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Topic: Midwife-Hamilton
Posted By: Lou1972
Subject: Midwife-Hamilton
Date Posted: 11 January 2010 at 3:43pm
| Would love some recommendations for a midwife in Hamilton.This is bubs #2.Thanks. |
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Posted By: Henna79
Date Posted: 11 January 2010 at 4:06pm
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I can't recommend Kathryn Duggan and her partner Rebecca Tainui highly enough. I had Kathryn as my lead but saw Rebecca a few times and they were both lovely.
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Posted By: EmDee
Date Posted: 11 January 2010 at 4:27pm
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Congratulations!
I used Colleen van der Laan with bub 1 & 2 and  her. She's going to be away when #3 is due so am using her back up Shelley Sjaarda (who incidently delivered #2) and she is really lovely too.
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Posted By: girly_girl
Date Posted: 11 January 2010 at 6:39pm
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I second Colleen van der Laan. My sister used her as well and she is amazing!! She's based at Waterford. ------------- 
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Posted By: Rovic
Date Posted: 11 January 2010 at 6:42pm
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I have Rachel Cassie (recommended by my gp) and am finding her pretty good so far. She used to be a GP which I quite like. Her back up, Rebecca, is also lovely.They are based at the Midwife Shoppe in Peachgrove Rd. A friend had Jo Coulter and thought she was great. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 11 January 2010 at 7:31pm
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My MW was Rachel Cassie and she is absolutely awesome!! She was a GP for 15 years before becoming a midwife so I really trusted her and felt safe with her. Her backup Rebecca was at my birth because Rachel was on holiday and although she probably had some different ideas to my own (she is very much into non intervention and doing things naturally) she is still very nice.
But yeah, I highly recommend Rachel Cassie, she has children, knows her stuff, is very approachable and friendly and very thorough without being pushy. She didn't force opinions on me and kept me very well informed with everything I needed to know. I had Shelley Sjaarda first time around and she was good too, although I switched to her at 28 weeks so didn't really get to know her very well. She's also a registered nurse. |
Posted By: Mrs_B
Date Posted: 11 January 2010 at 11:01pm
Congratulations  I had Debbie Fawcett she was fantastic, came in on her weekend off for my delivery and then stayed the whole time when it ended in an emergency c-section. Her backup Sallie Turner was great too. Heard great things about Jo Coulter as well.-------------  
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Posted By: BessieBear
Date Posted: 12 January 2010 at 8:22am
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Mine is Sam Shultz, and her backup is Sarah power. Have got her second time around as well as first. ------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel  07/08/2014
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Posted By: Lou1972
Date Posted: 12 January 2010 at 8:42am
| Thanks everyone.Will have to start doing some calling around now. |
Posted By: lostAmber
Date Posted: 29 January 2010 at 7:16pm
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Who have you ended up going with Lou?
I will have to do this soon too, but i'm waiting until i've heard the HB at 6wks. Can you all give me a run down on their personalities? I think I need someone who is quite nurturing and reassuring. This is my 3rd pregnancy after 2 m/c's. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: girly_girl
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 9:47am
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I think you'd do quite well with Colleen LA. She is very thorough, and I have found her to be gentle but straight up, and quite mumsy (in a good way). She used to be a neonatal nurse as well. Give her a call and have a chat, but probably sooner rather than later as she tends to fill up pretty quickly.
Colleen van der Laan, at Waterford -------------
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Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 11:54am
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Rachel Cassie at the Midwife Shoppe in 5XRoads is very thorough, straight up but also very understanding and kind hearted. She talks heaps and heaps but always listens to your concerns and is great at getting back to you straight away if you need her. I loved the fact that she used to be a GP. I always feel safer around doctors so that was an added bonus for me.
For my first pregnancy, Colleen van der Laan was the back up midwife and did quite a bit of my post natal care. She is lovely! |
Posted By: lostAmber
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 12:18pm
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The fact that she is an ex GP is what makes me want to take that route. 5x roads is also very convenient for me here in Silverdale/Hillcrest. I like straight up but want kind and understanding too.
