Homebirth

Hello ladies,

I am planning to have my second child at a birth center.  One of the birth centers in our area does have a birthing pool available while the other does not.  The second center will allow us to rent a pool and bring it.  Any suggestions on birth pool rental sites?  My other concern is that the birth center without the pool might not have a lot of experience using a birth pool.  The centers are about 20 minutes apart with the one with the pool the furtherst from our home.  Thanks for any feedback!

Make a pregnancy ticker

Hi there, Becky. Welcome to the board! I dug out some threads that we have had going about birth pools for you to look through. I hope it is helpful. Also, we have heard a lot of good things on the board about the aquadoula birth tub.

http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-pphomebirth&msg=12778.1&ctx=128

(birth photos in this link) http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-pphomebirth&msg=12538.1&x=y

http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-pphomebirth&msg=11626.1&x=y

http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-pphomebirth/?msg=11447.1

http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-pphomebirth/?msg=11239.7

Hi Becky,

I'm renting a pool from my MW and it is a lot cheaper than if I was to rent it on my own. I believe we are getting the La Bassine Professional size for $75.

See if a MW in your area will rent it to you or maybe even check Craigslist if someone has one you can buy (and make sure it was cleaned thoroughly of course!)

GL!

Thanks Joelle for my awesome siggy!