[Tia Maria]

There seem to be quite a few of us who've had/going to have a baby in NZ, just thought I'd see how many!

Cheers

Tia

[Tia Maria]

Forgot to add ..... its multiple choice, but private, so no one will know if it suppose to be a secret! ;)

Cheers

Tia

[kiwidebs]

OK, wasn't quite sure where I should post. As a Kiwi should I post in 'having a baby in my own country' or 'having a baby in NZ' as both would be true. As this is my first baby in this country (2 others were born in UK) I decided to go with 'having a baby in NZ'.

Oh, and for those who remember me (haven't been around much what with working 2 jobs, looking after the kids, studying for my post-grad cert in primary health care......) we are having our first NZ born baby in Sept! :raebanana Am loving the system here so much more than the UK.

Debs

[Familyofmonkeys]

OK, wasn't quite sure where I should post. As a Kiwi should I post in 'having a baby in my own country' or 'having a baby in NZ' as both would be true. As this is my first baby in this country (2 others were born in UK) I decided to go with 'having a baby in NZ'.

Oh, and for those who remember me (haven't been around much what with working 2 jobs, looking after the kids, studying for my post-grad cert in primary health care......) we are having our first NZ born baby in Sept! :raebanana Am loving the system here so much more than the UK.

Debs

Congratulations :clap :clap

[Pip]

Yep, pregnant and having my first child here in NZ, the otherside of the world from my family. But, making new friends here all the time - Sophia (Nippa & Pippa) is my 'baby mentor' and in the event of that not working..I know a lot of people who will be awake at 2am NZ time if I need to phone for help!

Am just over 33 weeks now and know its a boy - well supposedly!

[Familyofmonkeys]

All this baby news has reminded me that I feel SOOOO broody at the moment.....not having much success persuading OH to let me have another one though.....he thinks 3 is enough :wah

[ellenmelon]

i'm in the "would rather have a cat/dog" camp. kids just aren't my (and luckily? my partners) thing at all. a dog seems to be just as much work as a kid anyway :D one thing i love about giving babies cuddles.....i can give them back! lol :) i say that in a nice way btw.

[Sam B]

I finished my family in the UK before we came. I have had many broody feelings since this time, but managed to resist them. I usually find inviting a friend to stay who has a baby and a toddler does the trick at putting the lid on those broody feelings very well. So we're in the "partner has had the snip in NZ" camp. God he'll kill me if he reads this..... lucky he doesn't eh?

[Tia Maria]

OK, wasn't quite sure where I should post. As a Kiwi should I post in 'having a baby in my own country' or 'having a baby in NZ' as both would be true. As this is my first baby in this country (2 others were born in UK) I decided to go with 'having a baby in NZ'.

Oh, and for those who remember me (haven't been around much what with working 2 jobs, looking after the kids, studying for my post-grad cert in primary health care......) we are having our first NZ born baby in Sept! :raebanana Am loving the system here so much more than the UK.

Debs

Hee hee - I wondered when you'd go public - congrats again! :D

I knew I wouldn't have put enough categories, I thought of:

"Having fun trying category!" also

Pip wrote:

Am just over 33 weeks now and know its a boy - well supposedly!

Congrats - Not long now eh? We were discussing remedies for if you are overdue at the meet the other night, curry, sex and cod liver oil came up, although not neccessarily in that order! :p

Sam B wrote:

So we're in the "partner has had the snip in NZ" camp. God he'll kill me if he reads this..... lucky he doesn't eh?

We won't tell - honest! ;)

Cheers

Tia

[lockstock]

Keep producing you guys (gals?) - my little 20 year old baby has just qualified as a midwife and arrives in NZ this weekend to live and work in Auckland women's hospital. Make sure you keep her in work! And good luck!

[jubjub]

my little 20 year old baby has just qualified as a midwife and arrives in NZ this weekend to live and work in Auckland women's hospital. Make sure you keep her in work! And good luck!

good luck to her, she is desperately needed! :nice1

[nippa&pippa]

All this baby news has reminded me that I feel SOOOO broody at the moment.....not having much success persuading OH to let me have another one though.....he thinks 3 is enough :wah

Get him drunk ;) ......:laugh

Don't know about me yet....three is enough or just one more??? I just wait till baby is a year old before we can decide because we will need to get rid of baby stuff if three is enough.

Had my first two in UK and third in NZ, but I chosen "had a baby in NZ" as more recently.

[Familyofmonkeys]

Get him drunk ;) ......:laugh



:laugh :laugh

[Asli&Mark]

Can I vote on this post in 3-10 months time?????:confused:
Hence we are still thinking about the idea. But for now I would say "Oy! I'm not pregnant, I've just eaten too many pies" :wah
Asli

[Georgebulldog]

7 weeks to go & counting, not had any time since we got here to think about it but getting excited now I have more time, washing all the newborn white clothes I have from my daughter, after that who knows, more washing or a big shopping spree :)
Happy to hear NZ sounds better than the UK for having a baby, thanks for all the information posts on having a baby in NZ it has realy helped & good luck to everyone else due, I'm sure there will be plenty on chats at 3am :wah

[SharpBlade]

Had 4 children when we were living in Ireland, and then, last Christmas, our kiwi baby girl arrived. Home delivery, very quick labour, our widwife nearly missed it..
5 children is more than enough, believe me !
laura

[Tia Maria]

Get him drunk ;) ......:laugh

Don't know about me yet....three is enough or just one more??? I just wait till baby is a year old before we can decide because we will need to get rid of baby stuff if three is enough.

Had my first two in UK and third in NZ, but I chosen "had a baby in NZ" as more recently.

Nippa & Pippa, it was multiple choice so you could have voted for more than one option, you could have even voted for the pies one as well, except I've seen the photo so I know you don't need to!

Georgebulldog, good luck with your last 7 weeks. Whenever I got out the old newborn clothes, I could never believe how small they all were!

Cheers

Tia

[The Hodges]

Congratulations to those that are also pregnant. I am looking forward to hearing how its all going. :clap :clap

[Moorf]

Our family has expanded to EIGHT since we arrived.......














.... 2 dogs, 2 lambs and 4 chooks :D

I do appreciate all my forum mates having babies though, I do love to babysit :nice1 :D

[nippa&pippa]

I do appreciate all my forum mates having babies though, I do love to babysit :nice1 :D

Will remember that, your offer to babysit ;) if you can cope with three children under 5!!!:laugh

[lockstock]

:D Ha! After two I found out what was causing it. Soon put a stop to that malarky.

[Familyofmonkeys]

Will remember that, your offer to babysit ;) if you can cope with three children under 5!!!:laugh

Not for the faint hearted is it :D

[Moorf]

Ahh, I have a way with kids ;) and it's a novelty for me so I have the patience of a saint... (and I secretly love it :) ) If we can bring the gals then you've got a sitter :nice1 (I can't be that bad, Kate trusts me with her mob!!). :laugh

[Debbie P.]

Hi all,

Hardly have a chance to look at the forum these days. Had beautiful baby daughter last December in the UK, so am looking forward to applying for 3 instead of 2! Or, who knows, maybe even 4 by the time we get around to it!!!

[Tia Maria]

bump! :)

Cheers

Tia

[M-Squared]

I didn't have my wee one in my country, I had her in hubby's country. :p So I voted for "I've eaten too many pies"... which is true! :laugh