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A water birth AT a hospital?? That's something I'd REALLY consider. Giving birth far from a facility prepared for horrible scenarios has been a fear for me, but I can imagine how much more comfortable (for the person giving birth) a water birth must be. I love this and would love more info about it.
You are right to worry about childbirth because despite what the crunchy granola people say, it still can be incredibly dangerous even though it’s “natural” and we were “made for it.” I had 2 very dangerous labors myself. Although I used pain relief in the form of epidural which I highly recommend btw, if you are into a water birth setting this can be a better way to do that since you are still in the hospital in case something goes wrong.
@@ashleighsparkle8810 There is so much misinformation in this one comment 😂😂 1) Dangerous births are highly dependent on the woman. The fact you had 2 isn’t the norm at all and you may have a condition.
2) Get an epidural if you need it but avoid it if you can bear the pain because it really slows labour down and stops you from being able to get in positions where the baby can come out faster. Recovery is also slower and I know many women who feel long term pain from the injection site or have it not work properly.
Yeah this is common in the UK!! I’ve considered it but idk😅 Knowing people who’ve had infections from it it makes me doubt it’s very sterile?
@@potato1084 that’s the biggest issue to be honest. The water may be something you could sterilize but after you put a person on there it’s certainly not
@@potato1084 pushing was soo much easier with no epidural the epidural made me have such a hard time pushing i didn't use it with my second
Please do the entire series, this is informative and interesting
Yes please, very interested!
Yes do it lol
Yes!!
Yes please!
Yes!
My son came out so fast and was floating around when I yelled “He’s out! Get him!”
Ya why didn’t they pick him up immediately?
I highly recommend! I progressed so fast since I was able to move around in the tub, and the water definitely helped a lot with the pain! And I literally got to deliver my baby myself!😍
Literally nobody cares but you
@@NoThankUBeQuietthen why say anything if you don’t care?
Considering if i one day decide to have a child :D i love water and knowing that i won't have a doctor around that area while trying to get my little one out *and* the force of gravity helping them get out would be much easier.
@@NoThankUBeQuietbro shut up I asked I was interested This is a comment section get yo dry ass out of here
@@NoThankUBeQuietlooks like about 447 other people cared.. but okay buddy
I have PTSD from a traumatic experience at a hospital, so this would be such a wonderful option for me if I ever decide to have children. I’d always worried about having a negative reaction to a hospital bed if I had to be in one again, so I think that the non-traditional setting would be a much less stressful environment to give birth in while still being in the safety of a hospital in case of complications. So glad this is an option!
I know these facilities are rare but where I live (German city) we have a so called birthing house that’s directly attached to a hospital. That way you can get the best of both worlds, the comfort and caring environment of the birthing house and the safety and medical care from the hospital next door. Maybe there are similar facilities where you live
@@piau1798 That’s such an innovative idea. I don’t know how many of those we have in America, but I’d definitely consider that if it were an option.
@@missmollyc birthing centers
You don't have PTSD. Stop being a baby
Labor and Delivery wards are a lot nicer than general hospital rooms normally. They try to make them look a little homier.
I gave birth to my second in water and it was amazing. The relief was INSTANT when I got into the water. I only pushed for two minutes
It's brilliant! Your body tension is reduced so much by being in water I bet it was the least stressful way to have your sweet baby!
Did you get an epidural?
@@ArtByLaCo I didn't. A person can't get an epidural if she's going to give birth in water.
When I gave birth to my first baby, I laboured in water and then got out to push. I didn't get an epidural that time either, but could have. That way you can combine the relaxing effect of water and medical pain relief 😊
Cool
Is it more expensive to do water labor?
I was in the tub for 5 hours during my labor. I had to get out because I started to be sick. Once out, the labor pains went from manageable to terrible. I had no idea how much the water was helping.
Currently still not sold on the idea of pregnancy and birth lmao BUT if I were to ever give birth, I think I would do a hospital water birth
Same. A woman risks her life every time she gets pregnant. So many women have died from pregnancy complications and childbirth.
Your able to move in positions more comfortable for you to. Laying on your back is only for the doctor's convenience it is actually not a natural birthing position.
