58480.html

One of these (aquarium drain & fill kit) really makes it easy to to fill from and drain it right into your sink. Get them at Petsmart.

http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewIt...product=PY1263

[alegna]

We used the big fishy pool. Loved it. Worked great. Not a single problem with it.

-Angela

[Emmeline II]

I bought this one for my (imminent) birth:
http://www.qualityinflatables.com/56493.html

and bought accessories here:

http://yourwaterbirth.com/accessories.shtml

Actually I only bought the sink adaptor and the hose. I found a net, thermometer, Y hose adaptor (yea! to having hb in the summer), and plastic at Walmart; Walmart also has air pumps but we already have one.

I did a lot of searching and could not find a local rental, but found that this pool is a popular alternative to the aquadoula; most of my mw's patients use inflatable pools as opposed to renting.

[tgb]

Other questions about them. Do you just fill it with hot water? How long does it stay warm?

[coco4cloth]

I used this one http://www.qualityinflatables.com/56493.html It worked great. I was in and out of it for four hours and we only added a little bit of hot water once. It really held the heat nicely. We filled it out half way with warm water then added the hot water. Don't do hot water first, it will melt the plastic.

[JunipersMom]

I've used them for many births and they work just great.. also check out this site for ones..
http://www.birthwithsol.com/birthingpool.html

[AmyAngel]

I wonder if quality inflatables realizes that many of their pools are being used for birthing? Too bad they don't have a place for reviews like Amazon does...

[WinterBaby]

I rented a pool, but I totally would have gone inflatable kiddie pool if I hadn't been possessing a water loving large dog and a curious, clawed cat, LOL. Hard sides seemed in order, but otherwise - seems like something inflatable might have been more comfy!

[midwifetx]

I've used both inflatable and hardsided. I liked the hard sided one better if only for the fact that no one had to bail and boil to keep it hot.

It's not hard to do, though. The fishie pool is comfortable.

[StacyL]

Originally Posted by tgb

Other questions about them. Do you just fill it with hot water? How long does it stay warm?

Inflate your pool, turn up your water heater about a week or two before your due date, and do a test run; then drain it and keep the pool inflated until labor day. You fill it about 1/3 full of cold water first, and then turn it on to hot until it fills the rest of the way. Temp should be about 99-100 degrees - get a floating aquarium thermometer for $1.99. If you do this early in your labor and cover it with a tarp or fabric backed vinyl tablecloth until you are ready to get in, it will stay nice and warm. During my "test run" before the birth, I filled my pool (took 30 min.) and it stayed warm covered overnight. I did this just to see how long it would last. Twelve hours later the temp was 90 degrees! It really retained the heat well. The other good thing about having the drain & fill attachment I linked to is that you can drain a bit of water off and add more hot if you need to without having to boil any pots on the stove.

[Seie]

I used the inflatable "fishy pool" and it worked great. We plan on using it again next time around! Dont see why I should invest in very expensive birthing pools when my kiddie-pool gets the same job done just as well. It is nice and soft. The sides are nice and firm yet soft when inflated properly. It is deep anough to cover the entire belly and because it is not as large in circumference it only holds around 700 litres as opposed to many of the birthing pools that hold much more and take much longer to fill up.

I used this one: The Fishy Pool - and it even comes in a larger size too: Bigger Fishy Pool

[LizaBear]

I used a fishy pool last time, and am getting a smiliar one from Sears this time around.

I did push it up against our couch for added support (I laboured on hands & knees - leaning my arms on the couch, my abdomen and bottom in the water).