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Most people find great comfort and repose with water. Perhaps because we begin our lives surrounded in liquid in the womb, this basic familiarity stays with us throughout our lives.
Human beings are comprised primarily of water, and many special characteristics we have link us to aquatic mammals, perhaps carrying the memory of a time when the human species had an âaquatic interlude.â A three-day old fetus is 97 percent water, and at eight months the fetus is 81 percent water. By the time a human has grown to adulthood, the adult body is still 50 to 70 percent water, depending on the amount of fatty tissue.
Human beingsâ natural alliance with water is best witnessed in human babies who can swim naturally and easily long before they learn to sit up or crawl. During their first year of life, babies will calmly and happily paddle underwater, gazing around with eyes wide open. When they need to breathe, they naturally paddle toward the surface of the water before taking a breath. Babies instinctively know not to breathe while their heads are still submerged underwater. They wait until they reach the surface of the water before breathing. It seems to be only later that humans lose these instincts and become more prone to drowning.
For thousands of years women have been using water to ease labour and facilitate birth. Wherever there has been even slightly warm water, there have been women bathing in it, using it ritually, and finding great comfort in it, especially in labour.
Soaking in a tub of water to ease labour sounds inviting to most women. If the water is where a woman wants to be and there are no complications, then in the water is where she will feel the most comfortable. When it is time to birth the baby, there is no reason to ask the mother to get out of the water.
When a woman in labour relaxes in a warm tub, free from gravityâs pull on her body, with sensory stimulation reduced, her body is less likely to secrete stress-related hormones. This allows her body to produce the pain inhibitors âendorphinsâ that complement labour. Noradrenaline and catecholamines, the hormones that are released during stress, actually raise the blood pressure and can inhibit or slow labour.
What is waterbirth?
The act of giving birth in water is so incredibly simple. A mother submerges herself in warm, body temperature water during her labour. If she feels like giving birth in that warm buoyant state, there is no need to ask her to leave the water.
The baby has grown in a fluid environment for the past 9 months. Babies adjust very well to being born in a birth pool. Waterbirth is miraculous.
How long is baby in the water after the birth?
Here in the US, practicioners usually bring the baby out of the water within the first ten seconds after birth. There is no physiological reason to leave the baby under the water for any length of time. There are several water birth videos that depict leaving the baby under the water for several moments after birth and the babies are just fine.
Physiologically, the placenta is supporting the baby with oxygen during this time though it can never be predicted when the placenta will begin to separate causing the flow of oxygen to baby to stop. The umbilical cord pulsating is not a guarantee that the baby is receiving enough oxygen. The safe approach is to remove the baby, without hurrying, and gently place him into his motherâs arms.
What is the temperature of the water?
Water should be monitored at a temperature that is comfortable for the mother, usually between 95-100 Fahrenheit (35C-37.7C). Water temperature should not exceed 101F (or 38C) as it could lead to an increase in the motherâs body temperature which could cause the babyâs heart rate to increase. It is a good idea to have plenty of water to drink and cold cloths for the motherâs face and neck. A cool facial mist from a spray bottle is a welcome relief for some mothers as well.
What prevents baby from breathing under water?
Waterbirth is simple. Within the simplicity of water labour and birth lies a complexity of questions, choices, opinions, research data, womenââ¬â¢s experience and practitioner observations.
Over the past five years as more hospitals within the United States examine waterbirth and create programs to support the use of water for labour and birth, newspaper reporters latch onto the sensationalism of this simple option and publish stories of successful waterbirths in local publications. Each reporter does their best to simplify waterbirth and at the same time answer the most common questions. Each story shows a happy beaming mother, a quiet peaceful baby and a proud father, who usually successfully set up a portable birth pool. The surprise headlines like, ââ¬Åwatery birthâ or ââ¬Åbabyââ¬â¢s birth goes swimminglyâ or ââ¬Åjunior makes a splashy entrance,â are countered with the simple stories of couples who have made this decision for themselves and are proud of it.
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Most people find great comfort and repose with water. Perhaps because we begin our lives surrounded in liquid in the womb, this basic familiarity stays with us throughout our lives.
Human beings are comprised primarily of water, and many special characteristics we have link us to aquatic mammals, perhaps carrying the memory of a time when the human species had an âaquatic interlude.â A three-day old fetus is 97 percent water, and at eight months the fetus is 81 percent water. By the time a human has grown to adulthood, the adult body is still 50 to 70 percent water, depending on the amount of fatty tissue.
Human beingsâ natural alliance with water is best witnessed in human babies who can swim naturally and easily long before they learn to sit up or crawl. During their first year of life, babies will calmly and happily paddle underwater, gazing around with eyes wide open. When they need to breathe, they naturally paddle toward the surface of the water before taking a breath. Babies instinctively know not to breathe while their heads are still submerged underwater. They wait until they reach the surface of the water before breathing. It seems to be only later that humans lose these instincts and become more prone to drowning.
For thousands of years women have been using water to ease labour and facilitate birth. Wherever there has been even slightly warm water, there have been women bathing in it, using it ritually, and finding great comfort in it, especially in labour.
Soaking in a tub of water to ease labour sounds inviting to most women. If the water is where a woman wants to be and there are no complications, then in the water is where she will feel the most comfortable. When it is time to birth the baby, there is no reason to ask the mother to get out of the water.
