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Positive birth experiences and informed par-enting in a community
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Surrender Is Not A Dirty Word
Why Was Parents Centre Formed?
WAPC Annual Report 2014/2015
Osteopathy - An Invaluable Tool in Your Pregnancy Care Plan
Twin Infant Sleep
Boosting Your Immune
System Naturally Over
The Colder Months
When Is The Right Time
To Start Swimming
Lessons?
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From the Editor Hello, welcome to our latest newsletter. I’ve
had a great time producing Tiny Talk for the
last 2 years but as I have become more and
more involved in the running of the centre it is
finally time to hand over the reigns. We
welcomed a new editor in April, but
unfortunately it didn’t go well and we didn’t
get an issue out.
Putting that behind
us, I’m very happy
to introduce
Alexandra, our
brand new editor!
Alexandra is new to
WAPC and comes
to us with a
freelance writing
background which
is great! Alexandra
will be taking over
from the next issue.
Welcome, I’m sure
you’ll do an
excellent job!
On the 18th of June we held our AGM, combined with a talk by the Brainwave Trust entitled “The Early Years Last Forever” which covered your baby’s brain development in their first 3 years. Despite a few hiccups with the venue, we felt the night was a success overall. We plan to keep running content from Brainwave Trust, so if you’re interested keep an eye out. The Annual Report we presented at the AGM is contained in this issue.
We were also very pleased to award Nicola Mapletoft Honorary Membership for her years of support to the centre. A presentation will be made at a forthcoming committee meeting.
To the committee members who retired this year, thankyou so much for your valuable contributions.
Inuulluarina!
Dan
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Special Features Surrender Is Not A Dirty Word 4
Why Was Parents Centre Formed? 6
WAPC Annual Report 14/15 12
Osteopathy - An Invaluable Tool in Your 18 Pregnancy Care Plan
Twin Infant Sleep 19
Boosting Your Immune System 24 Naturally Over The Colder Months
When Is The Right Time To Start 26
Swimming Lessons?
Regular Features Birthdays 16
Welcome to our World 17
Shopping for Baby 22
WAPC Member Discounts 30
Contact Us 36
Parent Support—Directory 38
Tiny Talk Contributions & Advertising 39
4 West Auckland Parents Centre
Please trust me to grow
in my own special way.
Love me, hold me close,
follow my lead.
Trust me.
Let me dance my own tune,
beat my own rhythm.
Don’t force my petals.
In my own time,I will blossom.
Trust me.
Just as you trusted me to grow into the beautiful
newborn you gave birth to.
- Trust, by Pinky McKay
I believe our children are our greatest teachers.
With each child I have learnt valuable lessons –
patience, wonder, humility and trust. Trust can be
the most challenging.
As I speak to mothers every day, I see first-hand
the struggles that are often around issues of
trust: trust that babies really aren’t manipulating
(that the needs they express are legitimate); trust
that the tiny baby who needs to feed every hour
or two right now will eventually space out his
feeds; trust that one night your wakeful baby will
eventually sleep all night; and trust that your
toddler will develop impulse control (that his
‘disruptive’ behaviour and meltdowns aren’t
because he’s truly ‘out to get you’!).
Although there is overwhelming pressure to
intervene and ‘train’ babies, they will naturally
have the capacity to fall asleep with less help as
their immature nervous systems develop. And
when their tiny tummies stretch and they can
coordinate sucking, swallowing and breathing,
they become more efficient at feeding and will
naturally space out feeds. When they’re ready,
they will eat family foods too, without any forcing
or fuss.
Even toddlers are still learning, and although we
do need to keep teaching calmly and with
respect, it isn’t a punishable offence for a small
person to have a meltdown when he just can’t
manage his big feelings. Your toddler’s brain is
still developing the connections that can help
him make sense of these feelings, and with
gentle guidance and trust he will learn to handle
his emotions appropriately.
Just as we learn to trust in our child’s innate
needs and his goodness, we can
learn to surrender early. We can
follow our tiny infant’s rhythms,
or we can struggle to impose our own ways. The
more we struggle, the more our connection with
our child is at risk, and the more difficult we can
make our own journey, long beyond infancy –
especially if we have a naturally spirited child.
This surrender is not weak or submissive. It is not
‘giving in’. Surrender, in this context, is really
about acceptance of where our child is at right
now, as well as where we are as parents, and
about ‘letting go’. Surrender means living in the
present, not missing precious moments through
resentment or blame – especially blaming
ourselves – for things being different from what
we expected or hoped for.
Surrender is also about being kind to ourselves,
for the times we didn’t live up to our own
expectations of what a perfect mummy looks like
in our own unforgiving eyes. Surrender means
forgiving ourselves for our own ‘meltdowns’ and
‘screw-ups’. We all make mistakes, because
whatever our ideals, we can only do our best with
what we know and the resources we have right
now – time, energy, sleep and support.
Surrender is also based on trust: trusting our
child and trusting our own innate wisdom as we
hang in there and work through challenges in the
way that’s best for each precious, unique little
being. Stop for a moment, right now. Snuggle
into that soft downy head, breathe in that sweet
baby perfume then gaze into those deep eyes. If
you have a toddler, slow down and watch him –
how his hair falls, how soft his skin is, how cheeky
his grin is, and how he makes you want to tickle
him, just to hear him giggle.
Enjoy this moment before it passes. This is
surrender.
- Pinky McKay is an internationally certified lactation
consultant (IBCLC) and author of four parenting books
published by Penguin. She offers an online Mummy
Mentor program which includes monthly ‘ask Pinky’
phone calls, a structured information series and an
archive of interviews with professionals and researchers in
child development and women’s health. Check it out
at www.parentingbyheart.com.au
Surrender is not a dirty word
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6 West Auckland Parents Centre
1952 is not very long ago – both of my parents
were born that year. However, reading and
listening to stories of giving birth at this time
could lead you thinking that it was a very long
time ago indeed - Giving birth in the 1940s and
1950s was a very different experience than we
have today.
Women had no choice in terms of the amount of
medication they were given, and were sometimes
over-medicated – with disastrous consequences –
as this often resulted in complications during the
birthing process. Doctors and nurses were often
patronising, abrupt and disregarding of what
parents wanted. Men were not able to be with
their partners during the birth. After the birth, the
baby was removed into a nursery room away
from the mother and fed on a rigid 4-hour
schedule.
