RE: [ozmidwifery] Good news

2004-06-27 Thread Sally Westbury
One of the possibilities for staffing the teams is that we are going to
get our first lot of direct entry midwives graduating at the end of the
year. These are going to be so excited to see continuity of care models
and are going to be very willing to work in this way.

Sally Westbury
 
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authority and sacrificing social and professional acceptance. It takes
courage for a woman to choose a caregiver who will truly advocate for
and empower her.-Judy Slome Cohain

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Dear Denise,
I'll keep you informed. I have tried to incorporate Camden in my
proposal
and have spoken to quite a few of the midwives encouraging them to join
us.
We have problems with staff shortages, especially in Campbelltown, which
means that initially only one team will be started up, but possibly 2
teams
if some of the midwives from Camden maternity joins us .
There are definitely plans for more teams but we need more staff first!
Geesje
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From: Denise Hynd [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2004 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Good news


 Dear Geesje,
 I look forward to hearing more about the possibility or more
importantly
the
 reality of a continuity of care midwifery option at Campbelltown!
 What is happening at Camden?
 Denise Hynd

 Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world.  For,
 indeed, they are the only ones who ever have.
 Margaret Mead
 - Original Message -
 From: geesjeandsteve [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 2:44 PM
 Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Good news


 
  Hi
  The Birthunit where Elle had her watrbirth is a lovely unit. I
worked
 there
  as a midwife for 3 years in the mid 90's and revisited it last year,
to
  catch up with my old collegue midwives. It is a private hospital.
The
 ladies
  chose midwifery led care or obstetrician led care . Yehudi Gordon is
one
 of
  the obstetricians, a lovely man who will go to great lengths to help
'his'
  ladies acheive a normal birth. I've seen / assisted with so many
lovely
  births including breech and twin births during those 3 years. Quite
a
few
  celebrities had their baby here including Jerry Hall just before I
left.
 The
  pools are oval shaped and hip high so the women could really
submerge in
  them (leaving the front of our shirts totally wet if we did have to
help
 in
  any way!). The midwives offer continuity of care by deviding
themselves
in
  two teams, offering continuity in the antenatal, intrapartum and
postnatal
  period. At the time we had a birth rate of 200-300 per year, I think
it's
 up
  to 500 births per year now. Additionally  the midwives provide
preperation
  to parenthood classes and postnatal groups which usually start with
a
baby
  massage session so the baby are relaxed during the next hour when
the
mums
  discuss any issuses that are worrying them. This I would really love
to
  duplicate here in NSW as I feel postnatal support is very fragmented
and
  hard to find. Some women still attended these sessions when their
child
 was
  nearly a year old! As a midwife working on this unit I could have
been
 able
  to birth there (for free) but I wanted a home birth, which I had in
 London.
  A great experience, and having been labled an elderly primip  at the
age
 of
  35 I felt very empowered. I did try to have a waterbirth at home
with my
  third but the pool was only about 10cm full when I started pushing,
so I
  never got in. Oh well at least it kept Steve and my mum busy. . .
  Justine, we are at the brink of introducing  a model of continuity
of
care
  at Campbelltown hospital. I've written a proposal which has been
oked by
 the
  management and now needs to be oked at the area meeting on the 7th
of
 July.
  I'm so excited, it has taken us two years to get this far! Keep your
 fingers
  crossed for us!
  Geesje McGuire
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  From: Justine Caines [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  To: OzMid List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 10:13 PM
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   Hi all
  
   Yes I am collecting signatures from clebs/pollies etc and so far
we
have
   only a few, but include Kate Ceberano and others. The hard part is
 finding
   the agent for the celeb.  So if anyone wants to help or has a
contact
 for
   Elle McPhersons agent!! then e-mail me!!
  
