Guest guest Posted September 4, 2000 Report Share Posted September 4, 2000 There are loads of people from this area out in Oz(due to oil business) and they don't seem to have any complaints about not having company during the day. And another friend who went out with her DH's insurance company said she wouldn't have had time to work, she was so busy during the day! I'm still p****d off that DH's company reneged on our move to Perth. WA last year as it would have been fun to set up an Oz wide NCT! Lesley ------------ said.....The only bit that concerns me is that Ray's cousin says that everyone goes back to work after children and I doubt I would get a working visa some ex-pat NCT people would be nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 Lesley wrote: >I'm still p****d off that DH's company reneged on our move to Perth. WA last >year as it would have been fun to set up an Oz wide NCT! I have been reading (more) books about living out there and it says a significant number of births are induced. Antenatal classes provided by Medicare (NHS) are about 120 Oz dollars. Postnatally, mothers are left to fend for themselves. Even more reason for some NCT mums to help set up services. -- Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 > I have been reading (more) books about living out there and it says a > significant number of births are induced. Antenatal classes provided by > Medicare (NHS) are about 120 Oz dollars. Postnatally, mothers are left > to fend for themselves. Even more reason for some NCT mums to help set > up services. My midwife has lent me a book called " Birth after Ceasarean - Unlimited Possibilities " which is all birth stories from Oz. I was horrified to find out that over there it seems that only elective c/s is carried out under epidural and virtually all (so-called) emergency ones are done under general aneasthetic as a matter of policy. Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2000 Report Share Posted September 6, 2000 Sue Woollett wrote: > > Lesley wrote: > >I'm still p****d off that DH's company reneged on our move to Perth. WA last > >year as it would have been fun to set up an Oz wide NCT! > > I have been reading (more) books about living out there and it says a > significant number of births are induced. Antenatal classes provided by > Medicare (NHS) are about 120 Oz dollars. Postnatally, mothers are left > to fend for themselves. Even more reason for some NCT mums to help set > up services. > Sounds about right if my friends experience is anything to go by.... no postnatal home visits... so guess who gets the 'phone calls asking for advice?? And guess who was thrilled to be able to pass on a snippet learnt from Sue S about holding the baby as close as possible to you during feeding? Had a phone call later that day saying thank you and how convenient b/f was compared to bottle feeding (she gave up b/f her first after less than a week) no bottles to warm etc, and she could 'just do it anywhere'. So I must pass on a big 'Thank You' to Sue for sharing that bit of info (bet she's racking her brain now trying to remember when!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2000 Report Share Posted September 6, 2000 > she could 'just do it anywhere'. So I must pass on a big 'Thank You' to > Sue for sharing that bit of info (bet she's racking her brain now trying > to remember when!) I am, I am! Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2000 Report Share Posted September 6, 2000 Sue Saxey wrote: > -> she could 'just do it anywhere'. So I must pass on a big 'Thank You' to > > Sue for sharing that bit of info (bet she's racking her brain now trying > > to remember when!) > > I am, I am! > Sue > It was the day I came out to see you to vote - as I hadn't got my New Gen and was flying to Oz that evening!!! Thanks! I used your exact words to (Hold her so close you couldn't get a piece of paper between you) and it seems to have done the trick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2000 Report Share Posted September 8, 2000 > It was the day I came out to see you to vote - as I hadn't got my New Gen and > was flying to Oz that evening!!! Thanks! I used your exact words to > (Hold her so close you couldn't get a piece of paper between you) and it seems > to have done the trick! I 'nicked ' this from Sue H - thanks Sue, it is proving very useful. I spoke to a mother this week and said to her (this is after she told me the m/w had checked her positioning and said it was fine but it still hurt!) and she replied " a sheet of paper! I could get a telephone directory between us. I'll try that. " Sue S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2000 Report Share Posted September 8, 2000 Cool, works, doesn't it? Sue H. Sue Saxey wrote: > I spoke > to a mother this week and said to her (this is after she told me the m/w had > checked her positioning and said it was fine but it still hurt!) and she > replied " a sheet of paper! I could get a telephone directory between us. > I'll try that. " > Sue S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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