Honestly, in my opinion, motherhood is overrated. So many people love the IDEA of having kids but once it's a reality, they are absolutely miserable. It's so much more common than people realize, but it's not socially acceptable to talk about it.
@@missjo2036It's also the most painful position, and the labor progresses slower laying on your back.
Yes! I am currently pregnant and considering a water birth or laboring in water. Would love to hear more
Water births are often called “natures epidural” even if you’re able to receive pain management in labor, definitely do homework and see if a water birth feels right for you! It’s a great transition from womb to world. Also congratulations 💚
I like water births but knowing how many people got infections from it I’d be hesitant. 😭
@@potato1084 it's not as many as you think because if it was it wouldn't be an option
My cousin used water birth for all of her 10 kids. Her husband delivered them as well. I've watched a few of their videos and she never looked like she was in pain.
@@asherrogers2687 she definitely has a high pain tolerance but she's amazing
I was in a tub for part of my labor. It helped immensely with the pain. I almost fell asleep, it was so wonderful. I wasn't allowed to stay in there, though. I was so upset when I had to get back in that stupid hospital bed, with monitors and tubes strapped to me. Honestly, the worst part of my labor was having nurses/doctors constantly poking and prodding me, and telling me what I could or couldn't do. It seemed like it was their goal to make me as uncomfortable as possible.
They are only doing their job...
"I wasn't allowed to stay there." Of course you can't stay there! It's not hygienic. I can't with this, honestly. They don't try to make you uncomfortable, there are rules.
@@itzelmontalvo6645 honey, birth is not hygienic.
And the amount of being told what to do that happens in labor can irritate and discomfort the laboring mother so much that her labor stalls hours and possibly days.
The ease and comfort of doctors and nurses should NOT be the priority during labor, but it's what it is because of what our medical system has become.
@Itzel Montalvo a doctor and nurse make suggestions they cannot make you do anything. If I wanted to stay in that birthing tub i will and I would only move if another mother was using it next. They can't force you to do anything you don't want too.
@@itzelmontalvo6645 tell me you don't understand labor and delivery without telling me you don't understand labor and delivery.
@@tickley42 exactly priority should be the damn patient! But we have a culture where the egos with degrees matter more!
I do a similar thing with my hens if they're having trouble laying an egg (or even if they're just constipated). The water really helps relax the muscles and makes it so much easier for them. Definitely understand the benefits!
Yup i have squatted in a hot bath before to help relieve constipation. Hot water does wonders
I did a water birth at a birth center! I didn't even tear! It was really cool how my son's head came out (body still in) and he looked around in the water. My mom recorded it, I didn't want her to in the moment, but I was so glad she did so I could see this cool moment!
Thank you for not starving moms ❤
You can't eat if you have an epidural. Well, they will bring you a tray of clear liquids. But seriously, if you start throwing up, you don't want a bunch of stuff in there.
Fr when I saw that I 😍
Yes! 30 hours of labor with only ice chips allowed, ridiculous and glad it is outdated.
my hospital starved me smh. I just gave birth 7 months ago
I agree, but it’s usually not up to the individual doctors, it’s the hospital policy. Often doctors will recommend that you stay at home and eat for as long as possible because they can’t let you eat once you are admitted.
I did water births with both of my daughters and 10/10 would recommend. I was a low risk pregnancy so I jumped at the opportunity and boy does it help with labor pain! It’s easier to get cleaned up afterwards too! So glad I did it.
I appreciate your videos. Childbirth is such a scary thing we go into blind.
Oh it doesn’t have to be that way! I highly recommend an old book called Childbirth Without Fear by Grantley Dick-Reid. It totally changed the way I labored with the rest of my babies. Also, drastically reduced the pain.
I was able to have a water birth at a hospital with my second. BEST. THING. EVER!! It was such a calm and smooth labor(as far as labor goes). I was supposed to have a water birth with my 4th at a birthing center, but he has other plans and decided our SUV on the side of the highway worked just fine for him😂
I was so glad when you said you keep the momma fed! Starving us during labor sucks👀
The food section sounded nice! At my hospital they only let me eat ice chips :( I was in labor for 26 hours and never even gave me a juice box 😭
Omg.. they say that giving birth is like running a marathon. We need fuel for that :( may I ask you, were you admitted and stayed at the hospital for 26 hours?