   Elle had a water birth with the lights down, very Lebeyer
  
   Justine
  
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Re: [ozmidwifery] Good news

2004-06-25 Thread geesjeandsteve

Hi
The Birthunit where Elle had her watrbirth is a lovely unit. I worked there
as a midwife for 3 years in the mid 90's and revisited it last year, to
catch up with my old collegue midwives. It is a private hospital. The ladies
chose midwifery led care or obstetrician led care . Yehudi Gordon is one of
the obstetricians, a lovely man who will go to great lengths to help 'his'
ladies acheive a normal birth. I've seen / assisted with so many lovely
births including breech and twin births during those 3 years. Quite a few
celebrities had their baby here including Jerry Hall just before I left. The
pools are oval shaped and hip high so the women could really submerge in
them (leaving the front of our shirts totally wet if we did have to help in
any way!). The midwives offer continuity of care by deviding themselves in
two teams, offering continuity in the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal
period. At the time we had a birth rate of 200-300 per year, I think it's up
to 500 births per year now. Additionally  the midwives provide preperation
to parenthood classes and postnatal groups which usually start with a baby
massage session so the baby are relaxed during the next hour when the mums
discuss any issuses that are worrying them. This I would really love to
duplicate here in NSW as I feel postnatal support is very fragmented and
hard to find. Some women still attended these sessions when their child was
nearly a year old! As a midwife working on this unit I could have been able
to birth there (for free) but I wanted a home birth, which I had in London.
A great experience, and having been labled an elderly primip  at the age of
35 I felt very empowered. I did try to have a waterbirth at home with my
third but the pool was only about 10cm full when I started pushing, so I
never got in. Oh well at least it kept Steve and my mum busy. . .
Justine, we are at the brink of introducing  a model of continuity of care
at Campbelltown hospital. I've written a proposal which has been oked by the
management and now needs to be oked at the area meeting on the 7th of July.
I'm so excited, it has taken us two years to get this far! Keep your fingers
crossed for us!
Geesje McGuire
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From: Justine Caines [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: OzMid List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 10:13 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Good news


 Hi all

 Yes I am collecting signatures from clebs/pollies etc and so far we have
 only a few, but include Kate Ceberano and others. The hard part is finding
 the agent for the celeb.  So if anyone wants to help or has a contact for
 Elle McPhersons agent!! then e-mail me!!

 Elle had a water birth with the lights down, very Lebeyer

 Justine

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Re: [ozmidwifery] Good news

2004-06-25 Thread Denise Hynd
Dear Geesje,
I look forward to hearing more about the possibility or more importantly the
reality of a continuity of care midwifery option at Campbelltown!
What is happening at Camden?
Denise Hynd

Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world.  For,
indeed, they are the only ones who ever have.
Margaret Mead
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From: geesjeandsteve [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Good news



 Hi
 The Birthunit where Elle had her watrbirth is a lovely unit. I worked
there
 as a midwife for 3 years in the mid 90's and revisited it last year, to
 catch up with my old collegue midwives. It is a private hospital. The
ladies
 chose midwifery led care or obstetrician led care . Yehudi Gordon is one
of
 the obstetricians, a lovely man who will go to great lengths to help 'his'
 ladies acheive a normal birth. I've seen / assisted with so many lovely
 births including breech and twin births during those 3 years. Quite a few
 celebrities had their baby here including Jerry Hall just before I left.
The
 pools are oval shaped and hip high so the women could really submerge in
 them (leaving the front of our shirts totally wet if we did have to help
in
 any way!). The midwives offer continuity of care by deviding themselves in
 two teams, offering continuity in the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal
 period. At the time we had a birth rate of 200-300 per year, I think it's
up
 to 500 births per year now. Additionally  the midwives provide preperation
 to parenthood classes and postnatal groups which usually start with a baby
 massage session so the baby are relaxed during the next hour when the mums
 discuss any issuses that are worrying them. This I would really love to
 duplicate here in NSW as I feel postnatal support is very fragmented and
 hard to find. Some women still attended these sessions when their child
was
 nearly a year old! As a midwife working on this unit I could have been
able
 to birth there (for free) but I wanted a home birth, which I had in
London.
 A great experience, and having been labled an elderly primip  at the age
of
 35 I felt very empowered. I did try to have a waterbirth at home with my
 third but the pool was only about 10cm full when I started pushing, so I
 never got in. Oh well at least it kept Steve and my mum busy. . .
 Justine, we are at the brink of introducing  a model of continuity of care
 at Campbelltown hospital. I've written a proposal which has been oked by
the
 management and now needs to be oked at the area meeting on the 7th of
July.
 I'm so excited, it has taken us two years to get this far! Keep your
fingers
 crossed for us!
 Geesje McGuire
 - Original Message -
 From: Justine Caines [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: OzMid List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 10:13 PM
 Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Good news


  Hi all
 
  Yes I am collecting signatures from clebs/pollies etc and so far we have
  only a few, but include Kate Ceberano and others. The hard part is
finding
  the agent for the celeb.  So if anyone wants to help or has a contact
for
  Elle McPhersons agent!! then e-mail me!!
 
