Water Births??

[Baja28]

Originally Posted by tc_girl

I was wondering if anyone out there has had any experience with water births? I am expecting my first baby in May and was looking into it at St. Mary's because I saw that they offer it but wanted to see if others have done this and if so what your thoughts were on it. I have done a little research on it but I was really hoping to hear from someone who has had one or if you know someone who did it!

It's ok. Fish do it all the time.

[Baja28]

Originally Posted by Geek

He is fine, I think, until he hits the air. He has been underwater for the first 9 months.

[Cowgirl]

Originally Posted by Geek

He is fine, I think, until he hits the air. He has been underwater for the first 9 months.

Until the umbilical cord is pinched or severed. That's why baby animals (I've delivered plenty of calves, lambs, etc) sometimes aspirate fluid if they're breech, because the cord gets pinched or severed before their head is out of the birth canal. It only makes sense to me that this would be the case if the infant's cord gets pinched if he/she's underwater.

I've never seen an animal in nature go into a river to deliver.

[LusbyMom (Premo)]

Originally Posted by tc_girl

I was wondering if anyone out there has had any experience with water births? I am expecting my first baby in May and was looking into it at St. Mary's because I saw that they offer it but wanted to see if others have done this and if so what your thoughts were on it. I have done a little research on it but I was really hoping to hear from someone who has had one or if you know someone who did it!

My friend did this with her 5th child. She LOVED it. She was able to pull the baby out herself and said it was the most amazing experience ever and wished she had done it with the others.

[Chainsaw Slayer]

I saw a water birth on the discovery channel. It was absolutly discusting to watch.

[StrawberryGal]

Originally Posted by Chainsaw Slayer

I saw a water birth on the discovery channel. It was absolutly discusting to watch.

What's that word?








Do you mean "disgusting"?

[MDTerps]

Originally Posted by tc_girl

With a doctor. I saw that St. Mary's Hospital has one room that is available for water birth use so I was interested in knowing about it. I will have to ask my OB at my next appointment what she thinks of them.

This was offered to me when I got to the hospital. But due to complications I wasn't able to have a water birth. Too bad I'm not having any more or I would op for it.

[sunflower]

Originally Posted by Chainsaw Slayer

I saw a water birth on the discovery channel. It was absolutly discusting to watch.

Nothing disgusting about childbirth...

[D1VA]

Originally Posted by sunflower

Nothing disgusting about childbirth...

[Sonsie]

Originally Posted by sunflower

Nothing disgusting about childbirth...

Well after having 2 kids I can certainly say there is nothing pretty about it either. All the blood, fluids, poop, sweat, and tears... The end result was beautiful but the process was anything but. I can't look back at 27 hours of labor with my first without a shudder of horror. My 2nd was fast, too fast for an epidural darn it, but violent and horribly painful. I remember being shocked when it was over seeing the linens and floor, it looked like a mass murder had taken place. To the unprepared or the squeamish it could indeed look damn disgusting.