free toothbrush with plunket

nkap9 wrote: At antenatal class we were told it's gone down hill a lot because funding got cut. My Mum and MIL were shocked to learn that you don't get many visits as when my mum had me about 20 yrs ago you got seen almost every week!

i think funding hasalot to play but that doesnt excuss there rudeness lack ofsocial skills and just plain stupidity.............yip i luv plunket........they requested someone to see my son cause they said he was IH.......there idots..........we own a nursing agency so i think i would know a little about it.......and the over worked thing i always here i crap too................crap...none of that was aimed at you nkap9 i just get carried away being tireed lol.....i was just reading my plunket book im now 32 they were excellent.......its a sad world we live in

Hmm... we went for my son's 5 month check a week and a half ago. Plunket nurse gave me some toothpaste for 6 year olds+ which my 11 year old uses now. No mention was made of a toothbrush. My son has two teeth btw.

I was rather blown away with the amount of home visits were scheduled. We had two! 5 and 7 weeks, and I think the second one may have been because I had my gallbladder out at 6 weeks and struggled a bit. With my daughter I had 6 home visits!!

I am the president for my towns Plunket. Unfortunately at the moment most areas have an extreme lack of funds. During the next few months a number of fundraising events are being held, along with appeal week, so hopefully things will be a bit better for you all :)

Edited by kellie

We got a toothbrush and tube of 6+ toothpaste at DD's 5month check. PN said they give 6yr old toothpaste now as it has fluride in, and the previous baby toothpaste didn't and kids' teeth were rotting!

Anyway, Chelsea's toothbrush and toothpaste are sitting unused in the cupboard because, even though she'll be 1 next week, she still doesn't have any teeth!!