re: Isla's home birth story with pictures (long)

I know this is a little late but awesome story the pics made me tear up  

I updated this a bit, wrote a little more if anybody cares  

Great birth story and pics.  I especially liked the part of your husbands excitement while you were taking a shower and your kiss.  It's like a movie    My hubs isn't in to the pregnancy (at all), and I wish he had been.  You're a very lucky woman and have two very beautiful girls. Congratulations!!

Another question... how do you get rid of the birthing pool water?  Just curious.

Quoting bobbibouche:“ Great birth story and pics. I especially liked the part of your husbands excitement while you were taking ... [snip!] ... two very beautiful girls. Congratulations!! Another question... how do you get rid of the birthing pool water? Just curious.”

Haha  
Thanks.
We tried to siphon the birth tub water out with the hose into the bathtub, but it didnt want to drain, so Jay scooped most of it with a 5 gallon bucket.
There was a plastic liner in it, so once it was almost empty, he just pulled it out and dumped it in the bathtub, and threw the liner away in a trash bag.

Wow you have an amazin birth story. Congratulations you have two beautiful girls! I always wanted a natural birth but I have to have c sections. You are so lucky.

I'm getting ready to have a baby girl (38 weeks right now) and I am hoping to have her naturally. Your story was both helpful, insightfuland encouraging. Thank you so much for sharing it!

Thank you so much for sharing your story and the video too. It really really helped me feel more confident. I'm planning a waterbirth at home and this will be my first child so I had no idea what to really expect, but now I have a much better idea!

This is such an amazing story! So empowering. Thank you!!

awwww. that was so beautiful!!! thanks for sharing... I'm sitting here at 40w 3d hoping for thing to start for me soon.