Thinking about waterbirth, but would like to know more about what happens.

[sarah1980]

hello ladies i am most likely going to have water birth, can your oh still cut the cord if your in the water? x

Yes, DH did it (but my hospital make you get out the pool after the cord is cut to deliver the placenta) x

Yeah my mw said it would be better to get out of the pool to deliver the placenta as it is not to easy to assess blood loss in the pool.

Sarah xxx

 

[sazibubba]

do you hav to lay down to deliver the placenta? or can you squat? i heard you can do it into a bucket at home?

 

[Pearls18]

do you hav to lay down to deliver the placenta? or can you squat? i heard you can do it into a bucket at home?

Lol no idea I was just laying on the bed, I guess whatever is comfortable? Took me 40 mins though and I def wouldn't have the legs to squat all that time haha.

 

[KerryGold]

I loved my waterbirth.

I had to ask for the pool to be topped up with warm water a couple of times.

The MW had to scoop 3 times.

The pool also got a bunch of blood clots that they didn't scoop. Hubby said it was a gorefest by the end!

He sat by the pool passing me G&A and water and occasionally stroking my head if I got a bit worked up.

I delivered the placenta in the pool about 10 mins after Leila. They then cut the cord and removedf it for my Rhesus testing.

I wore a tankini top and only had to stick my bump up for monitoring briefly every 15 mins.

I actually worry a second labour couldn't be as perfect!

xXx

 

[Pearls18]

I actually worry a second labour couldn't be as perfect!

xXx

That's what I'm worried about! Surely we're not allowed more than one perfect labour!!xx