I wasn't sure how much I would like the tub but after having my first baby in one, I could not imagine choosing a "dry" birth!
The water helped me to be relaxed, calm, and soft, or "loose", and I definately think it is a gentler transition for the baby. My first son was BIG and I believe I didn't tear because of the water. I did tear with my second but I attribute that to him shooting out in 3 pushes! WOW, I think it was so fast I tensed up, actually I know that

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