Re: [ozmidwifery] FW: good websites to visit

Hi Julie - good project!!! Hope www.birthjourney.com makes it onto the top 10 !!  Love Lois   - Original Message - From: Julie Clarke To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 11:52 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] FW: good websites to visit

Re: [ozmidwifery] POST NATAL HELP

Hi Alesia Its International Nanny Services - this is off a press release from Louise Dunham - I have heard of families who have been able to access a day and a night nanny in cases of severe PND when husband has to work but mum isnt able to care for baby -its funded through Health and Communi

RE: [ozmidwifery] POST NATAL HELP

I worked as something similar to this in London, where it is called a maternity nurse, I was employed through nanny agencies mostly. Maybe that would be a good starting place. However, to work as a maternity nurse it was not necessary to be a midwife or even a nurse for that matter, it wa

Re: [ozmidwifery] POST NATAL HELP

I don't know if this is still going...Council for Single Mothers and Their Children.  Carolyn Chisholm Society? Find them in phone book? She'll need all the support she can get. Please pass her my best wishes and, if she needs contact with a single mother who has survived it all with two, sh

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: mothers rights in public hospital

Title: Message Bowen technique for breast tenderness. We ought to be able to hunt you up a Bowen practitioner who will be able to teach you how to DIY. (the Bowen won't hurt!) aviva - Original Message - From: Wayne and Caroline McCullough To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, Dece

Re: [ozmidwifery] Fw: exhaustion and elation

I agree; will fwd this to her. aviva - Original Message - From: Jayne To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 6:33 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Fw: exhaustion and elation Aviva,   Is Alice writing for publication?  If not, she should be!  I love reading about her e

Re: [ozmidwifery] Saturday's Hearing

Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] Saturday's Hearing Thank you, Jan! I hope so too! Aviva - Original Message - From: Jan Robinson To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 5:28 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Saturday's Hearing Hi AvivaI also missed the first part of the play (

Re: [ozmidwifery] Suggestions sought

That's terrific, Denise the walking encyclopaedia! aviva - Original Message - From: Denise Hynd To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 10:54 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Suggestions sought Dear Debbie It is sad to hear your wonderful birth has not been followed by

Re: [ozmidwifery] FW: good websites to visit

Hi Julie, We have a lot of useful links on our website. All have been checked to see that they reflect our own philosophy as much as possible. We even have a brief description of what's on them! Try this: http://www.birthinternational.com/links/index.html If you come across any that we've mi

[ozmidwifery] FW: good websites to visit

  Hi everyone I am currently making a list of good websites to visit for expectant parents. Do you have any suggestions for me to add to the list? Of course Birth International is already on there J I’m after website addresses and just one sentence about what is found at that website.

RE: [ozmidwifery] POST NATAL HELP

Dear Jan, I run a nanny agency speicializing in overnight care of infants. We have qualified nurses, midwives and Nannies on our books. No government subsidies to pay for fees as yet, and some of the Nannies are quite highly paid, but if we can help, we’d be glad to. The website is www.st

Re: [ozmidwifery] New Magazine - Natural Parenting

I subscribed to it to, and got my first copy yesterday.  It was fabulous.  And I recognised quite a few ozmidders in it   Love, Barb - Original Message - From: Debby M To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 12:12 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] New

Re: [ozmidwifery] POST NATAL HELP

Hi Jan This contact assists women with special needs within their home (although this is not an overnight service): International National Services Melbourne, the contact there is Louise Dunham 1300 854 634. This service is funded through one of the government bodies (cant remember which one

[ozmidwifery] New Magazine - Natural Parenting

Hi Ladies,   I have just received my copy of Susan Stark's new magazine called Natural Parenting.  It is an excellent read and promotes natural and self reliant approaches to pregnancy, birth and child rearing.  There is also an article in the first one about NMAP and the push for the introduction