Yes! I could only have ice chips, too. And I went in for induction, so they told me not to eat for HOURS before even getting to the hospital. The worst!
@@AR-fb1nw I had the same experience. Laboring moms are usually admitted at a certain level of dilation where I live. But if that dilation stalls, as it often does in the hospital, you can be laboring for many hours while admitted. I was only in hospital for the final 6 hrs of my labor and they didn’t let me eat either. I was also in the same facility in the ER for a suspected miscarriage recently and they would not let me eat for over 8 hours. I was weak, shaky, and had a headache and nausea but they wouldn’t let me even have juice. Like my blood sugar was probably quite low. An angel nurse snuck me heating pads and a juice box. I would not have been able to drive home if not. I would got to another hospital but all the hospitals in like 100 miles of me are owned by the same company. 🙃🙃🙃🙃
@@AR-fb1nw Every hospital I know does this. It's terrible.
Same.. my longest labor was 21 hours..starving after? Understatement
That's so cool that you guys allow and PROVIDE food in the delivery room!! So many places don't allow any food at all :(
Damn, I never knew water births were only low risk pregnancies. When I eventually have a baby I was looking forward to this but since I have epilepsy I’m high risk 🥲, thank you mama ❤
You can still do this! You would have to advocate for yourself, but you can get in and out about 15 minutes on the monitor 30 minutes in the tub if everything looks OK. There will be pushback less because of risk and more because it is a but more work for the nurses. But your pushing a whole darn human out of your lady parts be inconvenient AF and proud of it if this is what you want.
I was "high risk" with my daughter and still got intermittent monitoring. I got bullied out of the shower with scare tactics and regret being so passive and not pushing back as i really affected how I felt about my birth experience later
My third baby was born in the water and I've attended many water births as a doula. It's a fantastic comfort measure for moms and provides a gentle transition for babies into the world ❤️
Yes. I did this and gave birth in a birthing tub all natural. Not hooked up to any monitors or IVs so I had full range of my body movement. It was an awesome experience. I didn’t tear at all which was my biggest concern. It was obviously quite painful considering I did it sans pain medication and sans epidural but it was worth it. Read up on natural births and perineal massage stretching and you’ll do great.
I could suggest the water delivery. I had the most beautiful experience with my first baby, with the most minor pain and the least drama, and the hot water helped a lot; the environment, the music, and the nurse were so lovely and kind. Different from my second baby, thank God it was a faster procedure, but the delivery in water was a fantastic experience for the mother😊❤ and the baby was well.
I was a water baby at home! My shoulder got stuck so four family members had to lift my mom out of the tub and put her on the bed so the midwife could assist 💀. This didn’t seem to stop my momma though, she ended up having a proper water birth with my little sister 💕
So interesting how you keep the women in labor hydrated and fed - id always heard of hospitals saying they can’t eat/drink in case they have unexpected complications arise later and need intervention. Can you speak a little more about if this is every case (or just very low risk) and what kinds of hospitals might have different policies? ❤ thank you!
4x mom here. At the hospital I've delivered at the no food/only clear liquids applies to those with an epidural
If you’re having a water birth, you’re low risk so it’s highly unlikely that it will matter.
A couple days ago Mama Dr Jones made a video about this!
@@veronicagarette3355 ah thank you!! Yes I’ve heard of the no food policy even for low risk moms so have been wondering! Will watch now!
Mama doctor Jones has a really good and detailed video about this topic!
Please do a series on this! I’ve always been interested in water births because I’ve always been the most comfortable while in water. I take bathes when I’m stressed, when I’m sick, when I’m sore, so I always thought “if I have a baby I wanna do that painful process in water” lol
I think videos like these are helping me decide what medical field I want to go into!
