Water birth: Keeping water heated?
ByFor those who had a home water birth, how did you keep the water at a comfortable temp for you?
Hubby and I are looking into our pool options and our midwife’s assistant rents out heated birth pools. She rents out this pool:
http://www.waterbirthstore.org/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2
She rents out the pool, as well as the kit that includes everything from the pump to the liner to the floating duck thermometer. The cost is $250. It seems like a good pool, and being a heated pool is good, but we are wanting to explore all our options when it comes to the pools. Having the temp right is important for me, so that is why I am drawn to the heated pool.
How did you keep your water heated?
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2 Comments
May 17th, 2010 at 1:27 am
We’re probably going to be stuck supplementing with hot water as needed to keep the temperature up. Honestly I’d say the heated pool is $250 well spent.
May 17th, 2010 at 1:28 am
I was surprised how little I needed heat added to the tub when I was laboring in it. I usually like a warm tub, but in labor I was putting out enough heat myself that I didn’t need it warmer than tepid.