If you're reading this, chances are good you're about to give birth.

Welcome to the Brooklyn Birth pool community... although this pool isn't bound to brooklyn...that's just where it started. Families from all over the boroughs have hauled it on trains, handtrucks, cars and even their backs to enjoy the benefits of a warm bath during natural home birth. I'm not even sure how many women have labored in it, or how many babies have been born within its humble rubber blue walls. Which is one of the reasons for this blog.


My husband and I bought a tub three years ago for our daughter's birth, and thought it was a good idea to let others use it, to facilitate a growing home birth movement here in NYC and throughout the US. Since then, we've blown the manufacturer's recommendations of usage wide open, and at least 10 families have used the pool to bring their bundles of joy into this world in their own lovely homes.


This blog was created to continue to bring the community of home birthers together, share stories of our children, and to raise a little bloggy platform of activism for home birth rights and the midwifery model of care.

If you've given birth in this particular pool, please share your story with us! If you've given birth at home, or support the home birth choice, please leave your thoughts as well. And if you'd like to use the brooklyn birth pool, check out the guidelines and leave a post.

thanks, and happy home birthing!

Judi Lewis Ockler

Friday, April 9, 2010

Big Blue Pool Schedule

I like to leave 4 weeks between reservations...

so as of now, our fine blue nest is reserved until late May/early June, 2010. If you're interested in reserving the pool after this time, please send me an email or leave a post here.

I'm interested in all topics on the natural/home birth community--please share your information here.

I'd also love to see pics of the kiddos born in and around this love tub! Thanks!
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5 comments:

  1. BrooklynDoulaApril 10, 2010 at 6:00 PM

    Looks great! What a wonderful way to connect people and share the homebirthing love.

    I wanted to let you know about a listserv for homebirthers. It would be great if you wanted to post about your tub sharing to the women on that group. This is the subscription email:

    NYCHomebirth@yahoogroups.com

    best,

    Megan Davidson
    homebirther & doula

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  2. ColleenApril 13, 2010 at 1:15 PM

    You guys just totally ROCK! It brings joy to my heart to see this blog :)
    I just saw your pool today at a birth, in fact....alas, it did not get used but it bore silent witness to a stunning birthing for sure!

    Love and light
    colleen

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  3. judilewoApril 15, 2010 at 6:59 PM

    I think I recommended you for that family... so glad you were there, Colleen, for the birth! hooray! more home born babes coming in stunningly!!

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  4. Monday TreeApril 16, 2010 at 5:22 AM

    Judi,
    What a brilliant idea. I will pass along your info to both doulas and clients.
    Ruth Callahan
    doulacare.com

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  5. SarahOctober 24, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    Hi there.

    Is the pool booked for mid-February 2012? We're looking for one...

    Thanks,
    Sarah

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The Eco Birth Pool in a Box Regular Size

The Eco Birth Pool in a Box Regular Size
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