I always thought a water birth would be so
great! I don't think it would take away
all the pain for the mother so much or
make the stress a whole lot less for the
baby. The baby has to push hard to get
through ...That's why they call it labor.
The main reason I would do a water birth
is to make the shock of leaving the womb
less tramatic on the baby. They are
tightly enveloped in a dark warm watery
substance for nine months and then kicked
into an environment where there are very
bright lights, cold, and they have to use
their lungs for the first time. And
with traditional birthing, the mother is
"confined" to one position where gravity
isn't being utilized to her advantage.
With a water birth, the lighting is
subdued, and the environment is more
familiar as they come up for their first
breath, and you are allowed to be in a
more natural position for childbirthing.
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Surrender
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 128 Location: canada
Posted: 01-23-06 13:11pm
I'd be affraid of the baby drowning..But I
don't really know a whole lot about water
birth..So maybe that isn't an issue..?
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gardenofeden
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Jan 2006 Posts: 18 Location: Texas
Posted: 01-23-06 13:21pm
I've never heard of a baby drowning during
this process. In fact their lungs are
never used before their birth, and babies
are still attached to the placenta where
they get oxygen. That's usually why the
doc does what he does to initiate a cry
response for the first time if they don't
do it on their own... To encourage their
lungs to fill up with air for the first
time. It sounds pretty safe to me.
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Lilypad
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 1043 Location: Ohio, USA
Posted: 01-28-06 02:30am
My friend had a water birth and she let me
watch her video tape of it. She looked
like she was in a lot of pain. But with
her first pregnancy she didnt have a good
hospital experience . She said she liked
the water birth better. I guess it is a
personal preference. I think the whole
idea sounds really cool but the main
drawback for me is not having any pain
meds. I dont have a very high tolerance
for pain. But some women have less pain
than others, I think.