Helen Brew, one of the founders of the Parents
Centre, had wanted a natural birth for her second
child. While her doctor was not at all co-
operative, Helen Brew persisted, and got through
the first stage of labour well, despite being left
alone on a bare bath board without either a
pillow or a blanket. The nurse was shocked
about how far Helen had progressed in her
labour and insisted on administering an
anaesthetic. Here is what happened next, as
recorded by Helen Brew and recounted in The
Trouble with Women: The Story of Parents Centre
New Zealand.
“She held the mask firmly over my face…The
anaesthetic must have been heavy for that baby
was not born for some time.” Two hours later she
opened her eyes to a doctor rubbing his hands
and saying, “you are very lucky to have a live
baby.” Helen remembered her efforts to prise the
mask away from her face with “Please, nurse,
please…” And the firm “There’s a good girl,
there’s a good girl.” Later another nurse who had
been present at the birth told her that a pad had
been placed over the bulging vulva and that her
thighs had been bound together to hold the pad
in place until the doctor could be summoned to
the hospital to completed the delivery. The baby
failed to breathe at birth and had to be
resuscitated.
Unfortunately this was far from being an
unfortunate one –off experience. My
grandmother had a baby die in the early 1950s
after having the nurse hold the baby inside her
until the doctor arrived. For her next child, it was
a busy night and she ended up giving birth by
herself, alone in a room. When the nurse came in
the room, she told the nurse she had had the
baby already. The nurse said “stop being silly” –
until she saw the baby peering up at her!
One of the key reasons Parents Centre was
formed was to make a positive difference to the
birthing experiences of women and their
partners.
Parents Centre and Fathers
The original name for Parents Centre was the
Natural Child Birth Association, as an early focus
was to empower women and men to understand
more about the birthing process and how
relaxation and exercise could contribute to a
positive birthing experience. However, this name
seemed to provoke the medical profession, who
took it as a personal attack on their profession,
so in June 1952, it was decided to change the
name to something less controversial:
After a bit of debate and a great many names
being rejected, Christine Cole (known later better
as Chris Cole-Catley) suggested Parents Centre as
the name. As described in The Trouble with
Women, Christine remembered “ I suggested
‘centre’ because most of us were, or had been,
playcentre mothers and we felt we were on a
similar track to the playcentre movement. And
the ‘parents’ part was important to me because
I’d grown up with the conviction that both
parents did the parenting, and I think we all saw
that this shouldn’t just be a mother’s movement.
Parents’ Centre would include fathers, too. We
certainly didn’t want fathers to feel excluded –
and in practical terms that could also make it
hard for mothers to spend time in the movement.
After all, back in the 1950s not everyone took it
for granted, as we did that parenting applied to
fathers as well as mothers.”
One of Parents Centres’ achievements was
successfully advocating for the father-to-be to be
able to be present at the birth. Husbands were
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not allowed to attend the birth, or often to even
support their wives through the labour. Doctors
Jim and Jane Ritchie, both key figures in
developmental psychology in New Zealand, as
well as active members of the Wellington Parents
Centre, were key advocates in this long struggle.
In 1961 Jim Ritchie wrote a full page article in the
Dominion, presenting the father’s point of view:
“I believe that to be with one’s wife at the
moment at which the family begins, when the
child is born, unites husband and wife with a
bond which will link them together and to their
children as no other experience can.”
The article prompted a flood of supportive letters
to the newspaper and the Parents Centre
sponsored a meeting which drew 150 people. A
protest was arranged, but it was another eight
years of advocacy before Wellington hospitals
allowed men to be present at births, while this
was the case at Christchurch Women’s hospital
until 1975.
Information is power!
In these days of the internet and shelves and shelves of pregnancy and parenting books available in every library and book store, it seems strange to think that in the past that basic information about reproduction and pregnancy was not only hard to come by, but banned from being published or imported into New Zealand, unless for medical purposes! In the 1940s and 1950s this was indeed the case. There was not much information available to explain to women how their bodies worked or about pregnancy or labour and it was not a polite topic of conversation. As a result many women (and men) did not understand what to expect and were frightened about the whole process.
Parenting, too, was very hard for many women. The average age of mothers was a lot younger than today – in 1950, the average age was just over 20, compared to 30 today, which meant that many women had less life experience, confidence and knowledge to draw on when looking after their children. Changes in communities meant women often did not have family close by and communities had fewer facilities and services than today (e.g., most women couldn’t just drive down to a supermarket as there wasn’t a supermarket and they didn’t have a car or easy public transport). Gender roles meant that men were often less involved in parenting and there were many expectations placed upon these young women, often without the support to enable the expectations to be fulfilled.
When Parents Centre began to offer antenatal courses in 1952, this then was a real new source of information for expectant parents. Parents Centre libraries were a vital source of information on health, pregnancy, natural child birth, and children’s development.
Parents Centre also helped parents to understand
that many of the ideas about what babies could
be expected to do (e.g., stick to a rigid four hour
feeding pattern from birth, sleeping through the
night and potty training very early) were just
myths and not based on reality for most parents.
(Unfortunately they are the type of myths to
resurface again and again)!
- Emily Harrop-Smith
Reference: Dobbie, M. (1990). The trouble with
women: The story of Parents Centre New Zealand.
NZ: Cape Catley Ltd.
West Auckland Parents Centre is a not-for-profit organisation entirely run by a team of
volunteers. We have a fantastic team who are enthusiastic and committed to keeping our
Centre running, but we need a few more willing hands to help out with a number of tasks. If
you have previously indicated you might be interested in helping out on our committee, is
now the time?
Many of the roles can be done from home and require as little as a few hours every month.
Just email [email protected] or see http://tinyurl.com/joinWAPC for more details
Some of the available positions
Secretary Events Coordinator
Parent Education Coordinator Librarian
Membership Discount Coordinator Marketing Coordinator
Antenatal Host CPR & Choking Course Host
Moving & Munching Course Host 12 Months & Over Course Host
Baby Factory Liaison Social Media Co-ordinator
VOLUNTEERS!
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West Auckland Parents Centre relies upon the generous support of philanthropic organisations
in the community. We take this opportunity to thank the organisations below for their support.
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Do you want to learn basic breastfeeding skills and tips?
