Anyone use this tub?

[p1gg1e]

http://www.yourwaterbirth.com/labassine.shtml

Just wondering. My MW thinks a tub rental is silly for me scince my first labor was so fast (in the hosp.). She said buying would be cheaper..... any other tub rec.?

[huggerwocky]

It is very similar to mine which is this one

http://www.shipstore.com/SS/HTML/SEV/SEVSP60E.html

This one is a little cheaper though, it is sturdier than most other pools because of the vertical support.

[mammalmama]

I gave birth in a rubbermaid stock tank (you know, for watering horses and cows?) that cost about 150-200.00. It was GREAT. My first labor was about 4 hours, my second was 12, so, who knows! Renting may or may not be practical for you. I have a friend who bought an aquadoula and now rents it out, which made it pay for itself in about 6 months. Just an idea.

[pamamidwife]

I have that one to loan out to clients.

I will say the cheaper fishy pools are just as good. And if your birth happens so fast that you don't use it, you're not out mega money.

[angington]

Originally Posted by huggerwocky

It is very similar to mine which is this one

http://www.shipstore.com/SS/HTML/SEV/SEVSP60E.html

This one is a little cheaper though, it is sturdier than most other pools because of the vertical support.

I used that one too. I borrowed it from my MW. It was very comfortable and filled up in about 15 min.

[stellimamo]

I just atteneded a birth where that tub was used and it was really great. The walls were sturdy enough and the tub was deep enough and a great size. It was big enough to move around in but not so big that the laboring mama was hard to reach.

[p1gg1e]

Thanks Everyone I think we are going to go with the inflatable pool you all have indorsed I would do the rubbermaid thing but it would cost just as much as my doula rental ( $150 ). I think having a padded floor will be nice also. I tried so hard with my DD but I could not get a good push in the birth tub at the hosp. I'm also 5'11" so the tub they had was for a woman and I'm as big as a man

My butt got really sore in the birth tub also.padding sounds nice. I'm thinking of putting a non skid bathmat in the birth tub this time so I dont slip around... What do you think?