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Is a Birth Ball the Same as an Exercise Ball?  

post #1 of 14
1/16/07 at 6:14pm
Thread Starter 
The title pretty much sums it up!
post #2 of 14
1/16/07 at 6:24pm
As far as I know, yes.
post #3 of 14
1/16/07 at 6:30pm
Yes and you can get them really cheap at Target. They are great for pregnancy, labor and exercising afterwards

Keri
post #4 of 14
1/16/07 at 6:56pm
I got a cheap one at Wal-Mart--not the cheapest ($10), because I was afraid it would break--but the still-cheap "premium" one (about $17). Can't beat that price!

I was actually shocked that the hospital doesn't have them...but I probably shouldn't have been. The nurse giving us the tour also had never heard of a squat bar. *sigh*
post #5 of 14
1/16/07 at 10:43pm
Yes, but I'm a loser because I don't like it for exercise, and I didn't like it for labor either! I think I'm just too clumsy.
post #6 of 14
1/16/07 at 10:49pm
yep, same thing. Mine has never been used for exercise.... just baby having
post #7 of 14
1/17/07 at 1:00am
Yes. Mine was never used for exercising either, but I did use it to bounce my baby on after the birth.
post #8 of 14
1/17/07 at 1:35am
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Originally Posted by Belle View Post
Yes. Mine was never used for exercising either, but I did use it to bounce my baby on after the birth.
Dh used to bounce ds2 on it all the time!
post #9 of 14
1/17/07 at 1:38am
Mine becomes my desk chair. I adore it for labor. I had one for several years it finally died. I just bought a new one at Costco (in the book section) $14.99 it came with a Pilates dvd and book (maybe I'll feel like excercising some day )
post #10 of 14
1/17/07 at 3:29am
Yes, except birth balls are almost exclusively the no-burst kind, and exercise balls also come in the cheaper (but not burst-resistant) variety.

But yea. Birth ball = exercise ball = trendy office chair (= awsome baby soother ) It's all the same thing.
post #11 of 14
1/17/07 at 11:58am
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Originally Posted by Arwyn View Post
Birth ball = exercise ball = trendy office chair (= awsome baby soother ) It's all the same thing.
= super fun toy for toddler!

g.
post #12 of 14
1/17/07 at 2:03pm
Thread Starter 
Awesome, thanks. I want to buy 2 so I can have one at my work and keep it there. I have a job where I am supposed to stand in a circle of people working out and motivate them, gossip with them, make sure they're doing everything correctly, etc and I can't exactly bring out a desk chair and sit while they're working out but I can do the exercise/birth ball.
post #13 of 14
1/17/07 at 4:16pm
I spent 3 nights sleeping/laboring on an exercise (birth) ball during my labor, and then have bounced my DD to sleep since then! We also use it as a desk chair too. Good luck!
post #14 of 14
1/25/07 at 8:06pm
I used mine all during pregnancy to sit on while DH and I watched TV (instead of the couch) so I could lean slightly forward and help baby stay anterior. I never did use it in labor but took it to the hospital... the hospital only had two for the whole L&D and I didn't want to not be able to use one. Well, DD was born 3 hours after we left for the hospital so I didn't use it there either. :P

But in pregnancy it was awesome and I'll definitely use it again then.
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