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faewie 
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Posted: 21 November 2005 at 5:25pm |
hey there team!
theres so much to do!!! i feel like im running out of time and im not due till april! lol
anyways what have people done with regards to health care for their bubbas? did you get a pediatrician? where to start?!?! 
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daikini
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Posted: 22 November 2005 at 8:09am |
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I signed both my kids up under my GP... you probably should only need to see a peadiatrician if there is something going on. Initially, your midwife will do some home visits, and she should refer you to Plunket and to your doctor at about 6 weeks.
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newmum
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Posted: 22 November 2005 at 9:16am |
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In Germany it is normal to go to a Paedeatrician (sp?) instead of a GP with kids until they are about 12!! I think it is great!!
Anyway, we only had to see a paed with Joeys blood in poos saga. We just saw one at the hospital and she was fantastic!
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Xander&Harmony
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Posted: 22 November 2005 at 7:57pm |
yeah the majority of us mums just go thru plunket (im guessing)and theres also PAFT which come monthly to do developmental checks and give u ideas on learning toys etc.enrol before u r due or before babes 4 mnths old if u were wnting to go thru PAFT tho.PAFT stands for parents as first teachers.
As others have said,in NZ u only go to a paed. if sumthing wrong with babe(ie premmie?,other health issues of concern etc etc)
Harmony went to paed. cos she had clicky hips and a heart murmur.we have been refererred to orthopeadics for her hips tho and go back to paed. at 12 mnths old to recheck her heart.Fun times LOL
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k&jsmum
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Posted: 22 November 2005 at 9:32pm |
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if you can get into PAFT it is fantastic. Have had the boys with them from 4mths and they just love Sharon our PAFT lady here. We had a great lady in palmy too. I think her name was Yvonne. And they send you the reports after each visit so its another great journal of their milestones as well as they give you information appropriate to bubs age with things you can do. And the learning toy ideas are great and they use things you can use from the home so it doesnt cost you any money.
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faewie
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Posted: 22 November 2005 at 10:22pm |
awesome thanx so much that is extremely helpful 
ive never really had a GP, i just go to any random docter... i did go to a youth health clinic till i was 23,,, hmmm i need to sus that out!
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Maya
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Posted: 23 November 2005 at 8:33am |
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Having a good GP is so important with kids. I did the whole random doctor thing for years, but when I was preg with Maya I started going to the health clinic at our local Marae and the two GPs there were awesome. They've looked after Maya since day 1, thre all her allergies, hospital etc. so they really have a complete history going on with us.
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Posted: 23 November 2005 at 10:01am |
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How do you get in contact with PAFT?
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Posted: 23 November 2005 at 10:18am |
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my plunket nurse put me on to them otherwise you can get their number from the phone book. i just checked the one up here and its under Parents As First Teachers Programme
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