for those who home birthed

[missymoo9]

for those who home birthed where did you set up your birth pool?


who emptied it ? and how did it get emptied?


sorry for the silly questions

[headoverfeet]

No such thing as a silly question :)

for those who home birthed where did you set up your birth pool? Mine was in the lounge, looking back I wish I had of put it in the bedroom, somewhere I could of shut the doors and hidden.


who emptied it? My MW emptied most of it, then hubby removed the liner and tipped the rest onto the garden.

and how did it get emptied? Syphoned onto the garden using the hose that filled fit.

[DQ]

I set my birth pool up in my bedroom. I filled it from the tap in my ensuite, I just got a little hose connector from Bunnings.

DH had a little electric pump thingy that was immersed in the pool, with a hose attachment that went straight out the bedroom window onto the garden. DH emptied the pool himself, it was emptied in about 10 minutes :thumbsup:

[DanceInTheRain]

Ours was set up in the nursery which has a door to the bathroom so that was handy. We had a small pump to empty it which my midwives organised while we were having some skin to skin time with DS on our bed. Then they put the pool outside and DF cleaned it properly when we woke up. We had a liner though so just chucked that in the bin.


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[kymmy]

Set up in loungeroom. Will do same this time.
Hubby emptied it and this time we have a thing to help that you attach to the hose so its easier to cyphen.

[Freya]

I set up in the dining room, my doula and mother emptied it into the yard. This time I want to be in the bedroom for privacy but have to work out how we will empty it..


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[earlgrey]

what did people do to protect the carpet?

[DQ]

I used a tarp the first time and a painters drop sheet last time. The drop sheets are in the painting section at Big W for $2 something each :)

[earlgrey]

thanks :) was planning on putting the pool in the dining room which is close to the bathroom and toilet(and all tiled) but I feel I want more privacy so putting it in the bedroom i can still access the ensuite but shut doors etc

[DQ]

That's where I put mine last time and it was really convenient as afterwards I only had a few steps to walk to the shower :thumbsup:

[kymmy]

Drop sheets are very cheap at Bunnings.

[bookwormmum]

I had it in our kitchen/dining area which is right next to the sliding doors to our backyard. DF and my midwives emptied it onto the grass. I got drop sheets from bunnings and we put them on the floor from the pool to the toilet/bathroom and the bedroom.