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, November 5, 2010

LEAK ALERT!!

here's a report from the pool front lines: there may be a leak in the top ring of the pool, from recent birther Havalah:

Sarah, did you find that the top of the pool didn't stay inflated fully? We didn't have any issues with the bottom or middle of the pool, but couldn't keep the air to stay in the top layer. We didn't look for a leak so if it can be spotted and duct taped that would be good.

If anyone finds the leak, pls let me know-- also, I think there is a patch kit in with the instructions.

Hopefully its a false alarm....
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  1. dingostolemyMarch 10, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    Hi Judy,

    Tonya Kostenko gave me your blog info and told me about your very cool pool share! I'd love to use the pool for upcoming homebirth, due date is July 24th. Is it available at that time? I read the guidelines and all sounds fine!

    thanks!
    layla childs

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The Eco Birth Pool in a Box Regular Size

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