RE: [ozmidwifery] baby bowel troubles

2005-11-03 Thread Nicole Carver
Lindsay, What is the consistency of the stool when the baby does pass one? Nicole. -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Lindsay KennedySent: Friday, November 04, 2005 1:12 PMTo: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.auSubject: [ozmidwifery

Re: [ozmidwifery] mackay midwives

2005-11-03 Thread Anne Clarke
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Re: [ozmidwifery] baby bowel troubles

2005-11-03 Thread pinky mckay
As long as no medical reasons how about tummy massage? - alternate massage with knee bends - one hand following the other clockwise direction (following colon -like a sun across the sky followed by moon) - then bend knees up - often works really well esp for BF babies when they poo every few

Re: [ozmidwifery] baby bowel troubles

2005-11-03 Thread Belinda
My sisters son had similar probs and she took kim ot a chiropractor which helped significantly, try that or a osteopath Lindsay Kennedy wrote: *Hi* I was just speaking to a woman whose birth I attended 9 weeks ago

[ozmidwifery] baby bowel troubles

2005-11-03 Thread Lindsay Kennedy
    Hi I was just speaking to a woman whose birth I attended 9 weeks ago.  She tells me that one of her twins is having bowel problems.  This baby does not poo without assistance.  At two weeks of age she had an xray which showed lots of gas in her bowel.  After a PR she had

Re: [ozmidwifery] re: hospital based midwife

2005-11-03 Thread sally tracy
I think MM has hit the nail on the headwe must NEVER get into tearing each other apartthe real issue is as Mary says, the need to seriously reform the system. Women deserve to be able to select the option of midwifery  care from the word go...after all they can take themselves off t

Re: [ozmidwifery] mackay midwives

2005-11-03 Thread Michelle Windsor
Hi Fiona,   Yes I had heard that Kirsten is leaving.  It could be interesting to see what comes out of this.  The two private obs have had a midwife working with them for about 12 months now doing some of the visits because they were so busy.  As far as problems at the birth centre... we seem t

[ozmidwifery] mackay midwives

2005-11-03 Thread FIONA AND CRAIG RUMBLE
Did you know Kirsten Small (one of only two OBS) has resigned, leaving July? Great opportunity to highlight the need for more midwifery care and encouragement for the Birth Centre. I mentioned same to ABC reporter yesterday and a Doctor (my boss) poo hoo-ed me saying there were too many prob

RE: [ozmidwifery] re: hospital based midwife

2005-11-03 Thread Mary Murphy
My heart bleeds when I see this sort of discussion going on. I am all for healthy and passionate debate, but we should be standing together, not tearing each other apart. The medical profession doesn't need to attack us, we do that ourselves(like all oppressed groups). How can we express our disa

RE: [ozmidwifery] Re:cervidil

2005-11-03 Thread Mary Murphy
No wonder feel that birth is an invasive event! MM    apparently it is quite difficult as you have to make a loop and put the cervidil around the cervix.    

Re: [ozmidwifery] group b strep in breastmilk

2005-11-03 Thread Barbara Glare & Chris Bright
Hi, I am an LC (not a midwife) at a hospital, but we had a case of a mother with group b strep, but the baby was healthy and full term, showing no symptoms, so given that until we did the test the baby had been having her milk without problems, we sought advice and she continued to feed. Wha

RE: [ozmidwifery] group b strep in breastmilk

2005-11-03 Thread Vedrana Valčić
"Since GBS is not passed through breast milk, patients should be advised that breast-feeding can give the baby important antibodies and other factors to help protect the baby from infection. Additionally, routine hand washing is always advised in handling any newborn to reduce the number of germ

[ozmidwifery] group b strep in breastmilk

2005-11-03 Thread Elizabeth and Mark Bryant
Dear All, I am a long time reader first time writer... I am a student midwife currently working in special care nursery. We have had an 34 week boy with us for some time, quite unwell on and off despite antibiotic cover and cultures negative so far. Mum is keen breastfeeder and has been doing her u

Re: [ozmidwifery] Home Gender Prediction Kit

2005-11-03 Thread jesse/jayne
Interesting!  If it is as accurate as they claim, I'm guessing it would be a fairly big seller.  I couldn't see how much it was...only lab costs were US$250 so not cheap but I know a lot of people would pay it out of impatience of having to wait to 16/17 weeks for ultrasound to find out the

Re: [ozmidwifery] addresses

2005-11-03 Thread Tina Pettigrew
Title: Bericht Thankyou Lieve, Hello Janyes I am hereif you need to contact me - please do so off the listI am also in contact with Angela and Lynne... Cheers Tina P - Original Message - From: Lieve Huybrechts To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Sunda

Re: [ozmidwifery] re: hospital based midwife

2005-11-03 Thread Belinda
Tania i know what you do and what you have been through do not ever say again you have taken the easy way out!! Independent midwives put up with a lot of crap in hospitals and take on a huge burden in the lack of insurance support etc. You (as in us who care for women at home) are the first

Re: [ozmidwifery] Re:cervidil

2005-11-03 Thread JoFromOz
Lisa Barrett wrote: hi Jo,   the reason's that cervidil has been promoted as better than prostin is as you've said: it releases prostin more slowly and it can be more easily removed.  Reality seems to be, ( and the cervidil company figures agrees with this) if correctly inserted i

RE: [ozmidwifery] Home Gender Prediction Kit

2005-11-03 Thread Kelly @ BellyBelly
Here is a link I found to the product – apparently was just released in the US this July: http://www.pregnancystore.com/baby_gender_mentor.htm Best Regards, Kelly Zantey Director, www.bellybelly.com.au & www.toys4tikes.com.au Gentle Solutions For Conception, Pregnancy, Birth & Baby Aust