  Elle had a water birth with the lights down, very Lebeyer
 
  Justine
 
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RE: [ozmidwifery] Good news

2004-06-22 Thread Julie Clarke








Hi Jo

Elle MacPherson
had a waterbirth in the UK for her second son  it was
written up in the June 2003 Aust Womens Weekly 
I kept it and put it in a
folder to pass around my groups.

Elle quoted as saying 
the water birth was amazing. It was a dark room with candles and
very little distraction. Arki was there like he was
for Flynn. I didnt need any painkillers or epidural for the birth but I
did have my wonderful Indian obstetrician Dr. Gowri
Mothra who did reflexology and looked after me. It
was a very natural birth and I think your recovery is very rapid when you have
no drugs in your system. When youre fit happy and relaxed that helps
too!



I did a search on google
for jeyarani and then went to amazon and found the info below

Book Description
Childbirth guru Dr Gowri Motha,
who practises with Dr Yehudi Gordon  author of
Birth and Beyond  shows
women how her revolutionary method helps women carry the baby to full term,
have less intervention in the birth; feel less pain in labour, and feel happy
and in control. 

Synopsis
Childbirth guru Dr Gowri Motha,
who practises with Dr Yehudi Gordon -- author of
Birth and Beyond -- shows women how her revolutionary method helps women carry
the baby to full term, have less intervention in the birth; feel less pain in
labour, and feel happy and in control.; The Gentle Birth method is a concise
pregnancy programme combining diverse therapies such as 'creative healing'
massage, a simple diet, self-hypnosis, reflexology and affirmation techniques*
The method was created by Dr Gowri Motha as an alternative to conventional obstetric practise,
when she became alarmed at the increasing number of women needing intervention
during their births. It teaches expectant mothers how to train their bodies and
minds in order to reduce or prevent complications during pregnancy and labour.; This book outlines the Method, with a
month-by-month programme explaining how to rebalance the body and tailor it to
the optimum condition for the birthing process. It includes guides to treating
problems such as: -- back pain -- nausea -- heartburn -- fluid retention --
stretch marks* The programme offers women a formal framework in which to
prepare their bodies and so avoid facing a labour that is unnecessarily long,
arduous and traumatic, with significantly lower uptakes of pain relief. 

From the Publisher
The Gentle Birth method is a concise pregnancy programme combining diverse
therapies such as creative healing massage, a simple diet,
self-hypnosis, reflexology and affirmation techniques. The method was created
by Dr Gowri Motha as an
alternative to conventional obstetric practise, when she became alarmed at the
increasing number of women needing intervention during their births. It teaches
expectant mothers how to train their bodies and minds in order to reduce or
prevent complications during pregnancy and labour. This book outlines the
Method, with a month-by-month programme explaining how to rebalance the body
and tailor it to the optimum condition for the birthing process. It includes
guides to treating problems such as: back pain,nausea, heartburn, fluid retention and stretch
marks. The programme offers women a formal framework in which to prepare their
bodies and so avoid facing a labour that is unnecessarily long, arduous and
traumatic, with significantly lower uptakes of pain relief. 

About the Author
Dr Gowri Motha has worked
as an obstetrician in London
since 1981. After opening her practice, The Jeyarani
Way, in 1987, she spent 15 years assimilating diverse therapies that became the
basis of the Gentle Birth Method. She now works alongside the birthing unit at
the prestigious St John and Elizabeths Hospital and the NHS are
increasingly looking to incorporate her methods into their own obstetric
programmes. She has helped various celebrities through their pregnancies,
including Kate Moss, Sadie Frost and Elle McPherson. 

Karen
Swan MacLeod is a journalist who, as well as working as Senior Commissioning
Editor at You Magazine, has contributed to titles including Sunday Times, the
FT, Tatler and Vogue. She is a former patient of Dr Motha and has experienced the programme first-hand. 









Julie Clarke CBE

Childbirth and Parenting Educator (Independent)

ACE Grad-Dip Supervisor

NACE Inc. Advanced Educator and Trainer



Transition into Parenthood

9
  Withybrook Pl

Sylvania NSW 2224.

