Considering a water birth

Anjkay

Hi everyone,

I am seeing a midwife, who I adore and she is currently having a freestanding birth center built, as in it is not affiliated with a hospital. It will be done well in time for me to deliver there. There will be tubs there, for both labor and birthing.

I'm curious to hear from anyone who has done a water birth before to hear how they liked it. The idea of it is intriguing to me.

aliska

Loved, loved, loved it!!  My friend who was with us said, "it sounded like they gave you drugs" when I went in the tub.  The big tub allowed me to be buoyant and move my (rather large) body around freely.  I was able to easily roc

barnwife

I had a tub available for both births. With J., I wanted nothing to do with it. It sounded like torture.

With A., I couldn't wait to get in. Sadly, it didn't get filled (we plan homebirths) until I was pretty far along. I got in the instant I could

Anjkay

Thanks guys. It seems like its definitely worth trying. I'll have to talk to my midwife about it at my next appointment.

bustdstuff

Do it! The warm water was so fantastic on the muscles. I actually didn't want to get out of the tub the whole time I was at my birth home (aprox. 6 1/2 hours).

EMLarie

Waterbirth is my plan. I actually just found this dress/cover up made with swim-suit material at TJ Maxx. It is long, but I shortened it.

I know a lot of women go naked and I may not care in the end, but I wanted to have something to cove

pinkpinot

I wanted a water birth but ended up giving birth elsewhere however I loved laboring in the warm water, it was awesome. I didn't want to get out!

headgear03

I have had three water births at a free standing birth center and absolutely loved each one !!! I highly recommend them. The waters amazing and very relaxing . They don't call it the midwifes epidural for nothing. I honestly wouldn't have birth any other