water birth

[tamara19]

I want to do a water birth for my first birth, but i live in an apartment so my bathroom is not suitable for one and i am with military insurance! Is there anywhere in Jacksonville that will do water births? if anyones knows will they please help me! i really really want to do water birth!

[alegna]

Just get a big kiddie pool. That's what we did- worked great.

-Angela

[LianneM]

We also used a kiddie pool. It was wonderful!

[ladybugchild77]

I rented a big birthing tub - I live in an itty bitty student apartment. Dd#2 was born in the lving room! It was awesome - don't let the space issue come into play...seriously my apartment is like the size of a postage stamp and it was fine! Congrats on your pregnancy!

[StacyL]

Tricare covers HB.

Links to two discussions:

http://www.mothering.com/discussions...d.php?t=643896

http://www.mothering.com/discussions...d.php?t=427264


Read the birthing pool resources thread at the top of the forum for info on where to get a pool. It is easy and inexpensive.

Link:
http://www.mothering.com/discussions...d.php?t=589333

[SublimeBirthGirl]

Kiddie pool here too, worked great.

[Gray's Mommy]

I used a kiddie pool also, but didn't birth in it...I loved it for laboring though. I just wasn't close to the pool when it was pushing time & didn't want to walk back to where the pool was: .

[mommymurray2]

do you have to keepp filling the pool with warm water???? i fyou use a kiddie pool?

[alegna]

Originally Posted by mommymurray2

do you have to keepp filling the pool with warm water???? i fyou use a kiddie pool?

I was in the pool for about 12 hours. We added more hot water 3 times.

-Angela

[HarperRose]

My sil used a 22inch deep kiddie pool.

[AmieV]

I only got in the pool to push so it stayed warm enough the hour and a half or so I was in there.

[roadfamily6now]

great advice already! Good Luck!

[sebarnes]

Yep, we used the kiddie pool in an itsy bitsy third story apartment. It worked great!