T. (02) 9544 6441

F. (02) 9544 9257

Mobile 0401 2655 30

email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

www.transitionintoparenthood.com.au























From: owner-[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Dean  Jo
Sent: Tuesday, 22 June 2004 11:59
AM
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Subject: [ozmidwifery] Good news













Hi All,











I was reading the Who magazine (task avoidance at it's best)
and found a 'letter' from Geena Davis who had written in to correct an article
that was written about her in a previous edition. She very proudly corrects
them that she did

Re: [ozmidwifery] Good news

2004-06-22 Thread Justine Caines
Hi all

Yes I am collecting signatures from clebs/pollies etc and so far we have
only a few, but include Kate Ceberano and others. The hard part is finding
the agent for the celeb.  So if anyone wants to help or has a contact for
Elle McPhersons agent!! then e-mail me!!

Elle had a water birth with the lights down, very Lebeyer

Justine

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Re: [ozmidwifery] Good news

2004-06-22 Thread Trish David
Greta Scacchi had a baby at a birth centre in Sydney, around the mid 1990s. I
think it was Royal Womens? She was very vocal at the time about the benefits
of midwife led care. Trish

Justine Caines wrote:

 Hi all

 Yes I am collecting signatures from clebs/pollies etc and so far we have
 only a few, but include Kate Ceberano and others. The hard part is finding
 the agent for the celeb.  So if anyone wants to help or has a contact for
 Elle McPhersons agent!! then e-mail me!!

 Elle had a water birth with the lights down, very Lebeyer

 Justine

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[ozmidwifery] Good news

2004-06-21 Thread Dean Jo




Hi All,

I was reading the Who magazine (task avoidance at 
it's best) and found a 'letter' from Geena Davis who had written in to correct 
an article that was written about her in a previous edition. She very proudly 
corrects them that she did NOT have a cs for the birth of her twins even if she 
was 48 at the time. She says that not having a cs is something she is 
really proud of
well I am darn proud of her if that is the 
case!

Also it announced Courtney Cox has had her baby 
Coco and says that she was born vaginally also. (well they don't use the 
'v' word but you know what I mean) I would have pegged my money on her 
having a cs after the multiple miscarriages and long time in conceiving. 
the notion of a cs being the safest seems to run thick with women who have had 
similar experiences.

On the last note it says that Elle McPherson 
attended a launch of a book "The Gentle Birth Method: The Month-by-Month 
Jeyarani Way Programme" 
Never heard of the book myself, but it seemed like 
there was a pro natural (or at least vaginal) birth subliminal messaging 
occurring thru the mag!

Anyway, back to having to get ready for work...task 
avoidance over!
cheers
Jo


Re: [ozmidwifery] Good news

2004-06-21 Thread Jodie Miller
Jo, How bizarre!  I looked over those very articles while on the checkout 
queue yesterday and almost bought the mag as a result (almost!).

Did Justine Caines (or someone else Maternity Coalition) have some project 
going where endorsements were being collected from public people?  I do think 
this is a very influential way to put natural birth in the public arena 
without threatening anyone about their past choices.  

Way to go Who magazine!
Jodie



On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 11:58 am, Dean  Jo wrote:
 Hi All,

 I was reading the Who magazine (task avoidance at it's best) and found a
 'letter' from Geena Davis who had written in to correct an article that was
 written about her in a previous edition. She very proudly corrects them
 that she did NOT have a cs for the birth of her twins even if she was 48 at
 the time.  She says that not having a cs is something she is really proud
 of well I am darn proud of her if that is the case!

 Also it announced Courtney Cox has had her baby Coco and says that she was
 born vaginally also.  (well they don't use the 'v' word but you know what I
 mean)  I would have pegged my money on her having a cs after the multiple
 miscarriages and long time in conceiving.  the notion of a cs being the
 safest seems to run thick with women who have had similar experiences.

 On the last note it says that Elle McPherson attended a launch of a book
 The Gentle Birth Method: The Month-by-Month Jeyarani Way Programme Never
 heard of the book myself, but it seemed like there was a pro natural (or at
 least vaginal) birth subliminal messaging occurring thru the mag!