Available now are FREE Antenatal Breastfeeding classes taken by a Lactation Consult-ant at Waitakere Hospital. They are held fortnightly: on the first Tuesday of the month from 10am-12pm; and on the third Tuesday of the month from 7pm-9pm.
This class is designed for women in the late stages of pregnancy, especially 28 weeks and over. Partners/support people are also welcome. The class is a great opportunity for women to learn more about breastfeeding (or a refresher for second-time mums) just before the baby arrives.
Classes are held in the Childbirth Education Area—Nikau Room at Waitakere Hospital. Bookings are recommended, but not essential. Call Adith on 838-9362, or Barbara on 838-1566.
Antenatal Breastfeeding Classes
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Benefits of membership
Your annual membership subscription helps to enable West Auckland Parents Centre to advocate for West Auckland families from pregnancy to school. In return your membership gives you :
12 month subscription (6 issues) to Kiwi Parent magazine, full of helpful articles, useful product information and great inspiration for Kiwi parents.
12 month subscription (6 issues) to our Tiny Talk magazine for local centre news, local events, upcoming parenting courses, and topical articles.
Discounted prices for West Auckland Parents Centre parenting courses.
Discounted prices on a range of quality baby products.
Discounted hireage.
Invitations to exclusive member only shopping days at selected major retails,
such as The Baby Factory 20% discount day and Toy Factory pre Christmas sale.
Special member only discounts from WAPC Member Discount Scheme.
Special discounted membership rate for active committee members.
Free pregnancy, childbirth and parenting book library.
Coffee groups, support and social events.
One major purchase at The Baby Factory Member Discount Day would cover the cost of your annual membership.
One year membership $65
One year committee membership $20
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Introduction
West Auckland Parents Centre is pleased to
present the Annual Report for the 12 months
ending March 2015. The report describes our
position with respect to our goals for 2014/15.
Membership
Our membership at the end of March 2015
comprises of 173 members, of which 11 are 2
year members, 10 are Committee, 3 Honorary
and 1 Life Member. This is an increase on the
2014 Annual Report which stood at 141. 10
members renewed their membership (including
Committee) which is down from last years of 16
(including Committee). 6 of the 10 renewals were
committee members. It is pleasing to see the
numbers improving, particularly those taking up
the two year option. Classes for children over 12
months old were not prioritised in the last 12
months, but as membership grows in this area
especially with the uptake of 2 year
memberships, we need to look at engagement in
this area. We need to continue look at ways to
promote our classes beyond these stages and
also to make sure that our magazine, Tiny Talk,
caters to this older market as well.
We are continuing to send the invoices out via
email where possible and have also sending out a
reminder email two weeks after the invoice.
Teresa Cooper continues to babysit the
membership coordinator role on an off-
committee basis for which we are very grateful.
We have been unable to find a replacement as at
the date of this report.
During this period, we received an income of
$8,761 (LY $6,882.12) from Membership Fees and
spent $6,942 (LY $5,676.97) excluding Newsletter
Production costs on Membership Expenses.
Childbirth Education
We ran 9 classes in 2014 and 4 classes started in
the first three months of 2015. 204 participants
attended our 2014 classes and 76 people have
attended the first 4 classes of 2015, totalling 280
for the period covered by this report. This is a
small increase from the previous year of 276.
We are grateful to Nicola Mapletoft who was our
sole Childbirth Educator for 2014/15 and as she
continues to do so this year.
Thanks go to our Childbirth Education class hosts
over the past twelve months: Liz Wells, Jose
Edmonds, Rebecca Crewe-Lui, Dana Chandler,
Hayley Gunson, Jess Williamson, & Muirie Cook.
Amanda Galt remained Course Bookings Co-
Ordinator, handling both Antenatal and Parent
Education bookings until August 2014. We would
like to take this opportunity to thank Amanda for
her work in this role. Daniel Mapletoft took up
the Course Bookings role and continues in this
capacity.
Enrolments continue to be dealt with
electronically. We introduced an online
enrolment form in late 2014 and this has worked
exceedingly well, removing the need for
members to fill out and scan a pdf. Enrolments
are delivered to our antenatal email for easy
insertion into the booking sheet.
Income generated through Antenatal Fees was
$17,540 (LY $15,708.84) against expenses of
$15,645 (LY $15,162.05), which include CBE and
Host costs, venue hire, kits & books etc,
generating a profit of $1,895 (LY $546.79 profit).
On June 1 the new pricing took effect The Basic
Package was increased to $235 and a Two year
Package introduced for $275. Towards the end of
2014, there was a price increase for Kiwi Parent
magazine announced. Unable to absorb the cost,
we were forced to increase the price of the two
options to $245 & $295 respectively.
We would like to take this opportunity to
acknowledge that many of our referrals come
from the Lead Maternity Carers in the West
Auckland Community. Their support is vital.
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Parent Education
In the 2014/2015 we operated a greatly reduced
parent education schedule. This was due to a low
number of enquiries making running a course a
large loss for us, and also due to a small
committee making getting hosts very difficult.
We ran a total of 7 Parent Education courses
catering for 113 course participants (last year 27
courses catering for 469 participants). The role of
Parent Education Co-Ordinator has been vacant
for the period of this report.
CPR & Choking
We ran 6 CPR & Choking courses, with 80
participants. This course has increased in
popularity since the initial drop due to
unbundling it from CBE in January 2014. We
would like to thank Rebecca Crewe-Lui and
Daniel Mapletoft for acting as hosts.
Owen Lambrechs, an independent contractor
continues as our course speaker. Owen is a
former paramedic and is very well qualified, and
continues to receive excellent feedback from
course participants.
Income received from CPR Fees amounted to
$822 (LY $1,425.91) against expenses $895 (LY
$1,198.26), generating a loss of $73 (LY $227.65
loss).
Moving, Munching and Motoring
We ran 1 ‘Moving, Munching and Motoring’
courses during the period covered by this report,
with a total of 33 participants. We did not run this
course again after unbundling it from CBE in
January 2014 due to very low demand.
Income received from Moving, Munching &
Motoring fees amounted to $(26) (LY $805.09)
against expenses $nil (LY $1053.14), generating a
loss of $26 (LY 248.05 loss).
