Help !! Can you recomend a midwife?
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Topic: Help !! Can you recomend a midwife?
Posted By: Tracey1972
Subject: Help !! Can you recomend a midwife?
Date Posted: 06 March 2009 at 2:49pm
| I'm a newbie to the site and have just found out Im 8 weeks pregnant. My doctor has recomended I find a midwife as soon as possible as the good ones get booked up quickly. I just rang one place and made an appointment to meet someone on Tuesday but doctor suggested meeting a few to find someone you 'click with' . If you can recommend anyone that would be great as don't want to go on Tuesday and feel presurred into saying yes incase I'm not sure if that makes sense :-) Thanks and look forward to being part of this site it looks like I will be on here a lot .. ha ha. I live near Titirangi so anyone out this way. |
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Posted By: Joscia
Date Posted: 06 March 2009 at 3:07pm
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Hi! Welcome to OHbaby. I'm with theMaternity Matters team out by Lincoln Rd (right next to Waitakere Hospital) http://www.maternitymatters.co.nz - http://www.maternitymatters.co.nz My MW is Linda, an I've found her great so far. Meeting Heather next week.
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Posted By: weegee
Date Posted: 06 March 2009 at 3:11pm
Hi Tracey, welcome aboard! There are no less than five threads on here about midwives in West Auckland  I have to say seems Maternity Matters pops up a fair bit!
Here are the links to the most recent of the other threads: http://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20661 - September 2008 http://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20507 - August 2008 http://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10072 - August 2007 ------------- 
Mum to JJ, 4 July 2008 & Addie, 28 July 2010 |
Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 06 March 2009 at 3:42pm
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MM were good.
Things I didn't ask and wasn't told - - who to contact if I was concerned (I had an 'emergency' number but my concerns weren't necessarily what I would call an emergency) - how their cover system works - do they have a roster for who will deliver or is it always your MW? - who does the follow-up Good luck! ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: gemsmum
Date Posted: 06 March 2009 at 3:46pm
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My mw was Gail Kiss based in Henderson (you see her for antenatal appts in James Laurie St). She was fabulous. She delivers at Waitak. If you want her number PM me.
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 08 March 2009 at 7:23pm
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I would recommend The Midwives down on Godley Rd, Green Bay Ph 825 0333. My SIL, several friends and I are all using them. There are about 8 mws there and the ones that we are using are Glenda, Kirsten, Terry and Carly. We are all very happy with the mws we have. Good luck ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: RoSee
Date Posted: 12 March 2009 at 6:56pm
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Hi Tracey, I'm new to this site too and also in Titirangi :-) My baby was born on the 1st of March, my midwife was Gill Macgregor. If for any reason you are wanting to birth at Auckland Hospital instead of Waitakere I would HIGHLY recommend her Cathy McCormick is looking after me now (doing my home visits), she's from Cornwallis and is awesome too. Let me know if you would like either of their contact details
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Posted By: Richtea
Date Posted: 14 March 2009 at 5:56pm
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We're from Titirangi too. We had our Baby on the 4th March and had Laurie Herbert as our MW. She was fab. Let me know if you want her details. RoSe- are you going to Cathy's group on a wed in the community house? ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 14 March 2009 at 9:40pm
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Cathy took our AN classes and she was great. I went to her Wednesday group for nearly a year and found it wonderful ------------- Lindsey
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Posted By: Dawnie
Date Posted: 18 March 2009 at 12:42pm
I agree with Linzy! I had Mel (im not sure if she is still there) but OMG they were THE most beautiful woman I have ever met, so helpful and caring! Gawsh i still miss Mel! ------------- http://www.alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Linzy wrote: