Rainbowbrite
28-10-2006, 14:59
Didnt know where to put this (and i'm a mod :o ) but I think it fits here.
Today is the last day for a wonderful Community Nurse & Lactation Consultant at Wyong Hospital. I wont divulge her full name but Di was an inspiration to me. She was there when MJ was born, she taught me how to attach MJ, she even spent a whole day with me in hospital teaching me how to bf. She told DH to go out & get a set of nipple shields which were a life saver & helped me persevere. When I was exhausted from having to feed MJ every 3 hours due to Jaundice she told me to put her into bed with me in the hospital, much to the disgust of the other MW's :eek:
When the baby blues hit bad, she held me while i cried (which i'm doing typing this). She is so great! She visited me at home after I left the hospital & again, helped with feeding issues & showed me how to feed lying down. She normalised co-sleeping, promoted extended bf, told me about baby wearing etc. I've been to see & thank her a few times in the last 17months & she's always welcomed me with open arms & praised me for the wonderful job i'm doing with MJ.
I found out that Di is moving to Mackay to work in a birth centre up there. She will be very sorely missed by many i'm sure. Anyone who will be birthing up there, look her up. I would describe her as a hippy :o She's so peaceful, funny, caring, everything you want when bringing a baby into the world.
I'm so lucky to have met her, she makes me so confident in my parenting choices. She is so supportive of my still feeding MJ, & told me that MJ is too young to even think about stopping bf & co-sleeping. Such a wonderful thing to hear, as I normally get told to stop doing both.
I told her about this wonderful place (she did know of it ofcourse) & will hopefully join one day. We swapped addresses, phone numbers, emails etc & will keep in touch.
Mackay, you are about to get the most wonderful midwife & lc you could ever imagine.
Today is the last day for a wonderful Community Nurse & Lactation Consultant at Wyong Hospital. I wont divulge her full name but Di was an inspiration to me. She was there when MJ was born, she taught me how to attach MJ, she even spent a whole day with me in hospital teaching me how to bf. She told DH to go out & get a set of nipple shields which were a life saver & helped me persevere. When I was exhausted from having to feed MJ every 3 hours due to Jaundice she told me to put her into bed with me in the hospital, much to the disgust of the other MW's :eek:
When the baby blues hit bad, she held me while i cried (which i'm doing typing this). She is so great! She visited me at home after I left the hospital & again, helped with feeding issues & showed me how to feed lying down. She normalised co-sleeping, promoted extended bf, told me about baby wearing etc. I've been to see & thank her a few times in the last 17months & she's always welcomed me with open arms & praised me for the wonderful job i'm doing with MJ.
I found out that Di is moving to Mackay to work in a birth centre up there. She will be very sorely missed by many i'm sure. Anyone who will be birthing up there, look her up. I would describe her as a hippy :o She's so peaceful, funny, caring, everything you want when bringing a baby into the world.
I'm so lucky to have met her, she makes me so confident in my parenting choices. She is so supportive of my still feeding MJ, & told me that MJ is too young to even think about stopping bf & co-sleeping. Such a wonderful thing to hear, as I normally get told to stop doing both.
I told her about this wonderful place (she did know of it ofcourse) & will hopefully join one day. We swapped addresses, phone numbers, emails etc & will keep in touch.
Mackay, you are about to get the most wonderful midwife & lc you could ever imagine.