Newsletter In 2014 Daniel Mapletoft
continued the production of the Tiny Talk
newsletter on a part time basis, before resigning
the role in November. Issues of Tiny Talk were
less frequent in 2015 as Daniel took over both
the President & Course Bookings roles, both of
which have a high time demand. 5 issues were
produced. The content and format of the
newsletter has remained the same as previous
years.
New volunteer Dana Chandler took over the role
in December 2014 with her first issue to be due in
June 2015.
Newsletter advertising revenue from April 2014
to March 2015 was $457 (LY $869.46) a decrease
of 48.9% (last year decrease of 36.11%). There
were no changes in advertising rates in this
period.
Finally, we have enjoyed the continued generous
support from Mozaik Cafe, who sponsor the
article ‘Around the Coffee Cups’ and Amanda 4
Flowerz as sponsor of our ‘Volunteer of the
Month’ by providing a voucher for a bouquet of
flowers. Both Mozaik Cafe and Amanda 4 Flowerz
receive half page ads in Tiny Talk in recognition
of their contribution.
Thank you to Daniel for all your hard work to
produce such a high quality newsletter.
E-news
As at 31 March, we had 619 active email contacts
which is an increase from the previous year (593).
We average 45% open rate – which is nearly
double the industry average for non-profits of
23.9%
Social Media
Our Facebook page has grown to 970 members
as at the end of March 2015, up from around 724
last year. This represents a 2 year increase which
is very pleasing and proof that the content we
put up on our Facebook page is topical for our
users.
We have been utilising the Facebook account a
lot more with regular postings by Daniel
Mapletoft & Jess Williamson. The postings have
been things pertaining to the centre as well as
interesting and relevant posts for parents. Some
posts have had a reach of several thousand which
is great.
A goal in the coming year will be to find a
volunteer to manage our Social Media so that we
can ensure a cohesive and constant presence and
so the Facebook page can be better utilised to
promote our courses, services and community
events as well as enable us to link with other
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organisations with common goals. Thank you to
Daniel & Jess for you contributions.
Marketing & Community
We again delivered gift baskets to maternity
wards at Waitakere Hospital on Mother’s Day
morning to all those mums who were in hospital.
We gained generous donations to compile 30 gift
bags including three larger bags for the first child
born, first girl and first boy. Our many thanks to
the following companies for their generous
donations to these gifts Natures Sway, Eco Store,
and Simunovich Estate. Thank you to Muirie Cook
and Jose Edmonds for taking time our on
Mother’s Day to deliver these.
Our Marketing Expenditure decreased compared
to last year, from $1,282 to $1,154.94.
A new initiative was our Outdoor Explorers group
which met once a month to explore a local park
over the summer months. This was run by Jess
Williamson and was very much enjoyed by those
that attended. Outdoor Explorers halted when
Jess resigned from committee as no-one was
able to take over. Thank you Jess for you efforts.
We were selected by the Masterbuild, Apprentice
of the Year competition to receive one of the
playhouses built in one of the final stages of the
competition. We decided to raffle the house off
and offered tickets to the general membership to
ensure we covered all costs in delivering the
house, and to do some fundraising. The draw was
done by a local lawyer and the winner was Josh
Williamson. After costs, we raised approximately
$200. Our thanks go to Masterbuild for selecting
us as a recipient.
Committee
At the end of March 2014 we had a volunteer
committee of 14 people, which is down from 15
the previous year. This is a 2 year running
decrease and the biggest challenge we face. It
has been another incredibly difficult year in terms
of volunteer recruitment and retention.
For our annual committee Christmas dinner we
went to Lone Star restaurant for drinks & dinner.
A great night was had by those that attended
In 2014/15 we welcomed 1 new committee
member being: Dana Chandler.
We farewelled Rebecca Crewe Lui, Teresa Cooper,
Lydia Dunn, Amanda Galt, Christine Militoni &
Nicole Snook.
At the AGM in 2014 Teresa Cooper resigned as
President. Daniel Mapletoft stood for Vice
President. Daniel Mapletoft was voted by
committee into the President role temporarily
until this AGM in March 2015.
We could not do all that is recorded in this report
without the committee so a huge thanks to our
current committee members; Daniel Mapletoft,
Muirie Cook, Carolyn Nielson, Jess Vroegop.
Megan Barwell, Catherine Matson, Jess
Williamson, Jose Edmonds & Dana Chandler
Our centre would cease to exist if it weren’t for
our hard working volunteers that dedicate their
time to the cause each and every day. As a small
token of thanks we like to award a volunteer of
the month award whom receives a box of
chocolates and a voucher for a bunch of flowers.
We would therefore like to thank Amanda 4
Flowers for who generously donates the voucher
for flowers each month. For the full year, the
committee expenses totalled $680 as against
$2,974.19 for the previous year.
Fundraising & Donations
We had several fundraising opportunities over
2014/15. We raised $1,590 (LY $1,776.43) in total.
The $1,590 raised comprised of:
Selling Entertainment Books $258 gross of
which $258 went directly to us
Nearly New Sale $1,225
First Aid Kits $107 gross of which $107 went
directly to us
In October 2014 we held our second Nearly New
sale. Despite the decrease in income, the day was
a great success and we plan to continue with this
event. Thanks to all the committee members and
their families for baking, and helping out on the
day, and to Lydia Dunn for organising the day. It
couldn’t have happened without all of your effort.
We have also been lucky enough to be selected
as recipients of The Warehouse’s Bags for Good
programme. Under this programme, customers
purchasing a plastic bag are given the
opportunity to select an organization for
proceeds from the bag sale to be donated to. We
were chosen to be one of the organizations by
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The Warehouse at West City in Henderson and
following the voting process by customers
received $1296.35 (cheques of $283.64, $446.26
and $566.45). Thanks go to the Management and
staff of The Warehouse at West City for selecting
West Auckland Parents Centre and to all the
customers for selecting us.
West Auckland Parents Centre has continued
having a TENS machine hireage scheme for
2014/15. We have four TENS Machine. Gross
income generated by TENS machine hireage was:
$191 $ (LY $426.08). This is largely due to the
endorsement of TENS machines by Nicola
Mapletoft, our Childbirth Educator, during her
classes.
Product sales
Christine Militoni stepped down from this
position in June and was replaced by Jose
Edmonds. Our thanks go to Christine for her
contribution to this role and committee.
Financials
The financial year for 2014/15 was a 12 month
period, starting from 1 April 2014 through to 31
March 2015.
