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@Bee thanks so much for your detailed response💕I’ve heard really good things about water births however this is the first instance where I’m hearing you weren’t allowed gas & air in the water!! That’s quite worrying for me as gas & air is usually one of the only pain reliefs available to you on hand😭definitely going to have to ask my midwife if this is the case in all circumstances because I’m really relying on gas & air to get me through my labour and i’ll be reluctant to have a water birth if I can’t have gas & air whilst doing it!
I gave birth at St Thomas last year, not actually in the water but on a bean bag next to the pool. I was in the pool for about 4 hours (all a bit of a blur to be honest) and I was definitely allowed gas and air. Second that the midwives there were so lovely, I also had a shift change and was worried the second shift wouldn’t be as good but they made the entire experience so amazing!
my experience was nearly 14 years ogo with Tommy's I didn't make it in to the pool but gave bith in there on sweet bath omg such a an amazing birth compared to my 2 induction I arrived I was 6 cm so I got strght in the bath n the ran the pool by the time pool was ready o was crowning so I could move but so amazing I'm due my 4th baby in 11 weeks n want another water birth on thing is I'm going georges
I had at guys and St Thomas to. The experience wasn't so bad, but I had a emergency C-section. The recovery was pretty easy so I'm not going to say that i had a bad experience
Hey hun I had a water birth at st Thomas’s and it was amazing. The midwives were brilliant in the end I had to end up getting out because of other reasons. I had gas and air in the water that’s the only pain relief you can have in the water. But overall they were brilliant I don’t have one negative word to say and there care was so attentive after as well xx
Hey, I know this post is a little bit old but I thought I'd just jump on lol , I didn't have a water birth but ..... my waters broke at 22wks and my local transferred me to St Thomas and omg the care they gave me phenomenal!!! We managed to keep baby inside untill 24wks and I gave birth naturally and proud to say after spending 3 months in they're nicu before going closer to home for a futher 2 months I have to say he's doing amazingly and he's not long ago turned 1💜 , st thomas are just amazing and they'll look after you 100% xx
Hey girl💖 I had a water birth at St Thomas and had such an amazing experience! I arrived at like 3am with contractions and then had a sweep, was told I was 4cm dilated so had to stay in and get things started. I was put in the home from home suite not long after. I had 2 different midwives because they had changed shifts but they were both so lovely🥰 I didn't know you aren't allowed gas and air in the water so I was nervous, but the water helped soooo much with the pain. Honestly really recommend St Thomas'. Good luck💕