bein 26 weeks, im thinking of water birth for my 1st child!any one find it easier compared to normal?
2006-12-19 06:20:09 · 10 answers · asked by .:. PwinCes$.:. 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
No - once you're in the water, it's a huge effort to get out again, not to mention that you're sitting in the amniotic water and bits of yuk stuff!!
No way, I'd never want a water birth!
2006-12-19 06:27:28 · answer #1 · answered by RM 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Many women do find that it's very relaxing and they don't need any other pain relief. Others, however, don't find it gives quite the pain relief they'd hoped, or they decide when the time comes that they want to be on dry land after all, so it's always good to keep something of an open mind and have a back-up plan.
When people talk about waterbirth, they might mean one of two things - using warm water as pain relief in labour, but then delivering the baby out of the water; actually giving birth in the water.
Using water as pain relief has gained in popularity in recent decades. Many maternity units now have permanantly plumbed in birthing pools, and you can hire portable ones from various different companies to use at home.
The advantages of labouring in water are that many women find they need less drugs for pain relief, and they may be more relaxed from being in their own private space of warm water, which can help labour along.
Many midwives advocate the use of warm water, whether in a birthing pool or a good old fahsioned bath, for pain relief as long as there are no complications which require continous monitoring of the baby's or mother's well-being. However, some midwives or hospital trusts will be reluctant to allow women to actually give birth in water, so if you're considering waterbirth you would need to check out the availability in your area.
Here are some good web resources on water for labour and delivery:
http://www.babyworld.co.uk/information/b...
http://www.waterbirth.co.uk/
http://www.aims.org.uk/choosewater.htm...
http://www.sheilakitzinger.com/waterbirt...
or look out for books by Janet Balaskas or Michel Odent.
2006-12-19 06:36:35 · answer #2 · answered by purplepadma 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had no birth plan and did things spontaneously. I did not give birth in the water but laboured in the water for a long time, both in my bath at home and then later on in hospital. I found it soothing and relaxing and would do it again. I only needed a pethidine injection many hours later after I came out of the water. In fact, the water in the bath was not yucky like somebody suggested, although we are all different I suppose. I would recommend it, at least during labouring. I was reluctant to actually give birth in the water though, although I know as long as the baby remains in the water, all would be ok.
2006-12-19 06:59:42 · answer #3 · answered by ribena 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes Yes Yes! Have a water birth it was great. I was in 39 minutes with my first child who was 9 Ib 12 born. It was so good for pain relief i also had gas and air which also helped. It was good as i didn't tear at all.
Can't wait to have another one. COULDN'T bear thinking about having a natural birth on the bed.
2006-12-21 03:58:53 · answer #4 · answered by Chez n Chris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES YES YES!
I had a "land" birth with my first and waterbirths with #2 and #3. It was SOOooooo much easier. When you get in the warm water, you get so relaxed and you can float if the tub is deep enough. It takes away a lot of the discomfort. I highly recommend it. If we had anymore, they would all be home waterbirths!
A tub with a heater keeps the water warm so that you don't get cold. You want the water around 101 to 102 degrees and it should be deep enough to come up to your nipples.
Read the book "Choosing Waterbirth" by Bertram (sp?).
2006-12-19 07:54:30 · answer #5 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have not had a water birth but I am hoping to have one this time round. I think it will be more relaxing, take the weight off me and it reduces the likelyhood of vaginal tearing.
You can only have gas and air if you're in the pool though if you want painkillers or anything you have to get out.
2006-12-19 06:31:13 · answer #6 · answered by cigaro19 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The water is meant to be greater relaxing, which will help ease the discomfort of hard paintings. If hard paintings is stressing a woman out it could make her uncomfortable and then all those rigidity hormones are going to intervene somewhat with the organic potential of hard paintings. choose i'm going to have a water delivery, yet i choose particular care through preeclampsia. the tub is the main relaxing place interior the international to me.
2016-10-15 06:13:18 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my friend tried it and she was in so much pain and the water can't be to warm so she got cold fast, she hated it and told me not to do it. I had a natural birth.
2006-12-19 06:22:14 · answer #8 · answered by b&g4me 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it helps relax you and people say its the best way to give birth
2006-12-21 10:46:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
eww no thats nasty
2006-12-19 06:40:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