During this time, West Auckland Parents Centre
had an income of $31,224 (LY $47,082.70) and an
expenditure of $40,742 (LY $42,856.47). The
financial period ended making a net loss of
$9,518 (LY: $4,226.23 Profit). We have, as at 31
March 2015, a bank balance of $4,629.10 in our
Society Account, $12,176.58 in our Fast Saver
Account plus an additional $18,149.90 in our
Term Deposit Accounts.
We earned $888 total interest across our Fast
Saver and Term Deposit accounts in this financial
year.
After Parent Education Fees, our most significant
source of income was grants funding of $2,587.
These were from
Internal Affairs COGS 1,500.00
Lotteries Grant 1,086.96
We also returned $3,716 to The Trusts Charitable
Foundation as we were unable to spend the
funds according to our application.
As at 31 March 2015 our value of stock on hand
is at $1,053.20. For more detailed information
about our financial position, please see the
Audited Financial Report for 2014/2015.
In Conclusion
This past year has been very tough in terms of
financials & volunteer input, with several
volunteers resigning as at today’s date. It has
forced us to put some things on the backburner,
and run a reduced parent education schedule. As
at the date of this AGM, our committee numbers
in single digits. It is vital to the centre we go
through a rebuilding process and increase our
committee to enable us to continue the centre’s
work without overloading the volunteers we do
have. This is a major goal for the next year.
We continue to encounter competition from DHB
contractors requiring more emphasis on creating
and maintaining our main referrers (e.g. midwives
and doctors). And will continue to do mail outs to
doctors, midwives, community groups and
information centres with information on the
centre and the services we offer.
In this next financial year we intend on having a
continued focus on marketing using social media
as we are having continued success in these areas
and it is a cost effective method of promoting the
centre.
It is vital that we thank each and every volunteer
and their respective families for all of the valuable
time that they donate to West Auckland Parents
Centre. The Centre could not exist without the
time and effort that you put in and without the
support of your family. Thank you to each and
every one of you. The work that you all do plays a
crucial role in the success of the Centre and often
goes unrecognized, particularly as not everyone
realizes we are a volunteer organization.
Daniel Mapletoft
(Acting) President West Auckland Parents
Centre
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Birthdays! Celebrating 14 Years Zac Jacobson
Celebrating 8 Years Ryan Mapletoft
Celebrating 2 Years Leo Holwell
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Celebrating 1 Years Matilda Knight-Smith
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Welcome to Our World
Class: Sat 10 Jan to 24 Jan
Raewyn & John 02 Feb Locklyn
Mikala & Pete 20 Feb Heather
Jennifer & Stephen 02 Mar Laura
Heather & Troy 02 Mar Jaxon
Amy & Tim 08 Mar James
Alana & Adrian 10 Mar Xavier
Class: Tue 13 Jan to 17 Feb
Jen & Neale 12 Feb Ebbyn
Mayuko & Fabian 04 Mar Aisha
Brooke & Shade 05 Mar Leah
Susan & David 14 Mar Max
Kerryn & Jeremy 16 Mar Joshua
Amy & Matt 19 Mar Van
Amy & Heath 24 Mar Thea
Class: Mon 26 Jan to 2 Mar
Tamara & Mike 29 Mar August
Alaina & Graham 29 Mar Connor
Rebecca & Steve 30 Mar Emily
Andrina & Brent 10 Apr Annabelle
Amy & Anthony 17 Apr Kellan
Ash & Gyan 17 Apr Alisha
Diane & James 04 May Noah
Naomi & Daniel 08 May Lily
Gina & Derek 09 May Harrison
Shannon & Tony 12 May Charlie
Class: Tue 10 Mar to 14 Apr
Sarah & Dan 11 Apr Chloe
Danielle & Miro 20 Apr Luka
Philippa & Bobby 26 Apr Malachi
Jessica & Jullio 27 Apr Valentina
Melissa & Carl 28 Apr Cooper
Siobhan & Shane 13 May Jakob
Agnes & Andrew 19 May Annaclaire
Amanda & Phill 22 May Braxton
Hannah & Jacques 29 May Madelyn
Debbie & Cameron 17 Jun Benjamin
Marie & Wade 17 Jun Louis
Kim & Ezra 25 Jun Oscar
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Pre-Birth
“Osteopathy is an invaluable part of self-care when you’re pregnant” according to an Auckland practitioner, Andrew Gibson.
It is a hands-on approach to healthcare. It facili-tates healing by focussing on how the musculo-skeletal system, nerves, circulation and internal organs function as one unit.
The committee member from Osteopaths New Zealand says “carrying a baby can be awkward, particularly in the latter stages. Every mother would benefit from adequately preparing herself to ensure she’s in optimum health for labour well before the birth.”
He says initially patients may not experience pain or visibly appear “terribly symptomatic” as their body adapts and copes with a growing baby. Even if no symptoms exist, he recommends it may be advantageous need to seek intervention early on.
“Many women are too stoic and put up with the pain unnecessarily. This is so counterproductive as their discomfort can become a lot worse at a much later stage in the last month” warns Gibson.
Often pregnant patients are referred to his clinic with specific symptoms such as pain, discomfort or because they have a visibly altered gait and posture. Ligaments loosen due to hormonal changes and things can unravel very quickly as there’s a propensity for injuries to occur or un-derlying old injuries to manifest.
By turning to an osteopath early, many Mums avoid back pain and anxiousness at the most critical part of the pregnancy. A practitioner can go straight to the issue armed with family history and take a more global view instead of working with a patient in pain.
Osteopaths typically use their hands to diagnose restrictions and strain and provide manual thera-py in order to decrease pain and improve func-tion. They undergo five years university training and if practicing, must be registered with the Osteopathic Council of New Zealand.
ACC do cover Osteopathic treatment in the case of an accident and you do not need a referral from your GP.
Post-Partum
“There are patients with reoccurring issues and first-time patients that are treated which fully resolves their problem” says Gibson. The key here is to be pro-active and make an ap-pointment.
Every treatment on a new Mum and baby varies from patient to patient depending on what they’ve been through physiologically as they return to optimal health. It could be their age, previous history and particularly if it’s the second or third pregnancy.
Intervention & Post Natal Depression
“Many people think a caesarean is easy. Actually it’s not and produces particular strains on the body and there is a price to pay. Stomach mus-cles are cut open and instantaneously core strength is compromised to a significant degree,” Gibson says.
