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post #1 of 22
10/16/08 at 7:22pm
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http://www.alberta.ca/acn/200810/245...A9CB6A7DE.html


I just saw this about 5 seconds ago! HURRAY!!!!!!!!!!

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Too bad it won't be available until next year...no midwife for me (this time)! Now I just need some midwives to start practicing in my town! Hip hip hooray!
post #2 of 22
10/16/08 at 9:20pm
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post #3 of 22
10/16/08 at 9:25pm
Coming out of massive lurkdom to celebrate the amazing news!!!

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post #4 of 22
10/16/08 at 9:26pm
Holly,

Maybe you should become a midwife?
post #5 of 22
10/16/08 at 9:29pm
Yay! That is awesome!
post #6 of 22
10/16/08 at 9:36pm
That's awesome!
post #7 of 22
10/16/08 at 10:16pm
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Originally Posted by Hollycrand View Post
Holly,

Maybe you should become a midwife?
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! HA HA HA HA HA HA!

You don't know me very well do you?

I'm the woman who hated college so much I couldn't even get myself to finish a BFA! I also have no desire to be anything other than a SAHM.

So yeah...lol. Not gonna happen.

ETA: But I'll certainly support any midwives who move here or anyone who decides to become one!
post #8 of 22
10/17/08 at 3:55pm
i really really hope this means midwives for rural alberta, although i doubt it.
post #9 of 22
10/17/08 at 7:59pm
I'm another coming out of major lurkdom to say YAHHHHHHHH!!!!!::: I'm so excited about this! We want 2 more kiddos and my DH thinks that the 7,000 we'll save is going towards a supercharger for his car.....LOL....
Ummm NO.

I'm thrilled for all my friends who would love to have a MW but just can't afford it. They are all so excited! :::: :

Now we just need some more Uni./college programs and we'll be set!
post #10 of 22
10/18/08 at 3:16pm
A BFA?

Holly, I see you're due with your FIRST in a couple of weeks. Do you have a midwife picked out yet for your birth, now that they are covered?

I just LOVE your name

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Originally Posted by hollyvangogh View Post
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! HA HA HA HA HA HA!

You don't know me very well do you?

I'm the woman who hated college so much I couldn't even get myself to finish a BFA! I also have no desire to be anything other than a SAHM.

So yeah...lol. Not gonna happen.

ETA: But I'll certainly support any midwives who move here or anyone who decides to become one!
post #11 of 22
10/18/08 at 8:45pm
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A BFA?

Holly, I see you're due with your FIRST in a couple of weeks. Do you have a midwife picked out yet for your birth, now that they are covered?

I just LOVE your name
BFA: Bachelor of Fine Arts (I was emphasizing painting and drawing)

Midwives won't be covered until April 1st of 2009 (DH joked that maybe this announcement is just a massive April Fool's joke). So I'm stuck going to the local maternity clinic (ugh...hate that place). However we're planning on a large family. Hopefully we'll have a practicing midwife in town by the time I'm pregnant with #2.

Yeah...it's a good name, isn't it?
post #12 of 22
10/19/08 at 10:16am
I just heard this too and am thrilled. I have sent so many letters, signed petitions, rallied, etc. so this is a long overdue celebration.

Wishing you happy, healthy and empowering birth vibes, HollyvanGogh.
post #13 of 22
10/19/08 at 5:08pm
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Wishing you happy, healthy and empowering birth vibes, HollyvanGogh.
Thanks! I'm a little sad that I'm not getting my homebirth *this* time. But I've got a great doula this time around and the future is bright!
post #14 of 22
10/20/08 at 2:08am
I am so glad that it is covered too, but there isn't a midwife in my community or near bye. What a bummer!
post #15 of 22
10/20/08 at 1:25pm
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Originally Posted by granola_girl View Post
I am so glad that it is covered too, but there isn't a midwife in my community or near bye. What a bummer!
that is true for almost all of alberta ... most midwives are in calgary and some in edmonton. at least it's a start ....
post #16 of 22
10/20/08 at 7:33pm
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Originally Posted by granola_girl View Post
I am so glad that it is covered too, but there isn't a midwife in my community or near bye. What a bummer!
The good news is that more will start practicing now that they'll be covered. There is no midwife in my town either...but I know of a lady who's entering training now.
post #17 of 22
10/21/08 at 4:08pm
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Originally Posted by hollyvangogh View Post
The good news is that more will start practicing now that they'll be covered. There is no midwife in my town either...but I know of a lady who's entering training now.
do you know if is she with the midwives college of utah? there are a few of us scattered around alberta, but most are in the calgary area.
post #18 of 22
10/21/08 at 5:54pm
I'm really disappointed that they didn't offer it till now. Maybe this will be a kick in the arse for the rest of canada to fund it. How do you go about even petitioning for it in another province?
post #19 of 22
10/21/08 at 6:45pm
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Originally Posted by mandib50 View Post
do you know if is she with the midwives college of utah? there are a few of us scattered around alberta, but most are in the calgary area.
I dunno. I only know of her through the W.O.M.B. group on Facebook.
post #20 of 22
10/21/08 at 10:53pm
This is fantastic news that somehow slipped by me until just today! Wahoo!!!
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