This is a great idea! Now someone tell me how to post pics for when the time comes

you need to have a photobucket (or something like it) account. When you put pictures on there you can make them smaller (400 and 500 seems to be the size that work best on here). Use the link from there to post here but change the IMG at the beginning and ends of the link to small letters.

born 2/23/14 Tiberias Scott 8lbs 6oz 20 1/2 inches

Birth story: Had fairly painful contractions through the night but they were very spread out. Starting around 6am the contractions were coming every 15 to 10 minutes. At 7:16 my water broke. We called my midwife and doula and started
getting the pool ready. Even though we had done a trial run where the pool filled quickly today the air pump decided to act up and not work well. Contractions were about 5 minutes apart at 8:30. Finally got the pool filled
with air and started filling it with water. About 9:30 I got in the pool and my midwife showed up about 10:30. Uriah (age 2) made sure I had my water bottle when I asked for it and tried to bring me a baby doll since
"mommy was in the pool to have baby". Faith (age 8) helped by rubbing my shoulders and bringing me cool wash cloths. Levi (age 5) brought me snacks. Sarah (age 19) rubbed my back and made sure I had anything I needed. My friend/doula Ryken showed up about 11:10. My cervix was still a little closed but Kristie (midwife) gently massaged it and it opened all the way. Andrew (age 10) got in the tub as I started baring down. He caught his baby brother as he came into the world at 11:38 am after pushing 5 times. It was amazing. Water birthing was by no means pain-free but it was freeing! I was able to move around into different positions and the water gave me support so that I didn't have to work so hard. I was able to immediately put baby on my chest and nursed him right away. I delivered the placenta and we kept the cord uncut for over an hour (so much nicer than the hospital). Kristie gave Tiberias a couple of breaths as he was not taking in full breaths but he soon pinked up and started breathing normal. She also gave me a little air after I tried to stand for the first time and got a bit light-headed. No pain meds, nothing but homopatheics for me and baby. It was great! Levi got to cut the cord and daddy helped with the weighing. My older boys helped watch the littler kids as they decided to come and go from the birthing area. Grandma was here as a support too, taking pictures and helping with kids. It was such a great family experience.

Lovely story! I'll be going for a hospital birth as we live in a 2nd floor flat and not sure we have the space for a pool, or if it would even take the weight of it lol, but I'm going to the midwife-led unit and they have pools.

My previous 2 births have been pretty quick, so I hope I get to the hospital in time for them to fill the pool!

excellent! I hope you have an amazing birth and everyone comes through it with good health!

it's been one month