He explains that osteopathic treatments help abdominal muscles knit together in a gentle and indirect way without causing trauma. It helps restore healthy function on a muscular skeletal level and even aids the gastro intestinal tract.
Cranial osteopathy is used when a Mum presents symptoms of post-partum depression or effects of epidurals administered during labour by re-leasing tension in the cranium area. To do this, a practitioner applies light touches to a patient's skull, face, spine and in some cases, pelvis.
Gibson is a firm believer that women need to be proactive looking after their health pre and post-natally. “Mum needs to put on her oxygen mask first as she can’t look after her baby if she hasn’t looked after herself.”
For more information or to find your local Osteo-path, go to: www.osteopathsnz.co.nz .
Andrew Gibson B.Sc Ost (Hons) London MONZ
Osteopathy - An Invaluable Tool in Your Pregnancy Care Plan
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This article summarises research-based evidence
about twin infant sleep, and how it develops over
time.
The first thing to keep in mind when thinking about
sleep and how to manage with twins is that they are
babies first, and twins second. Their sleep patterns
and their needs will change with age. They will always
be twins, but for a short year they will be babies. As
twins are often born early they follow a sleep trajec-
tory that more closely matches their gestational age
rather than their birth age. Care should therefore be
taken to avoid comparisons with other babies who
were born later in their gestational development.
Are twin sleep patterns different?
Whether twin babies sleep differently from singletons
in other ways is unlikely. All issues generally relate to
their potential prematurity and/or to the amount of
time they have spent in an incubator. If babies are
coming home following a prolonged stay in a special
care baby unit they are likely to be unsettled in the
initial weeks due to their dramatic change in environ-
ment. One issue to consider is the environmental
temperature which may affect their sleep – you may
find that twins sleep better and achieve better ther-
mal stability if placed together. Also remember that if
they were born prematurely they will have smaller
stomachs and require more frequent feeding than
babies of the same chronological age, which will
affect the frequency of night waking. Many parents
find that their twins feeding and sleeping patterns
become synchronised if they are fed and slept to-
gether.
Twins and parents’ sleep
Studies have found that the night-time experiences of
mothers - in terms of sleep disruption - were similar,
regardless of whether they were caring for one infant
or more. Fathers of single infants, however, obtained
more sleep than mothers – whereas twins’ fathers
obtained less sleep than mothers, who were more
Twin Infant Sleep
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able to catch up on lost night-time sleep via day-time
naps. When it comes to night-time caregiving fathers
are minimally affected by one infant, but have great-
er involvement when there are two. For both fathers
and mothers, the effects of prolonged sleep re-
striction include increased sleepiness, depression and
decreased mental performance, together with a
higher risk of illness and decreased ability to cope
with demands. These contribute to an increased risk
of postnatal depression with the mothers of twins
known to be at increased risk, especially when cou-
pled with difficulty falling asleep. Parents of twins
should therefore be vigilant for signs of postnatal
depression in both mothers and fathers, and seek
support should PND be suspected. One way to help
avoid PND is for parents to make a special effort to
maintain their own normal circadian rhythms.
Coping with Tiredness
Two other potential differences in the care of multi-
ples that sets them apart from singletons are that
multiples are more likely to be cared for according to
a schedule and are more likely to have several differ-
ent carers. Both strategies help parents cope with
looking after multiple babies, especially if they have
other children to care for as well, but both might also
be difficult for babies to adapt to if they have to ‘wait
their turn’ to be fed or comforted, or if they receive
inconsistent care from a variety of carers. There is
little research upon which to base recommendations,
but one suggestion that is consistent with our
knowledge of infant attachment and security is to
designate helpers to taking care of the household,
the laundry, and feeding the parents, rather than
handing over the primary care-giving responsibilities
for the babies to others. When coping with new ba-
bies (singletons or multiples) development of rou-
tines is generally a good thing as they help parents
cope, provide structure and an order to do things in,
encourage the division of tasks etc. Routines are not
prescriptive and all families develop different rou-
tines. Routines have flexibility and can be varied as
necessary. Schedules, on the other hand, can create
stress for parents rather than reduce it, as they are
often rather rigid, and babies don’t stick to the clock.
Schedules can become a source of additional stress
and conflict when things don’t go according to plan,
especially when they constrain family life around the
supposed needs of the babies. Parents of multiples
are often tempted to implement sleep training in
order to avoid nighttime disruption. Remember that
sleep training is a controversial practice that is often
undertaken for the purpose of the parents rather
than the infant(s). It works under certain conditions,
but it breaks the synchrony between parents and
baby and causes babies stress. Researchers recom-
mend that sleep training is not appropriate for babies
under 6 months old.
Co-Bedding Twins
Outcomes of studies conducted in New Zealand
shows that co-bedding (sleeping both twins together
in the same cot) was practiced among 52% of the
twin pairs of 6 weeks of age and reduced to 31% at 4
months and 10% at 8 months of age. Two studies
carried out in the USA and UK showed very similar
results. That cobedding becomes less common with
increasing age may be connected with the fact that
babies become too big to sleep together in an availa-
ble cot. In the work done in the UK, no evidence was
found to support parents’ concerns about co-bedding
(twins disturbing each other, risk of overheating and
suffocating). On the other hand, some advantages of
cobedding were found. Co-bedded twins had syn-
chronous sleep patterns and were subjectively easier
to care for (however neither co-bedding nor separate
sleeping resulted in parents obtaining more sleep).
This might result in co-bedded infants remaining in
the parents’ room for longer. Room-sharing (with a
parent), which is practised more often when babies
are co-bedded, reduces the risk of SIDS. It is worth
thinking about how to arrange furniture in the bed-
room to enable room-sharing at least for six months
from birth. Cobedding may be one useful option
- www.isisonline.org.uk
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Chicken, Silverbeet and Orzo Soup
This simple, easy-to-make soup will warm your cockles and leave you feeling nourished, especially if you’re down with the cold! It’s full of goodness – a nourishing home-made chicken stock, plenty of silverbeet and vitamin rich parsley. It’s a chicken soup for the soul!
