Midwife Dani

💕2023💕
Another incredible year 🎉
🐣 61 babies!! 🐣

Thank you for choosing me! Thank you for choosing me more than once!!

It has been a roller coaster year, I am almost ready to jump on again for 2024!

As always - the biggest thank you to Courtney Butler Midwife for your ongoing support and talent 💃

Happy new year 🎉 stay safe 💕 be kind 🩷

See you in 2024 🥳

💥 We are so excited to have this service starting on Monday! 💥

❓ Who is having a hard time booking baby/pēpi in for 6 week immunisations?
❓ Or thinking about getting a Flu shot but haven't got around to it yet?

Drop in! It's easy and stress-free! Come to the River Ridge East Birth Centre building.

Need help with breastfeeding? one txt away from help!

Ciao 2022!!
💕What a fabulous year it was 💕
Honoured to walk alongside 59 incredible women - welcoming 60 babies this year!
👶one beautiful set of twins 👶
🎃 October 31st was the most popular birthday 🎃
😷1x round of Covid for me😷
💃and most importantly a new work wife 💃
Thank you Courtney Butler Midwife for an incredible year! For covering the covid days and the holidays . For the amazing care and support you give to me and to the amazing people we care for xx
Bring on 2023 🎉

Couldn’t have said it better, Happy Father’s Day to all !

One of the hardest parts of my job is saying goodbye/ see you next time to all the amazing families I care for 👋

💜Today I said see you later to three absolute favs!!

👶This gorgeous boy is Viliamu, he tapped out his 5 week check at an impressive 63cm long!!

💕I am going to miss all of you 💕

Antenatal Classes Schedule | River Ridge East Birth Centre Talk to Us Antenatal classes schedule Being prepared for labour and birth, and for life once you take your new baby home, is really important. After completing our Antenatal Classes, […]

A gentle reminder to call if you have any concerns for yourself or your baby. Please do not text if you are worried.
Keep texts inside business hours - They are not checked if I am off call, after hours, over the weekend or on public holidays.
Please, Please, Please phone - Even when I am off call my phone will be automatically diverted to a midwife 💜

Just a reminder of when to call and when to text ☺️ text messages will only be checked Monday - Friday 9-5. Outside of these hours I do not check my texts or emails. Please try and text during working hours 🥰 If I am off call my phone will automatically divert to Dani so a midwife will always answer the phone.

Breastfeeding Wānanga for all

Register now:
www.waikatodhb.health.nz/waiuwaikato

This Friday 8 th April 1-3 pm will be the next breast feeding class held by the amazing Karen Palmer lactation consultant! Free ! It's easy just come along and get the help you need at waterford this friday 👍🏻

Waterford update 💕

We are all over the moon to hear this news...As of right now, women are now able to have two support people present at their birth if they wish.. A decision we are so pleased to see back in the hands of whaanau 💫

See you all soon 🤍

I am fully booked for November
I will only be taking returns for December 🙂

Home Birth Aotearoa are really proud to share this beautiful initiative that we have sponsored.
Earthside NZ along with Sophie Moskowitz and Lou Kelly are putting together and running an information evening about homebirth including stories, practicality and preparation.
The session is this Thursday 6.30-8.30pm via zoom and it will be recorded for anyone who can't attend.
It is a free event for everyone so head over to one of the above pages to find out more and to register.

PLEASE SHARE ♡

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One for the dads :)

Sorry everyone the Partners evening has had to be postponed until the 16th March. Please phone if you are interested in attending.

👋 Goodbye 2021👋
💕59 babies earthside💕
Thank you for an incredible year!
Bring on 2022 🥳

💕 Update from River Ridge 💕

Thinking of all the babies that couldn’t be with us today 💕
All the Mums, Dads & families that have experienced baby loss ❤️
👼

Resources you might find useful on your journey 😊🤩
https://linktr.ee/midwifedani

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Urgent update !

Waikato policy change, please read

NO VISITORS
Restricted visitor policy for all Waikato DHB hospitals

To help protect patients, whānau and staff, no visitors will be allowed at any Waikato DHB facilities, effective from 2pm Monday 20 September until further notice.

The primary purpose of our no visitor policy at this time is to reduce risk of infection in our hospitals and to keep everyone safe.

As our Public Health unit conducts further investigation into the COVID-19 cases identified in the Kaiaua area the DHB is acting with an abundance of caution. We expect to have more information soon and will review our visitor policy accordingly.

At this time, only support people or caregivers are allowed:
• One support person for Emergency Department
• One caregiver for paediatric areas
• One support person for birthing facilities.

All support people/caregivers need to report to Waikato DHB staff on arrival and must:
• use the NZ COVID Tracer app and scan codes displayed, or record details to ensure contact tracing can be carried out, if required
• wear a face mask or covering
• observe strict hand hygiene and physical distancing
• follow the instructions of staff at all times
• NOT have any COVID-19 symptoms or be otherwise unwell.

We recognise how important the support of whānau is for our patients.

Some exceptions to our current no visitor policy may be possible on essential or compassionate grounds, and must be approved by the charge nurse manager, charge midwife manager or, out of hours, the duty nurse manager.

This excludes children under 16 who cannot visit at this time.

We encourage patients and whānau to use technology where available to maintain contact in these difficult times.

Thank you for understanding and respecting our safety requirements.

Birthing women deserve better! Please consider signing 👏

Wow! In just 10 hours over 10,000 of you have signed our open letter asking for a law change, so all pain and suffering caused by traumatic births and birth injuries can be covered by ACC. Tag a parent who would support this law change ⬇

https://action.greens.org.nz/better_support_for_birth_injuries

🤰River Ridge level 2 update

Waterford level 2 update

Alert Level Two Update 🌈

As you know, the Waikato region is moving to Alert Level Two this
evening (Tuesday) evening at 11.59pm. Thankfully, this means that there are a few changes coming into play from the current guidelines.

From 11.59pm on Tuesday, you can now have two support people present for labour and birth, only one of which can stay with the woman during her postnatal stay. We are now also welcoming two visitors per family at one time including children for short visit (immediate family only) - you will be welcomed with open arms 💓 We are also welcoming transfers from Waikato Hospital for your post natal stay.

We have been hard at work here at Waterford making our environment as safe, welcoming and inviting as possible. However, as per MOH mandatory mask wearing for staff, LMC’s and consumers when in public areas and during contact.

When you come to stay with us, we welcome you with open arms - you will be joining a bubble that will cherish and nurture you during some of the most magical few days of your life ✨

I just wanted to pop on here at thank our team - you have been working around the clock to create a space that is safe, but welcoming. We see you and we appreciate all of you for working through a pandemic - thank you for leaving your home, to create a safe space for women and pēpi 👶🏽

We are looking forward to seeing you soon and supporting you during this magical time.

Arohanui,
Tracey, Sarah and your WBC whaanau 💫

Happy Father’s Day!