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

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

alexander technique for pregnant women/new moms

Reduce Strain and Back Pain During Pregnancy And When Caring For Your Baby

FREE WORKSHOP! – Friday June 25, 2010

1:00pm-2:00pm
or
6:00pm-7:00pm
Are you pregnant and experience back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain or general discomfort and strain? Learn how the Alexander Technique can be a tool to avoid and reduce pain and to turn your pregnancy into a strengthening and energizing experience! You'll learn about identifying and releasing habitual tensions that compress you and pull you down that become exaggerated with the extra demand of carrying the weight of your baby and how to let your natural postural support work most efficiently.
If you are not pregnant, but are thinking of becoming pregnant in the near future, you may find this workshop useful as well. You may also find this useful if you are holding your baby for long stretches while nursing or if you are experiencing pain or discomfort from lifting or holding your child in general. Both women and men welcome!

In a recent large-scale study published in the British Medical Journal, The Alexander Technique was show to significantly reduce chronic back pain.

To learn more about the Alexander Technique and how the Alexander Technique can be beneficial during pregnancy, visit www.lindsaynewitter.com

For more information about this workshop, email or call Lindsay: lindsay.n@gmail.com, 646.300.1379

Discount offers for private lessons will be available to those who attend this workshop.

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The Eco Birth Pool in a Box Regular Size

The Eco Birth Pool in a Box Regular Size
here's our fine floor model!