Hose for birth pool?

Ju_bubbs · Jan 15th, 2012, 05:17 AM

Just wondering if it would be a problem using a brand new normal garden hose to fill my birth pool or will it have chemicals and stuff in it? The one that comes with my pool is only 15 meters, and my pool is going to be 25 meters away from the taps!

becstar · Jan 15th, 2012, 08:58 AM

I think ours is just regular... I think you can get too hung up on these things. It's not lined with lead or anything.

lynnikins · Jan 15th, 2012, 09:33 AM

if your worried pour some hot water through it first or flush it with milton

Mervs Mum · Jan 15th, 2012, 12:51 PM

If you're really concerned then camping and caravanning shops sell food grade clear hose which us campers use for drinking water :-) as above so long as its well cleaned out I'm see a regular hose is fine. I set mine up to the submersible pump, fill a sink of hot soapy water and let it circulate for 20 mins or so. Then do the same with cold water to kill bubbles then repeats with Milton water and it'll be nice a clean :-)

tripletsOMG · Jan 15th, 2012, 18:37 PM

i made same mistake reg green garden hose has lead. You can get a hose make sure it says lead free drink-safe hose

NaturalMomma · Jan 15th, 2012, 20:18 PM

We used a garden hose

becstar · Jan 16th, 2012, 05:36 AM

Lead can only leach into it if water sits in the hose, often normal hoses are made of pvc which uses lead as a stabiliser... but as I said, it only leaches into water if it is sitting there for a long time, which it doesn't when filling a hose.

Sam Pearson · Jan 16th, 2012, 21:54 PM

We used a legnth of new garden hose that we rinsed out and a universal adaptor for the kitchen tap to attach it that was $12 from the hardward store.

We had a sluprie to drain the pool but did it with buckets instead which took OH around 1o minutes to empty. When it got down to the last few inches he let some air out of the pool so he could fold it up and fit it out the door and he tiped the rest out into the garden.

We also had a pump to blow it up but OH decided to blow it up by mouth which took him around 20 minutes with breaks so he didn't pass out.

Ju_bubbs · Jan 17th, 2012, 18:40 PM

Thanks for all the tips! saves me another £10 postage to order a 2nd hose from the birth pool people!! lol, #i'll just nip to the garden centre!

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becstar Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London Posts: 3,357	I think ours is just regular... I think you can get too hung up on these things. It's not lined with lead or anything.

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lynnikins Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chessington, Surrey Posts: 14,470	if your worried pour some hot water through it first or flush it with milton

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Mervs Mum Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: somewhere over the rainbow..... Posts: 21,418	If you're really concerned then camping and caravanning shops sell food grade clear hose which us campers use for drinking water :-) as above so long as its well cleaned out I'm see a regular hose is fine. I set mine up to the submersible pump, fill a sink of hot soapy water and let it circulate for 20 mins or so. Then do the same with cold water to kill bubbles then repeats with Milton water and it'll be nice a clean :-)
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tripletsOMG Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Nebraska Posts: 836	i made same mistake reg green garden hose has lead. You can get a hose make sure it says lead free drink-safe hose

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becstar Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London Posts: 3,357	Lead can only leach into it if water sits in the hose, often normal hoses are made of pvc which uses lead as a stabiliser... but as I said, it only leaches into water if it is sitting there for a long time, which it doesn't when filling a hose.

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Jan 16th, 2012, 21:54 PM	#8
Sam Pearson Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 298	We used a legnth of new garden hose that we rinsed out and a universal adaptor for the kitchen tap to attach it that was $12 from the hardward store. We had a sluprie to drain the pool but did it with buckets instead which took OH around 1o minutes to empty. When it got down to the last few inches he let some air out of the pool so he could fold it up and fit it out the door and he tiped the rest out into the garden. We also had a pump to blow it up but OH decided to blow it up by mouth which took him around 20 minutes with breaks so he didn't pass out.

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Ju_bubbs Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,859	Thanks for all the tips! saves me another £10 postage to order a 2nd hose from the birth pool people!! lol, #i'll just nip to the garden centre!

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