Birthing in A Birth Pool Can Be Soothing and Calming
Posted by Jenna on 22nd Jun 2024
We had such a lovely experience with the water birth of our second son. With quite a short labour this time around (just under 4hrs), it was quite intense! Once we realised how quickly things were progressing, my husband raced to fill the birth pool and it was such a beautiful sensation to be able to clamber in and calmly birth our baby under the comforting warm water just like we'd hoped, right in the nick of time. Despite our son being quite a bit larger than our first baby, the warm water combined with little panting breaths prevented tearing, even though he was coming down very quickly. My husband was able to support me at the pool-side and the euphoria of relaxing back and cuddling our new baby together then & there was one of the best moments of our lives. Big thanks to Mirjana at Birthmother, hiring & using the pool was incredibly straightforward and we really appreciate such a fantastic service being available here in SA.