SERVES — 4
PREP — 10 minutes
COOK — 1 hour 20 minutes
INGREDIENTS
Chicken and stock
Free-range chicken 1 whole
Thyme 4-5 sprigs
Carrot 1
Chopped celery 2 stalks
Chopped onion 1
Chopped garlic 2 cloves, chopped
Black peppercorns 1 teaspoon
Water to cover chicken (about 3 litres)
Soup contents
Orzo or Risoni pasta 1 ¼ cups
Lemon juice of 1
Silverbeet (swiss chard) 1 bunch, chopped
Flat-leaf parsley ½ - ¾ cup chopped
METHOD
1. Wash chicken inside and out, making sure gut cavity is clean. Place whole chicken, thyme, carrot, celery, onion, garlic and black peppercorns in a large pot and pour over enough water to just cover the chicken. Cover with a lid and bring to a gentle boil. Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, for 1 hour or until chicken is cooked through (check by cutting in with the tip of a sharp knife).
2. Remove chicken from pot and set aside. Strain stock to remove all the vegetables. Discard vegetables (however if you like, you can keep the vegetables in the soup). Return stock to the pot and bring to the boil. Add pasta, stir, and boil until just cooked (8-10 minutes). Season soup to taste with salt and pepper.
3. While pasta is cooking, shred chicken meat. Add shredded chicken, lemon juice and silverbeet to soup and simmer a further 2 minutes until hot through. Garnish with parsley.
Ladle into bowls and serve to satisfy the soul and warm your cockles!
- Nadia Lim
http://nadialim.com/recipe/chicken-silverbeet-orzo-soup/
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It’s that time of year when there are a lot
of sniffles, coughs and sore throats going
around. There is not much we can do
about the bacteria and viruses we are
exposed to but we can strengthen and
support our immune system naturally,
which will offer a defence against these
pathogens. Here are 10 ways you can
boost your immune system naturally to
keep you feeling well over the colder
months:
1. Take a probiotic supplement. 80% of
your immune system is in your
digestive system so by populating your
gut with a good dose of beneficial
bacteria each day is going to help to
boost and regulate your immune
system. Taking a probiotic is safe while
breastfeeding and the beneficial
bacteria can pass through breastmilk
giving extra immune support to the
baby. There are many probiotic
supplements on the market but the
products I recommend in clinic are
Ethical Nutrients Inner Health Plus for
adults and children over 5 and Inner
Health for Kids for babies from 3
months to 5 years.
2. Fermented foods that have been
naturally fermented with a culture
contain trillions of beneficial bacteria
(much more than you would get from a
probiotic supplement) so including
food such as sauerkraut, kefir,
kombucha, homemade yoghurt,
homemade sour cream and miso can
be wonderful for your immune system.
3. Garlic. This wonderful food is a
powerful immune booster and is
known as nature’s antibiotic. Use fresh
garlic regularly in cooking and if you
can tolerate it crush up and eat a clove
of raw garlic mixed in some Manuka
honey (for added immune benefits).
4. Ditch the sugar. Eating refined sugar
and processed foods regular puts stress
on your immune system and makes it
hard to fight infections. These foods
are also hard to digest and lack
essential nutrients so it is better to
choose more wholesome choices as
close to nature as possible.
5. Chicken broth. Over the winter our
bodies crave more warming foods such
as soups, stews and broths rather than
cooling foods such as salads.
Homemade chicken broth is
particularly beneficial for boosting the
immune system and helping to reduce
excess mucus. Remember being told by
grandma to have chicken soup when
you have a cold? She knew what she
was talking about!
6. Vitamin C is one of the most important
nutrients for boosting the immune
Boosting Your Immune System
Naturally Over The Colder Months
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system. Vitamin C not only activates
neutrophils the white blood cells in our
front line of defence, but also increases
the production of lymphocytes our
white blood cells important in antibody
production and cellular immune
function. Vitamin C is also an important
antioxidant, a natural antihistamine
and helps support our adrenal glands
under times of stress. Because our
bodies don’t produce or store Vitamin
C, it is important that we have plenty of
it every day in our diet. Good foods
sources are strawberries, capsicums,
broccoli, potato, pineapple, kiwifruit,
oranges and kale.
7. Get plenty of sunlight. Research shows
that vitamin D, which is made when
our skin is exposed to sunlight, plays a
vital role in activating white blood cells
that protect the body from illness. Try
to get out in the sun for at least 20
minutes each day over the winter.
8. Drinking plenty of pure filtered water
will help to flush out any harmful toxins
that your immune system would
otherwise have to deal with. For
optimal hydration aim for about 30mls
of water for each kg of body weight. If
you just don’t feel like cold water or a
cold day have a soothing cup of warm
water and lemon. This will keep you
hydrated and the vitamin C in the
lemon will help to support your
immune system. For an extra immune
boost you can also add some Manuka
honey.
9. Elderberry. This immune boosting
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berry has high levels of naturally
occurring flavonoids that have potent
anti-viral activity. Elderberry extract is
found in many immune boasting
formulas but my personal favourite is
Nature’s Way Sambucus Original (for
Adults) and Sambucus for Kids for
children from age 1 upwards. This
proven remedy is known to shorten the
duration of colds to 3 – 4 days and is
even effective against multiple strains
of flu if you start taking it early enough.
A great remedy to always have in your
pantry over the winter months for the
whole family.
10. For younger babies and children I
recommend the Kiwiherb range of
products which are specifically
designed for babies from new born
upwards. Safe to use from birth
Kiwiherb have created a fantastic
natural remedy for every typical
scenario such as: Children’s Echinacea
(for immune boosting) Children’s Chest
Syrup (for chest congestion) De Stuff
for Kids (for nasal congestion) Kid’s
Calm (an emotional and digestive
soother) and Children’s Throat Spray
(for sore throats). You can find these
amazing products in most health
stores. They certainly saved me a few
trips to the doctors when my son very
young.
- Catherine Garney, Holistic Nutritionist.
www.nutritionforhealthnz.co
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When is the right time to start
swimming lessons? The simple answer is the earlier the better.
Babies are born with many natural
reflexes, in particular the breathing reflex
(called the laryngeal reflex and commonly
known as the ‘gag reflex’), and the
amphibian reflex, which provide a fantastic
foundation of basic in-water skills.
Unfortunately these natural reflexes begin
to diminish after 6 months old and that is
why some baby swim lessons starts at 3
months old.