When a woman in labour relaxes in a warm tub, free from gravityâs pull on her body, with sensory stimulation reduced, her body is less likely to secrete stress-related hormones. This allows her body to produce the pain inhibitors âendorphinsâ that complement labour. Noradrenaline and catecholamines, the hormones that are released during stress, actually raise the blood pressure and can inhibit or slow labour.
What is waterbirth?
The act of giving birth in water is so incredibly simple. A mother submerges herself in warm, body temperature water during her labour. If she feels like giving birth in that warm buoyant state, there is no need to ask her to leave the water.
The baby has grown in a fluid environment for the past 9 months. Babies adjust very well to being born in a birth pool. Waterbirth is miraculous.
How long is baby in the water after the birth?
Here in the US, practicioners usually bring the baby out of the water within the first ten seconds after birth. There is no physiological reason to leave the baby under the water for any length of time. There are several water birth videos that depict leaving the baby under the water for several moments after birth and the babies are just fine.
Physiologically, the placenta is supporting the baby with oxygen during this time though it can never be predicted when the placenta will begin to separate causing the flow of oxygen to baby to stop. The umbilical cord pulsating is not a guarantee that the baby is receiving enough oxygen. The safe approach is to remove the baby, without hurrying, and gently place him into his motherâs arms.
What is the temperature of the water?
Water should be monitored at a temperature that is comfortable for the mother, usually between 95-100 Fahrenheit (35C-37.7C). Water temperature should not exceed 101F (or 38C) as it could lead to an increase in the motherâs body temperature which could cause the babyâs heart rate to increase. It is a good idea to have plenty of water to drink and cold cloths for the motherâs face and neck. A cool facial mist from a spray bottle is a welcome relief for some mothers as well.
What prevents baby from breathing under water?
Waterbirth is simple. Within the simplicity of water labour and birth lies a complexity of questions, choices, opinions, research data, womenââ¬â¢s experience and practitioner observations.
Over the past five years as more hospitals within the United States examine waterbirth and create programs to support the use of water for labour and birth, newspaper reporters latch onto the sensationalism of this simple option and publish stories of successful waterbirths in local publications. Each reporter does their best to simplify waterbirth and at the same time answer the most common questions. Each story shows a happy beaming mother, a quiet peaceful baby and a proud father, who usually successfully set up a portable birth pool. The surprise headlines like, ââ¬Åwatery birthâ or ââ¬Åbabyââ¬â¢s birth goes swimminglyâ or ââ¬Åjunior makes a splashy entrance,â are countered with the simple stories of couples who have made this decision for themselves and are proud of it.
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my sweetie is in her room in her crib for the 1st time tonight?
I'm so cra
usually she sleeps in my room in her bassinet or we co-sleep. i have a video monitor and i'm watching her. i can see her little paci moving a bit so i know she's breathing! but i'm so nervous about having her in there alone. how can i get over this? i'm so afraid of SIDS. i'll probably be up all night now. should i leave her, or put her in my room?
she is 11 weeks BTW
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We use the Angel care monitor it will tell you if movement stops in the crib. My husband and I have it and it is really helpful. My little girl was put in the hisipital at 12 weeks with RSV. When we bought it after our little one got out of the hosipital with RSV we were worried. It's about $100 but it's money well spent. Here is some information on it:
Angelcare® Movement Sensor With 2 Sound Monitors by BebeSounds
This powerful movement sensor detects your baby's slightest movements, even though it may seem that baby is perfectly still while sleeping. An under-the-mattress sensor pad detects the slightest movements. If your baby goes absolutely still for 20 seconds, the sensor pad sends a signal to the nursery unit, which sounds an alarm alerting you to check your baby. Two portable sound monitor units also pick up the alarm as well as other nursery sounds if you are out of the room. Nursery unit has an optional "tic" feature, so if the sensor pad senses movement, the unit will continuously tick. If no movement is detected, the unit stops ticking. Two sound monitors let you always leave one in your bedroom while moving the second unit to the room you are in while your baby is sleeping. System includes an under-the-mattress sensor pad, a nursery unit, two sound monitor units, and three AC adapters. It can also operate with 12 AAA batteries, not included.
Wishing you lots of luck! You are a great mom and don't doubt anything go with your gut following what what every you think is right. Everything will be fine.
:)
We use the Angel care monitor it will tell you if movement stops in the crib. My husband and I have it and it is really helpful. My little girl was put in the hisipital at 12 weeks with RSV. When we bought it after our little one got out of the hosipital with RSV we were worried. It's about $100 but it's money well spent. Here is some information on it:
Angelcare® Movement Sensor With 2 Sound Monitors by BebeSounds
This powerful movement sensor detects your baby's slightest movements, even though it may seem that baby is perfectly still while sleeping. An under-the-mattress sensor pad detects the slightest movements. If your baby goes absolutely still for 20 seconds, the sensor pad sends a signal to the nursery unit, which sounds an alarm alerting you to check your baby. Two portable sound monitor units also pick up the alarm as well as other nursery sounds if you are out of the room. Nursery unit has an optional "tic" feature, so if the sensor pad senses movement, the unit will continuously tick. If no movement is detected, the unit stops ticking. Two sound monitors let you always leave one in your bedroom while moving the second unit to the room you are in while your baby is sleeping. System includes an under-the-mattress sensor pad, a nursery unit, two sound monitor units, and three AC adapters. It can also operate with 12 AAA batteries, not included.
Wishing you lots of luck! You are a great mom and don't doubt anything go with your gut following what what every you think is right. Everything will be fine.
:)
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