Need help quickly re how to heat a birthing pool

karla1 · Mar 30th, 2012, 13:29 PM

hello ladies

well i am planning a home water birth (already have the pool and MW is happy with everything) problem is my boiler has broken and now although i have heating i have NO HOT WATER and boiling pans and kettles would take hours to fill the pool (i am guessing) so is there any heaters out there i can buy or hire that will allow me to heat the pool if i filled it with cold water

or

has anyone filled a birthpool in a box using pans and kettles and if so how long did it take?

i am really panicking about it now as i have been having contraction on and off for the past 2 days so think its close and we dont get paid until 20th april so can get the boiler fixed until then

jasminejo24 · Mar 30th, 2012, 14:54 PM

dont forget it should be body temp not boiling so if you used pans and your kettle then you would still hae to add a fair ammount of cold water too. prehepse your next door neighbour would be kind enough to let you fill some bottles with there hot water?

Mar 30th, 2012, 13:29 PM	#1
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