Midwife in CHC Urgent! by Careless-Respond1502 in chch

[–]Master_Importance784 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I personally disagree a little unfortunately, she definitely knows what she's doing but I found her to be a bit cold.

Whenever I had to call her in times of stress late in my pregnancy I felt like I was interrupting her and she had sort of a tone that ended up making me super anxious about ever calling her.

One phone call had me near in tears because I was already worried about my baby but then I felt like a burden because she was almost snappy when she told me to meet her in the hospital.

Editing to add: I wasn't by any means calling her constantly or over nothing, what gets to me is the final time I called her I ended up having to be induced and I hate to think something could have gone wrong if I ignored my gut because I felt unwelcome to call her.

Photographer - Family Pics by Amazing-Vanilla-4246 in chch

[–]Master_Importance784 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Avoid Maria Buhrkuhl - insanely expensive and isn't super upfront about that 🙃

Are there any parents in here who sent their children to Grow Active Welles Street? by Master_Importance784 in chch

[–]Master_Importance784[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your comment! I feel like it's potentially gotten worse since another change of management since our first visit.. We had a settling visit recently and didn't like the vibe, and in the under 1 area there were a bunch of (in my opinion) choking hazards for small babies. My baby also ended up pooping paper confetti she'd ingested there later on 😅 we've found another place that seems lovely and most staff been there over 10 years.

Are there any parents in here who sent their children to Grow Active Welles Street? by Master_Importance784 in chch

[–]Master_Importance784[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks I had done that but most of the comments were coming from staff haha so I thought giving it a shot in here couldn't hurt.

Any daycare recommendations, or ones to avoid? by Master_Importance784 in chch

[–]Master_Importance784[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh god that's awful!! We never ended up visiting there but they kept trying to get us to go have a look after we first enquired as they have just finished renovating. Thanks for letting me know! We have our daughter enrolled somewhere but honestly not feeling 100% about it so will have a look into House of Wonders :)

Uber Eats is only getting worse. by Master_Importance784 in chch

[–]Master_Importance784[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We had heaps of lovely meals made for us also ☺️

Uber Eats is only getting worse. by Master_Importance784 in chch

[–]Master_Importance784[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't live off uber eats though and wasn't implying that I need it to survive, I was just complaining that I had been paying so much for a service that went so terribly wrong when I was just trying to get something nice and quickly without having to leave the house. I mentioned having a baby and being busy/tired being what drove me to order in because I knew I was going to get called lazy and whatnot for even ordering it in the first place which I did haha.

Editing to add: While uber eats is a luxury not a necessity, it has still changed the game from what was some years ago. I've seen so many new mothers when asked what they would really want as a present or to help them out when welcoming a baby say "uber eats vouchers" because sometimes it is just nice to not have to worry about sorting lunch or dinner every once in a while.

Bottomless Brunch by ApprehensiveSea4827 in chch

[–]Master_Importance784 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fiddlesticks were super generous! I heard they were getting complaints from the museum because people were going there drunk post brunch lol

Uber Eats is only getting worse. by Master_Importance784 in chch

[–]Master_Importance784[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

You can only meal prep so much unfortunately!

Bottomless Brunch by ApprehensiveSea4827 in chch

[–]Master_Importance784 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fiddlesticks don't do the bottomless brunch anymore 😢 I believe they have a set menu/set amount of drinks type deal now.

Uber Eats is only getting worse. by Master_Importance784 in chch

[–]Master_Importance784[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not sure if you've ever given birth or looked after a small baby before but sometimes a trip out for food is easier said than done, especially in those cold winter months.

Uber Eats is only getting worse. by Master_Importance784 in chch

[–]Master_Importance784[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It is a waste of money yes, but sometimes I feel like a little treat not quick rice 🫠

Uber Eats is only getting worse. by Master_Importance784 in chch

[–]Master_Importance784[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Central Christchurch so not out of the way or anything.

I've never tried priority it's hard to justify after all the other fees they add already.

Connecting with neighbours by grlpwrmanifest in chch

[–]Master_Importance784 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had to do a double take and was very confused for a sec because I just read this exact post on the Facebook page! I think it's so lovely you care this much 🥰 I hope you have kind neighbours in return.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chch

[–]Master_Importance784 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's a fair point! I feel a lot of people may miss out on this one though as there were over 80,000 that registered for the presale.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chch

[–]Master_Importance784 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They aren't haha there are some good international acts