 Anyway, back to having to get ready for work...task avoidance over!
 cheers
 Jo
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[ozmidwifery] good news 4 VBAC Gest.Diab

2004-04-23 Thread Mary Murphy





  
  
20040420-17Diet-controlled gestational 
  diabetes mellitus does not influence the success rates for vaginal birth 
  after cesarean delivery-American 
  Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,vol 190, no 3, March 
  2004, pp 790-796Marchiano D; Elkousy M; Stevens E; et 
  al-(2004)
  

OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine whether women with 
  diet-controlled gestational diabetes mellitus who attempt vaginal birth 
  after cesarean delivery are at increased risk of failure, when compared 
  with their non-diabetic counterparts. STUDY DESIGN: We identified 13,396 
  women who attempted vaginal birth after cesarean delivery among 25,079 
  pregnant women with a previous cesarean delivery who were delivered 
  between 1995 and 1999 at 16 community and university hospitals. Analysis 
  was limited to 9437 women without diabetes mellitus and 423 women with 
  diet-controlled diabetes mellitus who attempted vaginal birth after 
  cesarean delivery with a singleton gestation and 1 previous low-flap 
  cesarean delivery. Data that were collected by trained abstractors, 
  included demographics, medical history, and both pregnancy and neonatal 
  outcomes. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to 
  determine an adjusted odds ratio for vaginal birth after cesarean delivery 
  success among women with diet-controlled gestational diabetes compared 
  with women with no diabetes mellitus. We controlled for birth weight, 
  maternal age, race, tobacco, chronic hypertension, hospital settings, 
  labor management, and obstetric history. RESULTS: Forty-nine percent of 
  the women with gestational diabetes mellitus and 67% of the women with no 
  diabetes mellitus attempted vaginal birth after cesarean delivery. The 
  success rate for attempted vaginal birth after cesarean delivery among 
  gestational diabetic women was 70%, compared with 74% for non-diabetic 
  women. We found that gestational diabetes mellitus is not an independent 
  risk factor for vaginal birth after cesarean delivery failure. The 
  relative risk for vaginal birth after cesarean delivery success in women 
  with gestational diabetes mellitus compared with women without gestational 
  diabetes mellitus was 0.94 (95% CI, 0.87-1.00). After an adjustment was 
  made for confounding, the odds ratio for success with gestational diabetes 
  mellitus was 0.87 (95% CI, 0.68-1.10). CONCLUSION: Women with 
  diet-controlled gestational diabetes mellitus who were carrying singleton 
  fetuses who had no more than 1 previous low flap cesarean delivery should 
  be counseled that their disease does not decrease their chances for a 
  successful vaginal birth after cesarean delivery. Among diet-controlled 
  diabetic women, the overall success rate for vaginal birth after cesarean 
  delivery remains acceptable, and attempted vaginal birth after cesarean 
  delivery should not be discouraged solely on the basis of gestational 
  diabetes mellitus. (9 references) 
(Author)


[ozmidwifery] Good news!

2002-08-10 Thread Joy Cocks

Dear Everyone,
To all those wonderful people who sent messages of love and support to our
family - thank you so much, all those messages helped enormously.  I did
pass them all on to Sally and she sends her gratitude as well - she was
quite overwhelmed at the level of support on this list.  Thank you.
Reuben was transferred to our regional hospital on Friday (70 k's away) and
is looking FANTASTIC.  He is now 37+2 gestation and will be 10 weeks old
tomorrow.
He is basically having all suck feeds - at the breast when Sally is there
and EBM at other times, although he has needed the occasional gavage since
his transfer as he's been a bit tired and had the occasional brady and
desat.  He does seem quite vulnerable to change and it takes him a little
while to settle in.  However, despite all that he's been through, he appears
to be a very calm and cuddly little boy.  He weighed in at a massive 2 kg!
and has a nice little layer of fat.  Now that he's off the HMF, he's lost
that slightly bullfroggy look and his gain is more natural.  Lovely to see
him doing normal baby things - mouthing, looking for his fists to suck on,
peeing and pooing everywhere, etc.
Hopefully, we'll have him home in a couple of weeks and, as I've got 5 weeks
leave starting tomorrow, I'll be able to catch up on cuddles.
Of course, we think often of our Tilly and wonder what she would have looked
like etc. - she will always be a part of our family.
Tas, the 4 y/o, seems to have a very good grasp of everything that has gone
on and has learnt so much over these 10 weeks.  He is lovely and gentle with
Reuben and often talks about Tilly as well.
Thank you all again.
Love, Joy



Joy Cocks RN (Div 1) RM CBE IBCLC
BRIGHT Vic 3741
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Re: [ozmidwifery] Good news!

2002-08-10 Thread Denise Hynd

Dear Joy
Thank you for the lovely update
Sitting on the side lines of these  life dramas is a privilege for us all!

