Plunket Johnsonville & Newlands

📣October 2024 Meet - Friday 4th October - 10-11.30am📣

This month we are being hosted by Plunket Johnsonville & Newlands at the Plunket Clinic Rooms, 19 Rotoiti Street.

If you are unable to make it out to Johnsonville please get in touch via DM or email as we have carrier drop off points in Wellington City.

See you there!

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Whānau Āwhina Plunket has been a trusted support for families across Aotearoa New Zealand for over a century. Many of us have received expert care from our local Plunket nurse in those early days with baby, or even as a baby ourselves.

And thanks to the wraparound care for the whole whānau that Plunket provides, we’ve been able to connect with each other through many playgroups and parent groups - coming together over a cuppa and a story shared.

Now we're asking our local community to come together this September to keep Plunket’s services going strong! Come along to our Dunk it for Plunket Community Morning Tea fundraiser at Collective Community Hub to support Plunket's community services in Wellington.

We'll have some morning tea treats thanks to Arnott's Biscuits some delicious home baking and a raffle to help us raise as much as possible.

Please email [email protected] for more information (or to donate your time, baking skills, or raffle prizes) 😊

👋🏽 Kia ora everyone!

📅 As of Friday 4th October, we will be merging this page with Plunket Wellington.

🔄 We will be sharing all the same updates and information that you’re used to seeing on this page, just with a new name!

✔️ You don’t need to do anything to stay in the loop, you’ll automatically be added to the page once the merge has been made!

👋🏽 Kia ora everyone!

📅 As of Friday 4th October, we will be merging this page with Plunket Wellington.

🔄 We will be sharing all the same updates and information that you’re used to seeing on this page, just with a new name!

✔️ You don’t need to do anything to stay in the loop, you’ll automatically be added to the page once the merge has been made!

Please support our raffle if you can - we have some fantastic prizes donated by generous local businesses 😊

Support our Dunk It For Plunket - Morning Tea Fundraiser and be in with a chance to win!

We have some awesome raffle prizes including:

🧸 A big blue Whānau Āwhina Plunket bear
🍫 Whittaker's Chocolate Lovers chocolate
🥂 Champagne glasses
🧘🏽‍♀️ One-to-one session with Platypus Pilates
🎬 Double passes from Light House Cinema Cuba
📚 Gift voucher from Unity Books Wellington
🛍 Gift baskets from Life Pharmacy Johnsonville
🧶Crocheted baby blanket
👶🏽 Baby box with knitted items
🧼 Gift basket from Dettol NZ

If you would like to purchase raffle tickets online, please donate via https://www.dunkitforplunket.nz/t/wellington-community-team and then email [email protected] with your contact details and number of tickets purchased. Raffle tickets are $2 each!

Please like/share to help us reach as many generous people as possible!

Would you know what to do if your tamariki was unconscious?

Our free online CPR course takes you step-by-step through what to do in an emergency. It includes easy-to-understand videos from St John Ambulance to help you know what to do.

You can find the course on our website: https://bit.ly/4d9QbIZ

Hari rā pāpā, Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, pāpā, dadas, daddies, step-dads, bonus dads, father figures and everyone else who deserves to be acknowledged this Father's Day. Today, we're celebrating you! We wish you a relaxing day with your tamariki 💙💚💛

We're hosting another drop-in coffee group tomorrow for our Chinese-speaking whānau! 😊

⏰ 1:00 - 2:30
📍 Plunket Johnsonville & Newlands,19 Rotoiti Street, Johnsonville

Drop in car seat checks happening now!

Wellington City Council are here until 1pm.

Dunk it for Plunket is NEXT month!!

We've got plenty of people claiming a Dunk Kit and getting ready to host their own coffee morning, but if hosting isn't for you why not come to our community morning tea at Collective Community Hub?

We'll have plenty of treats available and we'll also be holding a raffle thanks to generous donations from local businesses.

(Want to host your own? Head to www.dunkitforplunket.nz to sign up!)

This Monday the 5th of August, there will be car seat talk. So if you have any questions regarding buying the next size up, or when to move your baby up to the next size, please come along. From 1pm.

🌨 Despite the miserable weather, Wellington City Council will be here from 10 - 12 checking your car seats 🚗

🧸 You're welcome to come inside and wait for your check whilst your tamariki play with our toys 😊

Come and see us on Monday at Plunket Johnsonville & Newlands for your free car seat check!

Thanks to Wellington City Council for their support 👍

Birth Trauma Awareness Week 2024

Birth Trauma Awareness Week 2024 ❤

Parenting can be a tough job, but you don't have to do it alone. We have so many resources for whānau to help you in your parenting journey:
☎ Call 0800 933 922 to talk to a registered nurse - they're here 24/7
🕸 Visit our website plunket.org.nz for parenting information, or to talk to a nurse on our website using our ’Ask Aroha’ chatbot
💻 Book a free online session for help with breastfeeding or sleep
🙋‍♀️ Take part in one of our online courses on sleep and settling or CPR (just search the keywords on our website!)

In the cold winter months when outdoor play can be limited, you might be running short on play ideas. But never fear! We’re hosting a live chat on Wednesday 24 July at 12:30pm with our Star Partner BestStart Educare all about winter play to help you keep tamariki active and entertained while fostering their creativity and development. Leave a question for us on the event, through DM, or on the day and be in the draw to win a copy of Bright Ideas for Young Minds, a book full of activities and experiences for tamariki.

Winter is here and so are the seasonal coughs, colds and bugs 🤧

Here are our top tips for caring for sick tamariki:
💦 Give your child plenty of fluids (they may not be hungry)
🛌 Allow extra rest and provide extra comfort
🏠 Keep your child home from playgroup or preschool so other kids don’t get sick
😴 Rest when your child rests, so you can catch up on some sleep too

Seek urgent medical help by calling 111 for a baby or a young child if you notice the following:
o They have a headache, stiff neck, and a rash
o They have sudden and severe tummy pain
o They are floppy, irritable or not responsive
o They are having difficulty breathing.

Head to our website for more information about caring for sick tamariki: https://bit.ly/_caringforunwelltamariki

Fill out the survey on the back of Quake Safety for Young Children and be in to win! 🎉

If you’ve received a new baby bag in the past few months, it will include a copy of Quake Safety for Young Children, from our partners at Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake.

We want to know what you think! When you scan the QR code on the back and complete the survey, you go in the draw to win a fab home quake safety kit! 📦

We're not letting the rain put us off... see you at the car seat clinic from 10am until 12pm!

TOMORROW: Free drop-in car seat check clinic at Johnsonville Plunket between 10am and midday.

Qualified technicians from Wellington City Council will be on hand to check your car seats and answer any questions you might have.

Everyone welcome - please spread the word!

Playgroup is open tomorrow 9:30 until midday 😀

The Strathmore, Seatoun & Bays playgroup starts again this week 😃

Join us for a fun morning of play, learning and socialising from 9:30 - 12:00 on Wednesdays & Fridays.

Everyone welcome - we can't wait to meet you!