Grace is planning a home birth, but would like to rent a birthing tub. Interesting question, can you help? She emails:
I was wondering if there is any place in Portland that rents birth tubs for a home birth? I have only heard waterbirth.org but I'm curious if there is a place local so I could avoid paying such a high shipping & handling cost.
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if you get a tub from waterbirth.org and pick it up yourself (I think in tualatin? one of the suburbs) and then return it after the birth there is no shipping and handling charge.
Posted by: sarah | March 31, 2008 at 12:01 PM
A friend of mine borrowed one from NW Community Midwives even though she had a different midwife attending her homebirth. She did take her childbirth classes there, though, so maybe that was her connection. It might be worth a phone call to see.
Posted by: Melissa | March 31, 2008 at 09:21 PM
Check this out: it's only $25 pre-shipping and when you're done you have a great kiddie pool! I've had a few friends use this as their birthing tub and said it was great. Fancy pumps & heaters are unnecessary I guess. I found this website while looking for myself, but I've been told you can get them at Fred Meyer or other all-in-one stores like that.
http://www.yourwaterbirth.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=29
Posted by: wendy | April 01, 2008 at 09:30 PM
I think that Susan and Celeste of NW Community Midwives have rented out one of their tubs IF they do not have a mom in need at the same time. It wouldn't hurt to ask. I tried to put a link but their web site is not working or someting. Here is their contact info:
NW Community Midwives
2133 Se Orange Ave
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 515-5553
Posted by: plain jane | April 01, 2008 at 09:44 PM
I think that Susan and Celeste of NW Community Midwives have rented out one of their tubs IF they do not have a mom in need at the same time. It wouldn't hurt to ask. I tried to put a link but their web site is not working or someting. Here is their contact info:
NW Community Midwives
2133 Se Orange Ave
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 515-5553
Posted by: plain jane | April 01, 2008 at 09:44 PM