I need a series on this it's the one actually useful thing I could learn in my life
I gave birth to my first daughter with a midwife and had a water birth. I was the only person giving birth at the birthing center at the time so I had first dibs on the only birthing room that allowed water births. I was so lucky, it was the best experience! No epidural, all natural, and the midwives did check on me but didn’t interfere too much. Highly recommended and a beautiful experience for my little family 🥰
Happy for you🥰♥️
please more information on the water births yes!! im 22, and 18 weeks pregnant, i know NOTHING at all. your videos are so comforting and informative i’d love to hear more!
I had 2 amazing water births and going for my 3rd in a couple of months. 2 fast labours - 5.5 hrs then 2.5hrs. Water just feels like the most relaxing thing in labour, and it's so peaceful. I wish more women knew about water births 🥰😍
I was supposed to be born in one of the birthing tubs. Kind of a funny story, actually. So my mother somehow wasn’t able to get into the tub before I started to come out, but she climbed in anyway. The nurses started filling it up with water. By then, my mom was just so uncomfortable that she asked them to drain the water and just have me in an empty tub. So there I was born!
Yes! Do a series please! Almost done with nursing school and plan on going into LD.
When I was pregnant with my 1st daughter I went from 4 cm to 9cm in the tub at the hospital. I didn’t think it would help at first but that was the most relaxing time on a tub I’ve ever had. I didn’t have time to get in the tub with my 2nd daughter and that’s what I looked forward to the whole pregnancy 😂
“I was born, UNDERWATER.”
That would be the coolest random flex lol
The baby-drowning-thing was the ONLY thing mentally blocking me from this one day, but this new info is really fascinating! Might actually consider it now!
I am nowhere ready for being pregnant but when and if I am, I would love to do this. Please do a series on this! ❤
I was born in a water birth and have been told I didn't cry for the first three whole days after!
I have no idea how common this is, but I know it's definitely a wonderful way to go through the birth for both the parents and the baby
You are such a wonderful Dr. Why couldn't we all have a Dr like you? Your patients are very blessed!❤
Please do a series cause it's something I've always wanted to try, especially with the next baby
I was due my water birth and I felt like a goddess in total control of her body… then my baby decided it’d be more fun if he tried to kill me instead. So I couldn’t have my water birth. It took me a long time to come to terms with the “loss” of it and how I didn’t get those precious moment with him, but at least we’re both here
Trying to kill you how?
@@laurs5551 very long story very short: I had postpartum haemorrhage. I los consciousness too and don’t remember much except that I thought I was going to die and I just kept thinking of my husband being a dad. For months after I had to return for transfusions of blood and iron. It was the strangest thing I could barely walk for weeks and even turning or shifting in bed was near impossible in the beginning. It was a complete nightmare.
I've done this twice, at a birthing center, with a midwife! I have 9 kids, only 2 were water births, I SO wish I could've had all 9 this way. So relaxing and and while not painless, was definitely easier than the other births.
Very similar for me! I had 8 but only 3 were in the water (#5-#7). I cried when my last one came so fast that the tub wasn’t ready. 😩 Thankfully he was born 2 min later.
Please, Do whole series on this. I have friends that swear by it that have medical backgrounds but still much not yet covered and fairly innovative concepts that could make this better for all involved in the process.
So thankful my hospital offers water birth or water labor! I am working with a midwife team that delivers at a nearby hospital. So I will already be at the hospital if an emergency arises. But my midwives will be the medical professionals in charge. I'll have access to a tub, shower, Aromatherapy, birthing balls, etc.
Got to be in the tub for like 5 minutes with my first before she was ready to come...and my hospital doesn't do water births. Missed it completely with my son because of COVID (tub was closed), really hoping to get to use it with this one due here in a week or so.
Tub was closed cause of covid? Sounds like as much bollox as the virus itself lmao. Would the bath cause covid?😂
I’m a middle schooler(6th grade) and their asking what I want to do when I grow up. I get a weird look when I say this but, I want to be a labor and delivery nurse when I grow up. Labor is my weird passion. Idk, but you inspire me. Thanks 💗
Not weird at all! I have a friend who was fascinated with birth as a child and now she's a labor and delivery nurse too!
