One of the advantages of having a home birth is that you ll already have all your own things around which can make you feel more comfortable that said you may also want to get a few extra bits and pieces to help you cope with labour and make sure you can protect your floors and furniture.
How to make a home birth mat.
Hospital can be a good option if you are experiencing a high risk pregnancy however many healthy women find themselves in a cascade of interventions within the hospital birth setting.
Many people come to home birth after having direct experience with or hearing stories about undesirable hospital births.
Living moss bath mat by the snug.
The same method would make a great bath mat if you customized the shape.
An earthing or grounding mat was no exception to that so i decided to find a way to make my own grounding mat as one of the many available earthing products to see if it would work for me.
That is also why i decided to publish here my own earthing mat diy project.
These are fully heat sealed and cleanable and with a high grip material to the base.
To make a tummy time mat assuming you are padding it with batting cut the batting to match your square.
On the fourth side sew about 1 4 of the way then turn right side out.
These mats come in a light lilac grey colour.
You can read about the case for a home birth here.
Make the base out of kids foam play mats layered.
Rectangular birthing mats 1 2m x 1m x 50mm which can be laid on the floor to enable the birthing mother to move about outside the bath as well.