Ellesmere Midwives Page

17/02/2026

This midwife is going to the mountains today. Kepler track with an interesting mix of weather ahead. See you all back on Monday ❤️ thank you to my awesome practice partner Karien Strydom Orton and my wonderful partner James Brady for holding the fort!

26/10/2025

Thank you for letting me be part of this beautiful home birth today!

Home births have a very different dynamic, trust, strength, believe in that everything will be alright, a distinct lack of stress.

Welcome earthside beautiful boy!

03/09/2025

The Rotary Community Breast Milk Bank needs your help. If you or anybody you know can help, get in touch!
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URGENT ! Calling for donors. Our stocks are very low and the need just keeps on increasing.
Do you know a breast feeding mother who would be keen to donate some milk to help other babies? If so call us on 03 375 6281 ext 9020 and leave us a message. One of our volunteers will call back

15/05/2025

Biking midwife today, the weather just called for it!☀️

11/04/2025

And because practice partner Karien is not busy enough she grows beautiful flowers too! Just kidding, I am sure this is very Zen and provides a grounding balance to our busy life as midwives.

Go and grab a bunch! They are beautiful!!!

16/03/2025

Get in touch as soon as you find out you are pregnant as babies conceived in March/April will be due in December/January! I will take time off during this time so will not take on a lot of clients.

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27/01/2025

Another view from my office window. Beautiful evening. School holidays coming to an end ❤️

13/01/2025

School holidays means evening visits. Many of us midwives stay home with our kids during the day and when our partners come home from work and can take over, we go out and see our newborn babies and moms.

I do enjoy this s time of the year. I almost always find a beautiful shot!

Our moon tonight

07/01/2025

In NZ we LMCs have the option of asking clients to fill in an online form to give us feedback on the care they received from us. It's a tick box exercise and I personally don't think it's very helpful to me.

When feedback comes in this format, telling me in which aspect of the care I could make the biggest difference for the family, it is just beautiful!

Thank you 🌺

26/11/2024

New equipment needs to be tested, obviously! 😍

23/09/2024

Exploring on the job again. Listening to the waves clears your mind, even if it's just for a few minutes 🙂
This midwife, is going off work for a wee while to look after her health. Wonderful Karien Orton will be covering in the meantime. I will be back in a couple of weeks 👋

13/09/2024

Doing some research on product information today. My clients are coming in with questions about products on the market and I need to stay informed.

I don't advise in general to get a breasts pump during my antenatal appointments as I thinks that's a huge expense and undermines the trust in women's abilities to be able to breastfeed. But I do want to come prepared if she encounters bumps along her BF journey so today I invested in a breast pump. I am sure it will come in handy! Last year I go the UV sterilizer so this should make work of anew mom easier.