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Jade54 
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Posted: 02 November 2010 at 1:55pm |
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Hi ladies,
Can anyone recommend a good midwife in the Wellington area? I live in Karori.
It's my first pregnancy so I want someone who's happy to explain things and answer questions...
Any recommendations, or ones to avoid would be much appreciated. Thanks!!
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Posted: 02 November 2010 at 8:14pm |
Check out the 'recommend your midwife' thread in this forum.
That's where I picked mine from (Victoria Panteleeva). Can't say how it's worked out for me yet though 
My midwife for DS was competent but we didn't "click" wouldn't go back even if I was still in her area. However I'm sure competent but not chatty is better than chatty and incompetent.
Hope this one works out better.
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Posted: 02 November 2010 at 8:55pm |
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Michelle Vincent!!!!! She's in the Ngaio Medical Centre and she was just fabulous throughout my pregnancy and including the post natal care! PM me if you want her number... Other wise you can just ring the medical centre and get it!
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Posted: 03 November 2010 at 7:28am |
Yup I second Michelle Vincent 
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Posted: 03 November 2010 at 7:38am |
After spending a week and a half calling midwives the only one i got through to Margaret Hadley! Michelle is away when i am due (end of June) 
Though Margaret is away last two weeks of June too i think but i only need her till January. So depends when your due!
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Posted: 04 November 2010 at 7:25am |
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I have to say, Victoria Pantaleeva in Johnsonville was my midwife and she was excellent! She is very chatty and good at explaining everything, and she really knew her stuff.
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Posted: 04 November 2010 at 7:50am |
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Hmmmm I had Margaret first time around and um yeah. She takes a lot of breaks.
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Posted: 04 November 2010 at 4:03pm |
Margaret told me when I rang she didn't do first timers...
Have heard good things about Victoria (although apparently very pro natural birth?)
And also Rachel McTavish is good, she was my MIL mw for her 3rd boy (he's now 12) and she was my back up! (She was also more willing to tell me bubs position/how engaged) whereas Michelle preferred not to discuss it with me. 
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Posted: 04 November 2010 at 4:20pm |
Thanks heaps for your comments everyone
It seems like all the midwives people recommend are either away or fully booked for when I am due (end of June)... Has anyone used Libby Neal from Capital City Midwives? So far she is the only one I've found who is available.
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Posted: 04 November 2010 at 4:27pm |
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Yup a girl I know through school on Fb is using her, she just switched to her (20 weeks) says she is much better than her last MW (Wanni Tam)
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Posted: 07 November 2010 at 6:22pm |
Lil Nic- Margaret does too do first timers, sounds like she was fobbing you off I was a first timer last time and so was a friend of mine....hmmmm
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Posted: 07 November 2010 at 6:25pm |
I've heard Wanni is really good and I actually did have her when Margaret was on one of her many breaks lol....she was sweet & funny- one of my friends is having her now for her 2nd bub. I think Rachel McTavish might be Michelle Vincents backup? Can't remember lol. Wow so June sounds like a busy time to have a bub! Jade can you ask the girls in the june Due thread who they are using? Might get a few more hints!
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Posted: 07 November 2010 at 7:06pm |
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Oh, chiming in to say that Wanni started off my induction and was there for half of my labour because Victoria was at another birth. First time I'd met her and she was lovely!
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Posted: 07 November 2010 at 8:00pm |
lol Yeah Wanni is really funny. I went in to be monitored for low fluid and had bad sciatica at the time...I was concerned I wouldn't be able to labour freely because of this and told Wanni so...she just giggled (yes, GIGGLED) and said 'baby come anyway!' 
You probably had to be there but it was funny as anything
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Posted: 07 November 2010 at 9:14pm |
yup Rachel is Michelles back up!
Yeah I get the feeling she was too because I know of 3 other first timers who had her too! All good - was very happy with Michelle
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Posted: 08 November 2010 at 8:18pm |
OMG Nic- Michelle is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay better!!! You missed out on nothing lol
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Posted: 08 November 2010 at 9:08pm |
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Lol good to know! Actually I had a lot of pregnant woman saying they were jealous because she was all booked out but I didn't call her until 9-10 weeks! Margaret was my first call though due to all her experience! Must have rung at least 10 people before Michelle though!
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Posted: 09 November 2010 at 9:20am |
Ah no sounds like Margaret isn't so good.. oh well thankfully i only need her for a couple of scans and maybe some tests.. She really was helpful on the phone though, really nice when i told her i was moving to Australia and had no idea what i was doing..? She told me to call her back if i had no luck with Libby Neal or some other lady and all i got was answering machines from them and several others for a few days. Going to see her today so guess i will see how it goes
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Posted: 09 November 2010 at 9:27am |
She's not bad Panda- just very upfront and direct and I didn't find her overly empathetic. She also did take LOADS of holidays when I had her...I think 3 lots of 2 weeks from memory?!  But then having said that she certainly knows her stuff so you most def don't have to worry about that side of things. Maybe I caught her on a bad year hehe
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Posted: 09 November 2010 at 3:08pm |
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Victoria Panteleeva is very keen on natural, but more than happy to go with the flow and do the drugs thing too, she said to me it's whatever the mum wishes, which is great because I want to try water birth but also know that if it's not how I want it to be that she is very supportive (and experienced) with the drugs as well.
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