Thank you for purchasing Birth Pool in a Box! We aim to make the use of water for labor and birth accessible for all women. We hope you are able to enjoy the benefits as many women have done with Birth Pool in a Box.
Warnings and important information - read these now • DO NOT LEAVE POOL UNATTENDED WHEN FILLED, ESPECIALLY IF CHILDREN ARE PRESENT • Our birth pools are Personal products - for use by one woman only - unless they are marked as a Professional model.
12 Steps to Success with your Birth Pool in a Box These are distilled from our experience supporting thousands of births. Get most or all of these sorted and you’ve given yourself the best chance possible. Note: these assume that you have discussed using water for labor or birth with your midwife and have decided to go ahead.
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Prepare the floor Sweep or vacuum the floor before putting the pool down. If your floor is stone or ceramic, cover it with a blanket first to reduce heat loss through floor. Warm up the pool Make sure the pool and accessories are at room temperature before unfolding and handling.
Things to do before labor begins • Check that the Faucet/Tap-Hose Connectors you have will fit a set of taps in your home. While we have provided options that will work with most taps in the Basic and Standard Kits (Europe only), we cannot guarantee that any supplied by us will fit your taps.
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Actions Tips Screw round flange tightly into three large Twist nozzle as you insert. white valves and ensure cap is removed (see Over-inflation is a cause picture). Inflate 3 side chambers, lowest first. of failure. Leave top chamber about half inflated - sagging DO NOT USE - to enable Liner to be fitted.
Filling Pool - 30 minutes to 2.5 hours ALWAYS USE A LINER EVEN FOR PRACTICE RUNS Filling time depends on your hot water system. A powerful on-demand combi boiler will fill the pool in about 40 minutes. Always use a Liner even for practice runs - it is a back-up container for the water in case of an accident or problem.
Filling Time Filling time depends on your water supply and can range from 30 minutes to 2.5 hours. Should you need to speed up filling and are short of hot water, heat water on stove and add this water to the pool, taking care that the woman is out of the pool and POUR THE HOT WATER AWAY FROM THE SIDES OF THE POOL.
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Method A - continued Using Electric Submersible Water Pump with the filling hose - 40-60 minutes Step Actions Tips When pump starts to suck air, remove liner from one end Do not leave pump unattended. and pull towards pump to increase water depth. Unplug pump once water stops flowing.
Duck/Gaffer tape. If this doesn’t solve problem, contact Edel Immersys Side walls too high to Sit on sides and swing legs over. Alternatively, open top or middle chamber get out safely valves to release air, reducing height.
Contact your supplier for support with our products. If you do not get a response from them, please contact us at www.edelimmersys.com BPIAB Instructions 5.0 EN The Good Birth Company t/a Edel Immersys, Birmingham, UK & Renton, WA, USA. www.edelimmersys.com www.birthpoolinabox.com...
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