Re: [ozmidwifery] Suggestions sought

Wow Denise thanks for the info. I will keep at it. I have an excellent support team in my husband and midwives. We have been working on the attachment however i can see that i may be still taking the breast to the baby rather than the other way round. I will certainly be working towards full

RE: [ozmidwifery] Re: mothers rights in public hospital

Title: Message Hi Megan,   Don't worry I am enjoying my pregnancy (even though I still vomit occassionally). I have been going to Active Birth Yoga classes and to the acupuncturist for antenatal visits (which my doc supports) and get a great massage there. My son has just started to take mo

Re: [ozmidwifery] Fw: exhaustion and elation

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[ozmidwifery] POST NATAL HELP

Dear Listers   I have a client single mum 1st babe looking for helpwith every thing after babe .any contacts She is birthing in a private hospital in May and lives in Port Melbourne in Victoria jan This is what she wrote   "My mom told me that after she gave birth, she had somebody who stay

Re: [ozmidwifery] Fw: exhaustion and elation

I did! WOuld ALice mind if I took this to antenatal classes and read it out? Or gave them a copy to take home and read together? - Original Message - From: Aviva Sheb'a To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 10:03 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Fw:

Re: [ozmidwifery] Fw: exhaustion and elation

Aviva,   Is Alice writing for publication?  If not, she should be!  I love reading about her experiences!   Jayne     - Original Message - From: Aviva Sheb'a To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 11:03 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Fw: exhaustion a

Re: [ozmidwifery] Saturday's Hearing

Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] Saturday's Hearing Hi Aviva I also missed the first part of the play (home too late) but was enthralled with what I heard. It was lovely to put a voice to the image I have of you and now feel I know you a little better. Perhaps we’ll all get to see your face via some la

[ozmidwifery] OS TRACEY ANDERSON ASKEW OUT THERE?

If anyone knows the whereabouts of Tracey I would love to contact her. If Tracey reads this, could she please contact me privately. Thanks Jan __ Jan Robinson Phone/fax: 011+ 61+ 2+ 9546 4350 Inde

Re: [ozmidwifery] Pain, strength and the power of women birthing

On 10/12/02 9:14 AM, "Robyn Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have just returned from a wonderful strong and powerful and painful birth > of a 5168kgms (11lb 6 oz) baby boy, a very small tear not sutured really > just a natural zipper opening to allow the shoulders to slide through. > Hard

Re: [ozmidwifery] Suggestions sought

Carolyn Hastie can you help ??denise - Original Message - From: Debbie Field To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 6:20 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Suggestions sought I live on the central coast of nsw - about 100kms north of sydney..

Re: [ozmidwifery] Suggestions sought

Dear Debbie It is sad to hear your wonderful birth has not been followed by lovely feeding experiences - sometimes it happens! Though at what point you gave your baby a bottle feed is not clear nor for how long? It seems you and your adviser were not aware of the potential for nipple confusi

[ozmidwifery] Fw: exhaustion and elation

You'll love this from Alice. Aviva Subject: exhaustion and elation Hi, Well you know how people say that nothing can prepare you for parenthood?  Well they are absolutely right!  The rewards and the demands are both ultimately so much greater than i could have imagined. The main difficulty

[ozmidwifery] induction at 38 weeks for twins

Dear colleagues A client of mine PG very healthy is expecting twins . Is therre any reason for induction at 38 weeks ? non identical seperate placentas.  Is there any study that suggests a 1% chance in a twin pregnacy of FDIU between 38 and 40 weeks  and therefre an induction is manatory

Re: FW: [ozmidwifery] Re: mothers rights in public hospital

My next client due is planning a water birth in an outside birth pool her husband has arranged outside on their verandah on the banks of the mighty murray river Andrea -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit to subscribe or unsubscribe.

Re: [ozmidwifery] Suggestions sought

Have you had the opportunity to watch 'Follow me Mum', video by Rebecca Glover. I find it great. Especially the bit that demonstrates the need to encourage the baby to adopt a skulling position which encourages wider mouth opening. What support have you got? Andrea Quanchi -- This mailing list