Water Birth?

I had never really considered water births before, but have been reading up on them a bit lately, and there seem to be a lot of benefits in terms of pain management. I'm just wondering if anyone would want to share their water birth experiences, good or bad?

I had a water birth for my second. Wanted to be in water for my first but he was a month early so wasnt allowed.

With kiara i got in the pool a bit early - i should have listened to my instincts because i though it was a bit early but everyone said i would be fine. Anyway it slowed my contractions quite a bit. However this ended up being quite good because i had a 20minute sleep lol.
Got out of the pool and walked around a bit to get things moving again. Midwife did an internal to check things and a bit of a sweep. Contractions started back every 3mins. Got back in the pool and kiara was born 2hours later after one push. It was a very fast labour in the end.
My only comment would be that i felt it would have been nicer to have the pool a bit deeper.
Hot towels were also used during my labour on my lower back - as that seems to be where i have the most pain.
The pool was great for being able to move around into comfortable positions. During the peak of my labour i spent contractions on my knees leaning over the side of the pool and then floated on my back between contractions. It was bliss. I was also able to have a very 'hands off' labour. No one touched me except to put a hot towel on at the start of a contraction and i held my husbands hands during contractions as well.
When kiara was born the midwife helped me reach down and pull her up onto my chest, my husband and i were the first to touch her.

Anyway that was quite long sorry. I say go for it. You can always change your mind and get out if you dont want to be in there anymore.

I had a homewaterbirth for my 2nd. Getting in th epool was amazing !!! I probably spent 2 hoursi there. Like Angel at first I got in too early and contractions slowed. But getting out and walking around gotit going again. I had DH leanign over the side massaging my lower back as well.
With DD I birthed on the bed semi reclined and ended up with a second degree tear .
With the waterbirth I had one small tear that didn't need stitched and never gave me any grief.
After he was born I pulled him up onto my chest

Was in the water for my first , absolutely hated it, found contractions more intense and without a break between them .

Second time I refused a waterbirth , but I did spend a lot of time in the bath at home etc anyway up until I was about 6 cms and left for the hospital and loved it this time , found it great for the pain relief

Thanks for the feedback!!
I'm definitely thinking I will be having a birthing bath... dunno if I will actually give birth in the water, but I love baths and find them really relaxing which can only be a good thing when in labour right?
Thanks again!!