This is an old article from the British magazine Pregnancy & Birth

FLOAT THERAPY - What is it?

Floating is spending an hour or so lying quietly in the dark. Suspended on a warm solution of Epsom salt that is about 10 inches deep and so dense that you float effortlessly. You come as close to weightlessness as you can.

I went to the London Float Center when I was 22 weeks pregnant.

What happened?

I arrived for my float feeling tired, stressed and suffering from a bad back and indigestion. I left feeling relaxed, like I had had a really deep massage, a sauna and a good kip - and I had no backache or indigestion!

I was shown to a private room where I showered, and then in my own time went into the float room.

I switched off the light, lay down and began to float. For the first five minutes new age music is played. Which lulls you into a relaxed state.

It's impossible not to relax when you're floating. When I first got in I had wondered how I would manage an hour, and worried that I was too tense (I'm not the most relaxed person you'll ever meet). But floating makes you feel like time is standing still.

At 22 weeks pregnant I hadn't felt my baby move very much. But as I relaxed I became aware of every move. Strangely, all the time before and since the float I've been convinced I'm having a boy, but in my relaxed state I felt the baby might be a girl, with blonde hair and blue eyes.

The music came back on after what seemed like no time at all, but was in fact 45 minutes. I just didn't want to get out!