I don’t have children but when I’m not feeling well taking a shower or bath always helps.
I can see how this could be beneficial.
I was born that way and when I ask my mom about it she always goes back to the fact that there were like 20 people in there (relatives) and they all watched 😭
I had a water birth. My doula set up some peppermint water , filled the birthing tub with warm water I was able to stay more relaxed than in a traditional bed. I pushed my son out in 45 min I labored 23 hours🥹 it was the best experience with the birth center I’d do it again in a heartbeat😊
Had 3 water births, was absolutely the best thing for me and my babies. I did have to be close to pushing stage though because not walking around slowed my labor down tremendously.
So glad more hospitals are using these
She feeds her patients omg that’s the first time I’ve ever heard that
This was super interesting! I'm 16 and not planning on kids for at least 7-10 years, but always good to be prepared;
Yes do a series! In nursing school L&D was one of the multiple specialties I was interested in, but went a different route instead. Your videos just keep tugging at the part of me that wants to make the switch.
We were never taught about that reflex. That’s awesome.
This is very interesting! I love how people share things like this!
3 waterbirths here and am in second semester RN school. Can't wait to help other mama's have the same experience! 💕
Do an entire series i find this so interesting!!
My hospital does not offer this and I was so upset. Crazy how different each facility is. They need to take notes!
Laboring in water helped me sooo much! Especially because I was unmedicated! It was rough for a while, I thought I was gonna die, so got into the tub for a while!!
Yes please do a series😩 I’m currently days away from giving birth and I have been thinking a lot about doing a water birth
How did it go?
@@AwesomeTimeTraveler everything went great, I had a beautiful baby boy naturally with no pain meds🥰🥰
@Abigail Powell Congratulations 🎊 😊
I had a water birth with only 1 of my 6 deliveries (other hospital's didn't have the option, I couldn't do a water birth with my preemie and my last one the sonogram showed extra huge head and shoulders so they were afraid of the shoulders getting caught). By far, hands down, BEST labor was my water birth! Pain was significantly less and I also didn't have the anxiety I had with all the others. I kept waiting for the "terrible part" of labor during my water birth and it never came. After I delivered her I looked at the nurse and was like "THAT was labor?! It already over? I did it? Done?" I was in disbelief lol! That is how different it was compared to the rest!
Laboring in the tub was the best!
Would absolutely love a series on this! I was first introduced to the water birth concept in college and have been intrigued ever since. Not ready to have children yet, but would love to be informed for when I have to make these choices
Please do a series especially on risks and benefits
My grandmother worked LD my whole life, and highly recommends water birthing. It allows the woman to squat comfortably- into the natural birthing pose.
That baby looked like he was gonna call me out on all my insecurities 😂 that look is deadly 🤣
More please!! This is fascinating and I’ve never heard about a hospital doing this before!
I need a full serieszzz
yes pls more info this is very interesting also love your content ❤❤❤
Water birth has always been something i considered . Please do a series
I was born as a water birth baby 20-some years ago but that was before hospitals had the option! my mom saw a doc throughout her pregnancy but gave birth at a midwife’s practice. I would be curious to know more about what water births are like at a current mainstream medical facility.
wish my hospital offered this I found out about a facility covered by my insurance too late into my pregnancy to be accepted and it's also 25 min from the hospital I know that's not far for many but in an emergency every second counts imo. maybe next pregnancy I'll try to find one cause omg any cramp or pain I get straight to the shower warm ass water and it goes away feels so good
I wasn't privy to this when I had my son. I even sat in the tub in my delivery room because they said it would help with pain (it did and I didn't want to leave it) if I had known it was an option, I would have stayed in the tub 😂
An option? An option is whatever you say and do lol half these nurses just want birth to be more painful or put you in a position to need c section so they can make money
This all sounds so luxurious especially the part with food (my mom had to give birth starving but full bladder, in a modern hospital)
I love that you feed the moms
Youre one of the nurses that cares ❤ and i love that
If I had gotten to my midwife early enough in labor, I think I would’ve opted for a water birth. But with me only getting 1 of the 3 midwives - instead of all 3- and I got there when I was at an 8, I had enough time to shower til I was a 10 and push him out on the bed 😅😆 I love your videos. It’s so nice to see someone who loves her profession AND her patients. God bless you, keep doing it 💚
Won't be pregnant for a while, but as an aquaphile I would really rather give birth in the water so more info on this would be great
I'm so glad you keep your patients fed during the process. Someone I know gave birth and their ignorant doctor told them they couldn't eat ANYTHING while giving birth because "it would hurt the baby," so the doctor starved them the whole birth.
