Kiwi Ali

Peychance, Sylence, Neveah (heaven backwards), trouble heighway (first and last), cant think of any other right now

I'd love to have said this the other day ... "your wife came to see me to discuss her cholesterol results and CVD risk, I dont give a damn about yours and what statin you're on, SHUT THE F*CK UP so your wife can a word in edgewise and tell me HER sto...

I like 12 hour nights because people are awake when you come on shift! I work part time in a samll rural hospital birthing unit. Yes and agree with the water, keep hydrated :-)

I live 2 hours north of Whangarei, which makes it my closest city. Personally I hate big cities and Whangarei is 'just right' in terms of size. I have worked and trained at Whg hospital, its the main hospital for northland, and is a great place to wo...

In NZ, its definately out of the norm to be circumsized nowadays. Can't say when I last heard of a male infant having it done. I dont even know who does it here.

My birth mum comes over every year, and she usually brings cash and changes it here, I think she finds the exchange rate is lightly better, she usually looks at the exchange rate on the ANZ bank's website before coming. (anz.co.nz)

I work in a small rural hospital, primary care birhting unit only and a BFHI accredited ward. So there is NO nursery and pretty much all babies have skin-to-skin and are fed within the first 30mins-1hr. The first bath appears to be at the LMC discret...

Cool Might catch up with you at an inservice sometime all going well. Ali

Hi Sharron, I believe SCBU is staffed seperately, and mostly by RN's. I also know that at present Whangarei are desperate for midwives! Here is the email for Lynn Wardlaw who comes to Kaitaia for maternity meetings and may be the one to talk to about...

My now 19 yr old was born by caesar for foetal distress and they cut her ear, she had three stitches, can hardly see the scar today.

Alot of women use water for pain relief, either a spa bath, shower or the birthing pool. LMC is Lead Maternity Carer, the midwife who sees them thru pregnancy, labour, birth and to six weeks post partum.

I think all my three had formula in hospital, that was in the days when hospitals just did it. Now their has to be a medical reason to supplement and consent must be signed by the parents. However, when we got home, not one of my three would take a b...

Hi, I'm from NZ, can you tell me what WIC is?? Thx

oh yeah and no formula is ever given without informed signed consent for 'medical' reasons. If mum wants to AF then she brings her own formula and bottles.

We do things a bit differently here - we've been accredited with the BFHI (Baby Friendly Hospital Inititative). Babes are skin-to-skinned at birth, fed within first hour (not many that dont) and then 'room in' 24/7. There is no nursery! Even in our ...

I should add, a midwife working shifts on Delivery Suite in our larger hospital (the one where our non-normal births go to) would also care for an referred inductions, and probably for the emergency caesars too. They can call in the obstetrician and ...

Hi, yes, LMC is a Registered Midwife, usually an independant midwife or working with partners in a collective group. None here work for the hospital, in the bigger areas they do, they can be 'core' midwives who see from antenatal to six weeks post pa...

Gotta love 'google' lol ... Cabbage Compresses Published studies and anecdotal reports recommend using the leaves from the common cabbage, as a compress to reduce swelling and milk production. References to cabbage for drying milk date back to the ...

The outside green cabbage leaves, fresh from the fridge. Does work :-) And not pumping, or expressing any - what you use, you will remake!

Hi, I'm an RN, i work permanent 12 hr nights in a birthing unit at a small rural hospital. There is one of us on duty at a time :-). We can assist the LMC (lead maternity carer) in labour and delivery, as she directs. We are mainly here for postnatal...

definitions: of a nappy: super duper pooper scooper of a bra: over the shoulder boulder holder of agony: a flea sliding down a razor blade using its b***s for brakes of impossible: a fly trying to wipe an elephants backside with a piece of confetti I...

Hi, I can't tell you too much as I live up in Northland, but I lived in the Waikato as a kid (Huntly). I know there is a major hospital in Hamilton City, which is a lovely city. The climate is nice - cold and frosty in winter, warm and sunny in summe...

Well, thats a big question with a wide range of answers. There are probably thousands of schools in the north island. It depends whether you are talking primary or secondary. What ages are your boys? Are you looking at hospital or private nursing? Do...

Hi, As NP is new here, I'm not that up to date, but I believe from what I've read, that prescribing is related only to your area. For instance, in my town, there is an NP who travels in a mobile clinic, and her prescribing is limited to aged care and...

Pay rates from 1-7-05: (per annum) divide by 2086 for hourly rate. Step 1 - 37000 (new grad) Step 2 - 41200 Step 3 - 44000 Step 4 - 46180 Step 5 - 50000 Nurses scoped as senior (Clinical Nurse Educators, Charge Nurses, Specialist nurses) will be on h...