Although some may suggest you could
start lessons much earlier, I would
encourage you to enjoy the early stages of
your baby’s in-water experiences at home
in the bath. A small delay gives you a
chance to let your baby’s immune system
strengthen and form a bond with your
baby. You will also start to enjoy some
form of routine and know what is the best
time for your lessons in the future – as
every baby is different!
One of the most obvious and important
reasons for starting earlier is that you
begin to teach your baby crucial water
safety skills such as independently
holding/clinging on to the poolside, breath
control in the event of submersion, and
floating on their back, so they don’t panic
when the unexpected occurs. Learning
these skills should be done progressively,
gently and with fun to ensure your baby
builds confidence and positive associations
with the water. There are also other
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amazing benefits from your baby being
involved in lessons that extend beyond
water safety:
A Stronger Baby - You will be amazed as
your baby tries to propel themselves
through the water using their amphibian
reflex. The combination of both buoyancy
and moving against the gentle resistance
of water mean that baby will be exercising
more muscles than they are able to on
land, helping to build a healthy heart and
lungs whilst developing the vestibular
system, which is important for balance and
spatial orientation.
Sleep & Appetite – your lessons will
stimulate their appetite and they will
definitely need a nap after their ‘workout’.
Do I hear a hooray – for better eating and
sleeping patterns?
Developing the Brain – The opportunity to
use their 5 senses (taste, touch, sight,
sound and smell) and the use of repetitive
commands from mummy or daddy when
an action is undertaken will stimulate the
development of their brain and improve
their understanding so they can
communicate to you with non-verbal cues.
Submerging with a Smile (controlling their
breath) - Many parents are naturally
nervous about how to introduce their baby
to a submersion experience. Under the
guidance of a specialist you will be able to
correctly submerge baby so that they are
assisted by their laryngeal reflex. This
causes baby to instinctively hold its breath
to avoid inhaling water when it senses
water on its face, nose or throat. Starting
early gives your baby the opportunity to
gradually learn how to control their breath
so they are ready when this primitive
reflex diminishes. The exercise that we will
take you through also helps improve the
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Baby
& You
strength of baby’s mouth and tongue
which helps with feeding.
Coordination - Being in the water helps
your baby develop their coordination,
balance and the ability to grasp objects
more easily.
Emotional development - Life can be just
one big rush, and a regular swimming
lesson gives you and baby a chance to
enjoy uninterrupted ‘time out’ together
where you can encourage them to
overcome fears and build confidence to try
things outside of their comfort zone. You
will both enjoy an immense feeling of
accomplishment.
Behavioural development - Your lessons
will give baby an opportunity to
experience being with others. Baby will
also learn what ‘taking turns’ means, a
great social skill.
Meeting other Mums – It also provides
you with a fantastic opportunity to catch
up with like-minded mums. Sharing stories
in the changing rooms can lead to many
laughs and great tips from others also on
their journey through motherhood.
Please don’t fret if your baby or toddler is
older – getting started as soon as possible
is the key. If perhaps you have delayed
lessons because of an unpleasant
experience/reactions by your baby/toddler
to water that makes you apprehensive
please do feel free to seek guidance from
us.
- Rochelle Scanlon
Baby Swimming Specialist
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E-News: Our e-News goes out to over 300 members each month. We can include your advertisement in our e-News for $35 per issue.
For more information please contact our Newsletter
or Newsletter Advertising volunteers, see page 36
for details.
Postnatal Distress Support Group Meeting
Every Monday 10am-12noon.
Please call PND Support Network for more information and support or to see if this
group is right for you. For more info
call 836 6967 or go to www.postnataldistress.org.nz
Cloth Nappy Workshops
There are two options for Auckland parents.
You can either attend a Waste Free Parenting workshop -which are run at night time which suits most couples or an Advanced Cloth Nappy Workshop - which are run late afternoon to suit mums with babies.
For more info, costs and bookings visit:
http://www.thenappylady.co.nz/workshops-auckland.html
Support Services Healthline (24 hours)
0800 611 166
www.healthline.co.nz
La Leche League (Breastfeeding)
Adith 834 1234 or
Kristi 824 7019
Rebecca 412 8369
Kiri 32 9082
www.lalecheleague.org.nz
National Poisons Centre
0800 POISON (0800 764 744)
www.poison.co.nz
Miscarriage Support Auckland
378 4060
www.miscarriagesupport.org.nz
Parent to Parent Special Needs Children
Support
0508 236 236
www.parent2parent.org.nz
Plunket 838 0981
Plunket Car Seat (Waitemata)
837 1871
6E Enterprise Drive, Henderson
Plunket Family Centre
836 5730
Woodford Avenue, Henderson
Womens Refuge 8361987
www.womensrefuge.org.nz
Trauma & Birth Stress Support Group
575 7404 www.tabs.org.nz
Post Natal Distress
846 6967
www.postnataldistress.org.nz
Work & Income (WINZ)
0800 559 009
www.workandincome.govt.nz
Working for Families
0800 257 477
www.workingforfamilies.govt.nz
Waitakere Hospital Breastfeeding Classes
Adith 838 9362 or
Barbara 838 1566
Parent Aid 836 4122
Playcentres 8278649
Citizens Advice Bureau
Glen Eden 818 8634
Henderson 836 4118
Massey 833 5775 New Lynn 827 4731
Asthma New Zealand
630 2293
www.asthma-nz.org.nz
Immunisation Advisory Centre
377 7966
www.immune.org.nz
Allergy New Zealand
0800 34 0800 www.allergy.org.nz
Childcare Advisory
www.childcareadvisor.co.nz
Dial-a-Mum West Auckland Parents Centre have a wonderful
team of people who are a good source of
information for many common and not so
common pregnancy and parenting. This is a free
and confidential service. Our support people
have information on organisations that can help
if we are unable to.
Breastfeeding— Nicola Mapletoft 09 235 2103
Bottle Feeding—Nicola Mapletoft 09 235 2103
Post Natal Distress—Eileen Joy 818 8845
Miscarriage—Nicola Mapletoft 235 2103
Caesarean—Carolyn Nielson 817 9625
Homebirth—Eileen Joy 818 8845
Premature Birth—Amanda Galt 820 8085
Same Sex Parenting—Kristal O’Neill 832 8456
If you have any other queries or need advice or help with any other issue please leave your details on our answerphone 837 8481, for one of our committee members to contact you.
Parent Support