Welcome November 2013 Babies

go to forum jump and scrol right the way down and we're at the bottom, along with the other private due date groups :)

Congrats to all the new mummies to be! :)

Hi All,
Pregnant for the first time. Due 17th Nov.
Would love to join the private forum please.

:)

Hi everyone, I'm pregnant with my first - due around 5th November.

I'd love to join the private forum please :)

Exciting Laura!

I'm not sure on the midwife thing either but I think the point here is that we can choose our own midwife (have a look online or someone else here who is in Wellington may have some advice). I know in Otago they have a website with details of heaps of midwives, Wellington may have the same. I guess doing it this way means you get to choose a midwife you think is suitable for you? I think Wellington is a tough area though so the sooner you get in the better probably. Hope that helps a wee bit!

Laura - it's really frustrating the first time when you don't want to ask people for recommendations this early as they'll know you're pregnant! There is an old thread to recommend midwives: Recommend Your Midwife

I found it best to do a little research and decide where I wanted to give birth; hospital, a birthing centre or home. Then look for a midwife who delivers where I want to birth. When delivering at a hospital or birthing centre you have two options
1) Team/shared care. This is a team of about 5 midwives based at the hospital/birthing centre. You will probably meet all of them over your check-ups while pregnant, and whoever is on that shift will deliver your baby. At he birthing centre near me a different group of midwives do your follow-up care.
2) Independent midwives. Independent midwives often work in groups, so if your midwife is unavailable one of the others in her group will care for you at that appointment or delivery. I chose an independent midwife because I wanted to deliver at a birthing centre, but if things got complicated I wanted my midwife to be able to come to the hospital with me and continue my care there, which shared care cannot. On the other hand, things don't normally get complicated

A tip I picked u from on here, when you pick a midwife/team try googling them.

Hi. Im due with my 2nd on the 15th of November. Very excited. Please may i join the private group :)

hi there,

How do you gain access to the private group? I have the password but I don't see a link anywhere.

Thanks much!

Thank you!

Hi all, I found out last week that I'm pregnant with my first baby and am due on 21st November! All the best and I look forward to chatting to all you November mums to be!