Re: [ozmidwifery] I've had a baby (long)

2003-12-15 Thread Dierdre Bowman
Jo I must be rude and bad mannered because I often tell people in response to "you must be brave to have a homebirth" that they must be brave to go to hospital. Woops, never looked at it as being rude, I always felt it was an appropriate way to start the conversation roling about birth.

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2003-12-15 Thread Debbie Field
: Thursday, December 11, 2003 9:00 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] I've had a baby (long) Jo I must be rude and bad mannered because I often tell people in response to "you must be brave to have a homebirth" that they must be brave to go to hospital. Woops, ne

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2003-12-11 Thread Denise Hynd
- Original Message - From: Rob and Claire Leslie-Carter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 7:07 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] I've had a baby (long) Similar to Jo, I get very narked when people tell me how lucky and brave I am. I believed them after

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2003-12-11 Thread Cheryl LHK
: Jackie Kitschke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] I've had a baby (long) Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 04:35:18 +1030 Dear Sylvia, I apologize to you and any woman who has had a LUSCS if you think I was being superior because I gave birth to Ena

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2003-12-11 Thread jo hunter
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] I've had a baby (long) Hey Nic, You're sounding like a PERFECT candidate for the HAS committee! Jo - Original Message - From: Ron Nicole Christensen To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 10:32 AM Subject: Re

Re: [ozmidwifery] I've had a baby (long)

2003-12-11 Thread Jackie Kitschke
: Cheryl LHK [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 9:24 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] I've had a baby (long) Congratulations Jackie! There are some wonderful memories there of your daughter's birthday, and I hope you are keeping a copy of what you wrote to put

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2003-12-10 Thread Justine Caines
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] I've had a baby (long) I agree Jayne, and BLOODY GREAT job Jackie. Remember our chat in Darwin. I have borrowed your marathon analogy re being rescued from natural birth! Thanks Also Sylvia. I think you need to consider a few factors of current maternity services

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2003-12-10 Thread Ron Nicole Christensen
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] I've had a baby (long) ditto ditto ditto- Jayne Justine!!! I too felt the exhileration in Jackie's e-mail - and rightly so!!! Well done Jackie When Jackie comparescaesariansto natural/home birth - shewould be referring to those women who 'choose' to have

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2003-12-10 Thread jo hunter
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] I've had a baby (long) It really p#%*$*s me off when another woman says "wow, you're brave having homebirths" when I say I had my babies at home. I wouldn't be so rude and disrespectful as to say to them "wow, you're brave having hospital birt

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2003-12-10 Thread Sally Westbury
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] I've had a baby (long) These days I do say.. wow you are brave to have you baby in the hospital. The state average is 28% that you will end up with a c/s .. with the community midwives you have a 12% chance of a C/S you are brave to go to the hospitals sally

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2003-12-10 Thread Ron Nicole Christensen
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] I've had a baby (long) can ABSOLUTELY relate to your e-mail Jo. My first two babies were born naturally (drug and intervention free) in our local small hospital. The second was particularly wonderful for a hospital birth - we were SO lucky to have a fantastic

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2003-12-10 Thread Sylvia
e.) Jackie - Original Message - From: jayne To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 1:33 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] I've had a baby (long) Oh Sylvia, you are right but I honestly don't think that Jackie meant to imply anything :( She is obviously on a wonderful high after the bi

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2003-12-10 Thread Ron Nicole Christensen
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] I've had a baby (long) correction - I meant that by watching the caesaraian on the today show - a young woman would (b) equate/associatebirth as a medical procedure NOT what I mistakingly wrote (that she would see the caesarian as a medical procedure!!! der

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2003-12-09 Thread Sylvia
Congratulations onthe birth of yourdaughter. What a happy story that was. However, whilst I in no way support the Today show story and a 'live' caesarean was just terrible and sensationalist television you finish your letter with the comment'that's not childbirth'. And I agree with this -

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2003-12-09 Thread jayne
AM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] I've had a baby (long) Congratulations onthe birth of yourdaughter. What a happy story that was. However, whilst I in no way support the Today show story and a 'live' caesarean was just terrible

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2003-12-09 Thread Jackie Kitschke
al Message - From: jayne To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 1:33 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] I've had a baby (long) Oh Sylvia, you are right but I honestly don't think that Jackie meant to imply anything :( She is obviously on a wonderful

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2003-12-07 Thread Sheena Johnson
Dear Jackie Congratulations, lovely to hear the end of your story, I was in the Nursery when Ena was there on my neonatal nursery experience. Didn't get to find out how you went but have been wondering. Nice to hear you are both well!! Sheena Johnson Midwifery student with one birth to

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2003-12-06 Thread Vance Edwina
Dear Jackie, Andrew and Ena, Congratulations to you all! What a wonderful birth story, I can see the smile on your face from here!!. I am so happy for you, especially Jackie whom I have met and always admired as a midwifery role model and a mentor during my grad program. Lots of love

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2003-12-04 Thread gresch
Dear Jackie, congratulations on your dear Ena, you sound exstatic. The ever wonderful Roz has been with me for two births and with the new one on the way. Well done Megan Resch From: Jackie Kitschke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 04/12/2003 13:34:31 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ozmidwifery]

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2003-12-04 Thread Denise Hynd
Congratulations Jackie Would it not be wonderfull if every woman regardless of her 'risk" status would be supported to do what she and her baby needed as you seem to have done Imagine a country of triumphamt new mothers!!Thank uou for sharing your news and views Many more please Denise

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2003-12-04 Thread Jeannie Minnis
Congratulations Jackie and welcome Ena. May you all be richly blessed. Jeannie Minnis - Original Message - From: Jackie Kitschke To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 12:04 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] I've had a baby (long) Dear all, I

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2003-12-04 Thread *G and S*
Jackie, Well done and congratulations! I'm envious (in a nice way) and full of admiration . Enjoy this very special time with your new little bub. Sonia W.

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2003-12-04 Thread Sally-Anne Brown
An amazing birth story ... enjoy it all, and welcome baby Ena. Kind Regards, Sally-Anne Brown -Original Message-From: Jackie Kitschke [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: Friday, 5 December 2003 1:06 PMSubject: [ozmidwifery] I've

Re: [ozmidwifery] I've had a baby (long)

2003-12-04 Thread Tom, Tania and Sam Smallwood
Sincere congratulations to you both Jackie, you've been in my thoughts since Wendy told me you were pregnant...(duh, I didn't know when I saw you at the ACMI AGM - good observational skills Tania!) Lovely to hear your fantastic story, may it be smooth sailing from now on in! Tania x