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Birth Pool in a Box - friend given me hers, got some questions...............

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looneytune · 01/06/2008 11:17

A lovely friend of mine has given me her Birth Pool in a Box to use for my planned Home Birth (obviously if all goes as we hope). I'm 37 weeks tomorrow so today we were going to practice pumping it up and filling it etc. When I opened it all up, there were no instructions so I've been online to look them up.

There are a couple of things I'm not sure of. She's given me:

Pool
Some lilac plastic sheet (not sure what for?)
Manual Air Pump
Electric Pump
Step
Seive
A silver padded sheet (bit like bubble wrap on one side)

So, we obviously need to buy something to get it filled with water? Presuming tap connectors and a hose? Do we need anything else? Is a pump of some sort necessary?

I've read about disposable liners - are these definitely needed? (she was in the pool for labour but gave birth in hospital and she bought it new, although I do need to check whether it's been used as a paddling pool after) Is the lilac sheet she gave possibly the liner she had?

What's the silver thing? Is this the heat cover or something?

I need to clean it before I use it. What do you suggest is the safest thing I use?

I think that's it. Would be very grateful for some advice on this.

TIA

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sophiewd · 01/06/2008 11:27

Hi Looney - how are you feeling.

Green fairy on our thread may be able to help you and also one or 2 others as they have birthing pools.

Just bumping for you.

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SoupDragon · 01/06/2008 11:28

i replied on your thread here

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looneytune · 01/06/2008 11:35

Hiya Sophie I'm ok thanks, soooo pleased I've just got one more week of work left then no more lifting/running around after babies til after the baby is born How are you? I did think of asking on ante-natal thread but I felt bad for hardly being on . Just so busy.

Thanks SoupDragon, will go and have a look now

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sophiewd · 01/06/2008 11:44

I wouldn't feel bad about it at all, enjoy your last week.

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looneytune · 01/06/2008 11:46

Yeah, I know I shouldn't, I just feel like I'm not catching up with people properly but then again, it's soooooo active I just can't keep up!