So who out of Rachel and Colleen would you go with? mamanee, have you changed your name? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: RinTinTin
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 2:04pm
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Clare Hutchinson at the Midwifery Centre next door to River Ridge. She's big old dutch lady but very nice, and very funny. She's probably not everyones cup of tea though. She's a bit of a hard a$$ and doesn't stand for any crud. Like when I was giving birth to Mac I was messing about with my pushing cause I was scared of tearing. Then she checked his heartrate and said to me "Right he's getting upset Carin, you need to get him out...NOW!" So she doesn't beat around the bush But she's very educated, she goes on lots of training courses so she's up to the play on every subject. Personally she suited me right down to the ground and I love her to bits  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: girly_girl
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 2:33pm
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I met both Rachel and Colleen when I was choosing my mw and they were both lovely - I just felt I had more of a connection with Colleen. The best advice I can give you, is what my Doctor's nurse told me. Give about 5 mw's a call and go and meet with them, you will be spending a lot of time with them so you need to feel comfy with them. They don't mind you meeting several of them - in fact they kind of expect it.
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Posted By: lostAmber
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 2:37pm
I had her for my first pregnancy (which never eventuated) and since then have heard things that i'm not too keen on from a friend who is a midwife, so am choosing to look elsewhere. Sure if I had difficulties she is definitely the one I would want there, but I think I need someone a little more nurturing this time around. Doesn't help that I know her daughter well too lol. I will birth at RR though. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Mum2Mac wrote:Posted By: lostAmber
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 2:42pm
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Thanks girlygirl, I want mumsy lol. With her working out of waterford (Colleen) does that mean you birth their too? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 2:43pm
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I really like Colleen but I didn't really get to know her very well and only met her towards the end of my pregnancy.
For me personally I am going to choose Rachel again next time as I got to know her really well. I had a lot of breastfeeding issues the first time around and she went out of her way to help me get to the bottom of them all and make a really good plan to overcome my challenges. and she did that all without pushing breastfeeding on me or forcing me to see it one way. She is very into what you feel comfortable with, how you feel about things and helps you to make informative decisions and plans based on your own way of thinking. I was so gutted not to have her at my birth as it didn't go well and I think had she been there, it would have ended better! Oh yeah, I changed my name from neeandsam :D |
Posted By: girly_girl
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 3:22pm
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LA - Colleen has access to everything, its up to you where you choose to birth. For me, I'll be birthing at Waikato (due to some recent developments) and then transferring to Waterford, but I'm doing antenatal at RR. You have those choices no matter where you go, or rather who you go with.
Oh and the other thing that I really like and was really important for me is that Colleen is a lactation consultant also. -------------
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Posted By: lostAmber
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 4:04pm
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Oh gosh, so you're using all three locations, I didn't know you could do that.
Nee, I wasn't aware that your birthing was difficult, i'm sorry *hugs* I will give them both a call and see if/who is available in October. I feel stupid calling them so soon though- I didn't even see my MW again after the first visit with the first pregnancy, as I went to my GP after a week of spotting (didn't want to be one of those first time mums that call their MW over every little thing), and then I asked her if she could call my MW and tell her the pregnancy had failed. Turns out I should've called her as I was rhesus negative and needed the Anti D upon first sight of spotting. Oh well, I know for next time/this time lol. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Lou1972
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 5:07pm
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Lost Amber.-Have decided to go with Debbie Fawcett.She is sooo nice.Had heard so many good things about her and a friend who works at Anglesea,said she is one of the ones they recommend.
I particularly liked the fact that she was willing to go along with the 2 things that I knew I wanted after my last baby,One was that I want to deliver at Waikato and then go to Waterford.The other being that if I have such big problems breastfeeding like last time,she is happy for me to switch to bottle. |
Posted By: lostAmber
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 5:10pm
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Where is she based Lou? So many options and this isn't even half of them!
Also, when did you start seeing her? At what point in your pregnancy did you call and book your first appt.? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: girly_girl
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 5:39pm
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LA - I booked Colleen at 5wks, so certainly don't worry about it being too early. The earlier the better really for mw's, as the good ones get taken up first. I saw her for my first appointment at 6 weeks, and then (because everything was 'normal') again at 12 weeks. -------------
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Posted By: lostAmber
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 7:49pm
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Ok, thanks. I will get on to it next week then. After my next lot of hCG's ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Lou1972
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 8:43pm
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Debbie Fawcett is based in Lorne St,near the hospital.I rang her when I was 5 weeks pregnant.I went to Waterford and got a list of midwives that work out of there.I then did loads of ringing around.Some were going to be away in Sept,some were booked!I then just picked a few and arranged to meet them.I knew Debbie was the right one for me straight away.I wasn't happy with my last midwife,so wanted to make sure I got the right one this time around.
I will see here for the first official visit when I'm 11 weeks(I'm going away at 12 weeks,as soon as I have my scan)And then will see her again a few weeks later when I'm back to see about the scan I would start ringing midwives soon,so you make sure you get the one you want.. |