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Tastic
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Topic: Christchurch Midwifes Posted: 26 June 2009 at 11:12am |
Can someone recommend one to me please, I live in the riccarton area with no car
did have one but keep getting mucked around and she was really rude to my mum and Bailey yesterday!
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M2K
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Posted: 26 June 2009 at 11:45am |
Sorry I cant recommend one in that area, but one I DON'T recommend is Mary Casey (Church Cnr), steer clear of that one
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Posted: 26 June 2009 at 11:50am |
I don't know anyone in the Riccarton area either! Sorry. My MIL is a retired MW so will ask her if you are struggling to find one in the area as she may know.
Just being nosey - who were you using? You can PM me if you like.
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Tastic
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Posted: 26 June 2009 at 11:57am |
will add, I dont mind having to bus so barrington, town, ilam etc areas close to riccarton would be nice, or do you know a midwife that comes to you instead of you having to go to them
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Peanut, Ive PM'd you
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Posted: 26 June 2009 at 12:07pm |
Was just about to say the same thing, Tastic! Maybe you could get someone that will do home visits.
Just did a really quick search and found that Midwifery Associates and Midwifes on Barrington both offer home visits.
Both these places have been recommended on here before.
Good Luck.
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Posted: 26 June 2009 at 12:21pm |
if you dont mind busing to barrington (just on the orbiter). Midwives on Barrington is great!!! I am with them now. Had them with henry and am using them again (even though it means travelling across town now). Give them a ring. They are lovely. And actually now that you mention it peanut - my midwife did offer to come visit me at home if i needed her to (i only just started driving).
I had Kelly last time - but i think she will be on holiday when you're due. I have Jo this time. But they are all lovely to be honest.
Quite focused on natural births and all about supporting the woman.
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Tastic
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Posted: 26 June 2009 at 12:36pm |
yeah Id prefer home visits as with two other children busing is only going to get harder lol
will ring midwifes on barrington too
thanks lady's for your help
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Posted: 26 June 2009 at 1:13pm |
Yeah ive heard good things about Barrington Midwives from friends and bad things about Mary Casey although in saying that my friend is with her now and quite happy.
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Posted: 26 June 2009 at 3:17pm |
Copied from the feb 10 dd forums
My winge for the day, yesterday morning I called the midwife pager, no call back (had to call and change appointment as got a call from the city mission saying if I get there at 10 Ill be first on the list for some food!)
10.33 my cell ring and its my mum - the midwifes turned up, 10.45 I arrive and midwifes already gone - now while she was there she was very rude to both my mum and bailey!
I try to ring the pager, no call back...
this morning I ring the pager AGAIN! (I rang 9am and 11am yesterday then 10am today)
10 minutes ago she rings me and has a go for me not being here yesterday when she turned up. I said well if you answered the bloody pager I left at 9am you would of known this! she said well Ive signed up another lady now cause you cant be interested!
UMMM WTF! RETURN THE BLOODY PAGER! and you would of F'n known!
grr Im so flippen angry now.
I rang the manager hoping to speak to her but got another midwife - she knows me as she delivered aidan
she will talk with the manager and get her to ring me!
see why Im changing!!
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Posted: 26 June 2009 at 3:56pm |
Thats disgusting! I remember times when I couldn't make an appointment with my MW or was horribly late and it was never a problem.. I guess its better to find out now what a cow she is
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Posted: 26 June 2009 at 4:32pm |
I guess its a blessing so to speak, waiting to hear back from one midwife and will try the barrington one tomorrow
Does anyone know if they take 'high risk' though?
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Posted: 26 June 2009 at 7:40pm |
my friend lost hers at 20 weeks and still went back the next two pregnancies (to Barrington midwives)
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Posted: 26 June 2009 at 8:27pm |
yea they take high risk as far as i know
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Posted: 26 June 2009 at 8:29pm |
great, t hanks. Will ring them in the morning, since the other one hasnt rung me back yet
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Posted: 28 June 2009 at 11:48pm |
still looking  ran another couple today and nope - fully booked
also my best mate went through barrington midwifes and hated them, in the end she changed to no other then the one that just fobed me off lol
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Posted: 29 June 2009 at 9:10am |
I would recommend Anne Parker at Birthcare above the Carlton pub on corner of Papanui and Bealey Ave she can book up really quickly tho. Not sure if she does home visits i think she did for DPs brothers wife.
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Posted: 29 June 2009 at 9:13am |
Have tried her and she is fully booked and she also told me that jan and beginning of feb is when most midwifes take there holidays which is why they are booking up so fast
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Posted: 29 June 2009 at 9:56am |
Sorry, I know my MW is full...Have you called your GP and asked him/her for their reccomendation/list ? It might even be worth asking them to call in a favour (e.g. get your GP to ask for you...) Good Luck!
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Posted: 29 June 2009 at 10:09am |
I can TOTALLY reccomend Rachel & Vicki from Halswell village MW's, Vicki does home visits and if we were still in Chch i'd use her again.
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