Your news made me wonder is any ambulance service ok about transfering
babies whilst enjoying Skin-to-skin in the ?

Do car safety and seat belt requirements prohibit a newborn being
transported in S-t-S whether in a family car or ambulance??
Denise
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From: Joy Cocks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Ozmidwifery [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 7:36 AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Good news!


 Dear Everyone,
 To all those wonderful people who sent messages of love and support to our
 family - thank you so much, all those messages helped enormously.  I did
 pass them all on to Sally and she sends her gratitude as well - she was
 quite overwhelmed at the level of support on this list.  Thank you.
 Reuben was transferred to our regional hospital on Friday (70 k's away)
and
 is looking FANTASTIC.  He is now 37+2 gestation and will be 10 weeks old
 tomorrow.
 He is basically having all suck feeds - at the breast when Sally is
there
 and EBM at other times, although he has needed the occasional gavage since
 his transfer as he's been a bit tired and had the occasional brady and
 desat.  He does seem quite vulnerable to change and it takes him a little
 while to settle in.  However, despite all that he's been through, he
appears
 to be a very calm and cuddly little boy.  He weighed in at a massive 2 kg!
 and has a nice little layer of fat.  Now that he's off the HMF, he's lost
 that slightly bullfroggy look and his gain is more natural.  Lovely to
see
 him doing normal baby things - mouthing, looking for his fists to suck on,
 peeing and pooing everywhere, etc.
 Hopefully, we'll have him home in a couple of weeks and, as I've got 5
weeks
 leave starting tomorrow, I'll be able to catch up on cuddles.
 Of course, we think often of our Tilly and wonder what she would have
looked
 like etc. - she will always be a part of our family.
 Tas, the 4 y/o, seems to have a very good grasp of everything that has
gone
 on and has learnt so much over these 10 weeks.  He is lovely and gentle
with
 Reuben and often talks about Tilly as well.
 Thank you all again.
 Love, Joy



 Joy Cocks RN (Div 1) RM CBE IBCLC
 BRIGHT Vic 3741
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Re: [ozmidwifery] Good news!

2002-08-10 Thread TinaPettigrew
Hello Joy

fantastic newsCarolyn has kept us all up to date with Reuben's progress...I am delighted to hear that he is doing really well
.my love to you, Sally and partner, Tas and baby Reuben

Regards
Tina Pettigrew XX


Re: [ozmidwifery] Good News

2002-07-04 Thread Andrea Quanchi

Thankyou for the effort as it will be good to have it reduced at least
Andrea Quanchi
On Thursday, July 4, 2002, at 01:19  PM, Kim Hunter wrote:

 Hi everyone,

 We have been working on the mailing list to
 solve the spam problem and also to make the
 list easier to use, hence all the test
 messages.  The results of this work are:

 1.Using the reply button automatically
   sends your messages to the list, not
   the person who originally sent the
   message.

 2.We have added the name of the list,
   i.e. [ozmidwifery] to the subject line of
   the list messages.  Hopefully this will
   assist you in sorting your emails.

 3.We are experimenting with a solution to
   to stop spam messages reaching the list.
   This means the ozmidwifery-list email
   address no longer exists.  We cannot
   guarantee that no spam will reach the list
   but this should greatly reduce it.
   
 Let me know if you have any queries regarding
 these changes.

 Regards
 Kim


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 Kim Hunter
 List Administration
 Birth International
 ACE Graphics and Associates in Childbirth Education

 http://www.birthinternational.com/
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[ozmidwifery] Good News

2002-07-03 Thread Kim Hunter

Hi everyone,

We have been working on the mailing list to
solve the spam problem and also to make the
list easier to use, hence all the test
messages.  The results of this work are:

1.  Using the reply button automatically
sends your messages to the list, not
the person who originally sent the
message.

2.  We have added the name of the list,
i.e. [ozmidwifery] to the subject line of
the list messages.  Hopefully this will
assist you in sorting your emails.

3.  We are experimenting with a solution to
to stop spam messages reaching the list.
This means the ozmidwifery-list email
address no longer exists.  We cannot
guarantee that no spam will reach the list
but this should greatly reduce it.

Let me know if you have any queries regarding
these changes.

Regards
Kim


---
Kim Hunter
List Administration
Birth International
ACE Graphics and Associates in Childbirth Education

http://www.birthinternational.com/
[EMAIL PROTECTED]


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