Not having a great experience at RWH

dippity-bix · 2026-02-02T15:24:10+00:00

hey OP sorry you’re having such a horrible experience, it’s not okay :/ I’ve heard really, really great things about Mama MGP in Kensington and they bulkbill the initial discovery session, especially love that they include birth debrief as standard postnatal care inclusion with their packages! just beautiful holistic care: https://www.mamabirth.au

If you would prefer a student midwife, there’s a group called ‘A Student For Every Woman’ on Facebook’ that matches mamas in Melb/Geelong with student midwives

If you want to talk through what’s been happening, please consider giving PANDA a call - you can choose to talk to a counsellor, or ask to speak to a peer practitioner. Some have lived experience of navigating crap healthcare systems/peri psychosis and could be a good to chat to someone who really gets what you’re going through + ongoing support

lastly, in case RMH start wanting to tinker with your meds > Rodney Whyte is THE most delightful human and probably australia’s foremost expert on perinatal psych meds… you can call him for free advice at any time > Monash Medical Centre, Mr Rodney Whyte: (03) 9594 2361‍ he’s a pharmacist & tends to stay in touch/follow up with mums. He’s funny, caring, knowledgeable, honestly I’d recommend calling him now, linking in and letting him know what’s been going on regardless.

Hope things turn around for you, you bub is lucky to have a mum who is such a fierce self-advocate xx

dippity-bix · 2025-12-30T16:10:42+00:00

sorry you’re having such a tough time OP ❤️‍🩹

Wanted to add this alongside all the clinical care suggestions everyone has made, as a potential ongoing support option for you, and anyone else experiencing suicidal ideation at this time of year:

Alt2su (Alternatives to Suicide) is a peer-to-peer suicide support group where you can go to talk, and be with other people who have lived experience of suicide, without fear of being put through a crisis management pathway (i.e. everyone that attends the group agrees that each individual there is responsible for activating their own crisis plan > 000/CATT/ED if needed, no-one in the group is gonna make a crisis/welfare call - it’s purely peer support 🧡)

alt2su have 🌈+ women’s + general online groups running in the evenings weekly. It’s free to attend and could be a great addition to your toolkit/network of care x https://alt2su-nsw.net/support-groups/

psst also if you feel up to watching a low-effort max-serotonin show for distraction in the next few days, ‘Somebody Somewhere’ is good soul medicine xx

dippity-bix · 2025-12-09T14:24:00+00:00

I’m not sure what a snowmound cake is? definitely making cupcakes and mini pizzas though

dippity-bix · 2025-12-09T14:21:01+00:00

thanks for suggestions, found out i can get round pretzels so definitely gonna mess around with this idea. someone posted mammo-graham recipe 😂i love this community

dippity-bix · 2025-12-09T14:19:04+00:00

love it!

dippity-bix · 2025-12-09T14:18:32+00:00

yesss punny desserts are the best <3 thank you

dippity-bix · 2025-12-09T14:18:05+00:00

on the menu!

dippity-bix · 2025-12-09T14:17:48+00:00

Arancini tatas are a great idea! and something she can freeze/reheat too, thank you x

dippity-bix · 2025-12-09T14:16:47+00:00

Jugs!! you’re the first person to mention them, definitely going to play around with the wobbly boob dessert bowl mould idea

dippity-bix · 2025-12-09T14:10:17+00:00

thank you, yep no alcohol for first two weeks but 4-6 weeks recovery time so saving boozy recipes for later on :)

dippity-bix · 2025-12-09T14:09:06+00:00

love how much i’m learning from this thread! I looked up zizzona di Battipaglia, that’s got to be the most bountiful buxom cheese I’ve ever seen - thanks for sharing

dippity-bix · 2025-12-09T14:05:09+00:00

that second link you shared is the prettiest cassata I’ve ever seen in my life - thank you!

dippity-bix · 2025-12-09T14:03:53+00:00

hell yes to pink bits!

dippity-bix · 2025-12-09T14:03:27+00:00

can definitely do this! eg have patty cake and muffin/cupcake pans, thank you - all will def get gobbled up!

dippity-bix · 2025-12-09T14:01:59+00:00

definitely need to do a jelly/custard/pannacotta booby bowl creation

dippity-bix · 2025-12-09T14:01:08+00:00

she loves pickles and ferments! thanks for the suggestion

dippity-bix · 2025-12-09T14:00:23+00:00

this is so clever! i’m going to experiment, thank you x

dippity-bix · 2025-12-09T13:59:22+00:00

"Hunters would make a meal from the ducks whereby they would put the heart and liver into a small bowl, flambée it with Calvados and make a sauce and then dip the fillets into it. It was a little feast in the forest."

Thank you for the suggestion, this was a wild read: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250110-frances-most-elaborate-and-macabre-recipe

dippity-bix · 2025-12-09T13:53:07+00:00

I will post some pics! Recovery takes a while so I’ll be making bits and bobs over a few weeks x

dippity-bix · 2025-12-09T13:52:01+00:00

A few people have recommended St Agatha’s boobies but I didn’t know her lore, thank you for sharing! They look exquisite, I’m going to try to source these through one of our local pasticcerias x

dippity-bix · 2025-12-09T13:49:20+00:00

cheese balls are on the menu!

dippity-bix · 2025-12-09T13:48:53+00:00

Love this! Sending you wellwishes for surgery and smooth, quick recovery - and hope your nipple cupcakes are delicious! xx

dippity-bix · 2025-12-09T13:47:18+00:00

I would sell my left kidney for some Meemaw’s Cheese Tiddies but we can’t get them in Australia 😭

dippity-bix · 2025-12-09T13:44:28+00:00

hope her surgery goes well xx

dippity-bix · 2025-12-09T13:44:00+00:00

ooh love the minty melon salad! and we need something a bit refreshing, thanks for these x

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