Can my boyfriend be in the pool during a water birth?

im a mummy to be im 8 months gone and having a water birth my boyfriend mark wants to be in the pool with me is it allowed ? please help

well your usually in a small tub or something so I dont think he wud fit lol but thats sweet
Why cant he just sit next to you?

Yea I guess I wouldn't know I haven't gotten pregnat so yep umm ask your midwife or whatever

when you have a water birth your usually in a a small jacuzzi bath and only you would fit. and plus you'll bleed. wouldnt that make him feel odd.? hmm maybe he can just sit next to you and hold your bath till the baby comes out.

ignore these people. if your boyfriend wants to be with you then more power to him! its great that he is embracing the gift of childbearing and wants to experience it with you as close as possible. any guy and sit next to you or stand and watch but for him to be that close to you and so intimate I think thats amazing. it will be bloody amongst other things, but I really respect what he is trying to do. I think at least for you it will somewhat ease the stress because you know you arent alone in there. at any time you can reach over or he can reach over and hold you or talk to you. I think its very very intimate and I would want my boyfriend to be as close to me as possible. you tell mark good job. I hope you guys get married and have a long healthy marriage. he sounds like a good guy to me

yes I was watching house of babies on the discovery channel and he can sit right behind you for comfort and support or he can sit on the edge of the tub...or you can just buty one of those cheap kiddy pools so the both of you can fit

yes, its perfectly fine if he wants to. well, it kinda depends on where you guys are and how big the pool is. some places are rilly strict, but I know a lot of people who had water births and their husbands were in the pool/tub with them.

yeah it's fine. but if I were you, I would have the baby in the hospital. if you do it in a jacuzzi the water will be too hot for the little baby. but if you insists on sitting next to you its fine.

are you an md or phd?