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Drew P
Active since Jan 2023
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5 reviews5 months ago
Traumatic birth experience for first time mom
- I arrived in full blown labour already been 30 hours with no progress so I needed hospital assistance (was planning home birth). -the night nurses got MAD that I came there at in inconvenient time for them (they looked like they were gonna change shifts) - I had to find my way to the correct room to give birth in because the nurses were so rude and unclear -a nurse told me to "get on" and pointed to the bed next to another labouring mommy. -i got myself on and struggled only for her to say impatiently "huh uh take clothes off put on gown". There was no gown there? So I stood waiting and she game back with an XL gown (I'm an xs) and I tried getting it on but it was literally slipping off (goodbye, dignity). - climbed on and was left alone to labour and it was PAINful. The nurse said I must stop and be quiet :| -my partner then told the nurse about my original birth plan (very basic, just wanted it to be as uninterrupted as possible) she gave such ATTITUDE telling us "don't tell my how to do my job". Then the nurses laughed together and spoke in their language. -a new nurse came and randomly told me to turn on my side and gave me an injection in my thigh. "What's that??" I asked. She said nothing. (Later found out it was pethadine). I did not consent to any of this. That made me completely drowsy but still felt all the pain and torture. - I felt big urge to push suddenly and the nurse yelled at me and told me to stop. Obviously I couldn't and that point I didn't give a hoot what they said. She yelled to me "your baby is gonna die if you push". What utter bs!! I pushed and suddenly the vaccum suction machine is being shoved in!! ****tle did I know they managed to cut me before they did that, without my knowledge). -baby was perfectly fine. They cut the cord immediately (which was stated to NOT do in my birth plan.) -i laid my baby on me and had skin to skin at least. -another random nurse comes and tugs on the cord to get the placenta out. I'm freaking out because, what the hell? The nurse goes silent and calls for help. She caused me to haemorrhage. I had to have something put into the IV drip to help stop that. -then comes a nurse to stitch me up. THE PAIN. The immense pain. The bodily torture. Zero compassion. I felt every last stitch. They botched it as well. Still dealing with the consequences all these years later. -i had to get up by myself and take my bags + newborn and nearly blacked out so they got a wheelchair for me. The nurse carelessly sped down the hall with me and told me to get onto the bed. -i had to stay overnight because the doctor wasn't there to discharge anyone. -they forced me to sit in the bathtub with salt water. BUT there was no plug and no warm water. When I asked what to do she said put toilet paper for the plug. I just closed the door and pretended to do all that. The toilet had someone else's blood drops on. -i went back to my room and the nurse told me I **** and didn't sit in the tub. I said I did. She tried belittling me but eventually left it. -i didn't sleep all night. I wasn't offered food or water. My baby didn't get a cot so she slept next to me under my arm on the bed. The light on the wall was blinding. The noise of the nurses yapping deafening. Another mommy postpartum was losing her mind and walked up and down the passage with milk dripping down her body. The nurses just laughed at her and watched. -next morning food was so gross I didn't touch: plain, stale brown bread and really brown banana. -had to sit more than 4 hours in a crowded room waiting for a doctor to show up to discharge us all. It was torture. Every mom's face in that room looked traumatized. -im glad me and baby had no health complications because staying there would've made it so much worse.
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10 months ago
False Hope
I app**** and my application was immediately granted. I needed help for child maintenance issues as the father had a lawyer who I had no idea how to respond to. The L.A people told me to postpone my case while they wait on a legal representative to assist me. So my court date came, I waited hours as usual, and told the officer confidently that I will be back next month with a Legal Aid representative. So another month without child support goes, but I am hopeful that I will get the right support next time. I had a meeting scheduled with a legal rep. I had to take a full unpaid day's leave for the meeting. I met with Ms N, gave ALL my details, and she scribbled a few points on a torn piece of folio paper. Already alarm bells are ringing, but I gave the benefit of the doubt since its a free service. She couldn't even answers my questions I had regarding the process. She was unsure herself. OK - I let it go. She said to contact her with extra info and emails which i immediately set off to gather for her. A day goes by. 5 days. A week. No contact from her. She is unreachable. The main office cant seem to reach her either. I get forwarded to an automated message every single time and the call ends. I call the main toll free line just to get some answers. I was met with a rude and *********** response. "What must I do? I cant help you Im not there." said the man on the line. He also proceeded to give me a number that doesn't exist. So I went to court alone. No one pitched. I had no legal representation. The date is postponed again for what reason I dont know. Another month without child support. Incompetence at its finest. Avoid.
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23 months ago
****ty interview process.
As someone desperate to secure a job in this unfair world, I thought I was on to something since I was called back for two interviews. However, after the second interview (which cost me to get there!), all I heard were crickets. In other words, I did well in the interview and I was abandoned without any information on the outcome of my application. Poor communication or just lack of humanity.
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40 months ago
Unnecessarily overcharged
Aside from the toys and dress-up things being old and broken (and probably very dirty), they charged for an extra half an hour even though we were standing and waiting by the reception to pay during that time (10 minutes).
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40 months ago
Traumatised for life.
Absolutely inhumane treatment. As a first time mother in labour to be treated like livestock has left me traumatised for life. Unprofessional, cruel nurses and incompetent doctors. Unhygienic, rundown environment. Disgraceful.
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