I love that hospitals let you do this!! ❤️❤️
Please do you the entire Series I like watching and the mama cocktail what do you put in it?
Baby's are SUPPOSED to have that reflex. When i was a baby and my parents would put me underwater trying to teach me how to swim i would breathe in as much water as possible
I love to see the crucifix on the wall! 🥰
A water birth is something I’ve really been interested in exploring. Tomorrow is my navigation walk through at the hospital and I REALLY hope this is an option that they can show me. I’m so intrigued
My orchestra teacher had a water birth and one day she gave us a very in depth story of her water birth and it weirded us all out
Yes! We want more info on this! 🙏 Your videos have been so informative. It really helps women who have anxiety about delivery. You’re such a kind and knowledgeable nurse! Big respect for you 👏
I was born in water and so was my brother and apparently both births were very easy for my mom so thats nice
Can everyone just say that baby was staring into my soul💀
HYDRATED AND FED!?…excuse me what? I could only eat ice cubes 😭 i was so thirsty, I let the ice melt and drank the water and my husband told me I couldn’t do that and I told him “I don’t give a f**k”…i was having back labor 😅
It depends on how risky the labour is, and some doctors may have different thoughts on what risk they think a patient should take. Obviously it absolutely sucks not being able to eat or drink properly, but it’s done to keep mom and baby safe. Anytime a surgery is scheduled, the patient typically needs to fast for 8-12hrs if they’re going to be put to sleep, and if the patient doesn’t follow this then their surgery gets cancelled because eating even a single slice of toast can raise the risk of vomiting and aspirating while unconscious (and unconscious people have no gag reflex or ability to clear their own airway). So when a doc says no food or water for mom, it’s so that if something happens then mom has a higher chance of being okay if she needs emergency surgery. After the labour when the concern of needing emergency surgery is past, mom can eat and drink. In the video she did also say that only the women with very low risk pregnancies were allowed to do it, so that might be why they were allowed to eat and drink as well. It’s a risk for mom and the doctor to take though, so not every doctor will allow that risk to be taken, and not every mom will want to take the risk even if it’s an incredibly low risk.
Why couldn’t you have food and drink? Even if the hospital don’t provide that sort of things there usually a cafeteria I would have sent my husband to buy something.
@@emikookime1849C sections don't require the mother to be put to sleep; they haven't for years. They use local anesthesia which is completely unaffected by whether or not you ate. Not being allowed to eat during labor is an old medical practice that simply hasn't been updated in most places, but that seems to be a lot of women's medicine.
More info please!!!
I had a water birth at home and it was a fantastic experience, would highly recommend. My local hospital didn’t do water births so that was a big factor in choosing a home birth. Everything went super smoothly. I went into labour just before noon, my birth team showed up after lunch and my son was born at 5ish that evening. It was relaxing and I was able to just let myself open with the contractions instead of tensing up. I was sad when we moved out of that house because it held such a good memory of my birthing experience.
Aw. I felt that way when we moved out of our house where I had birthed 3 of our kids. Some of my absolute favorite memories were in that house!
Yes, love it please do a whole series
Earlyyy. Also thank you for everything you do❤❤❤
This seems much better than the usual way of doing it
The snack fridge loosj amazing
I worked as a HUC in a labor and delivery department for 9 years. I love your series it reminds me when I worked. You are spot on.
We absolutely need more information on the different options during birth because I wasn't even aware there was 1 to make before recently and it's made me so much less anxious
Also laying against the water jets while I had back labor was so wonderful, the water takes the edge off for sure.
Yes to the full series please
not the baby doll giving us that -_- look 😭