Comments on: Tracy Botica

By: Rebecca, Jason and Amelia

Rebecca, Jason and Amelia — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 05:05:13 +0000

We switched to Tracey for our midwife after a bit of soul searching on how we wanted our birth experience to really be, and boy am I glad we did. Tracey is a kind, caring and incredibly strong woman who I admire very much. Her care throughout the final months of pregnancy filled me with confidence, and helped me to reconnect with the spiritual and emotional aspect of birth which I found severely lacking with our previous midwife. The birth itself didn’t go so smoothly as we would’ve hoped, but Tracey and Deb saw us through a birth naturally which would otherwise have seen an intervention, and for that both Jason and I (and I’m sure Amelia too) are extremely grateful. Tracey has a very calming and empowering presence which we found very helpful and reassuring.
Thankyou so so so much Tracey, and Deb, for giving us such a beautiful experience I can look back on with happiness, joy and pride. the drive to Dunedin is worth it just to have you there. We will be coming to you again for the next time, you can count on it.

By: Vicki, Mark, Freddy and Stanley Rogers

Vicki, Mark, Freddy and Stanley Rogers — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 02:07:22 +0000

What a beautiful experience Stanley’s birth almost 7 weeks ago was for our family. This was in large part due to the incredible care and support provided by Tracy, together with awesome back up from Cecil, throughout both the pregnancy and the birth. What a team we all were! I feel so empowered as a result of this experience and completely healed from the trauma surrounding Freddy’s birth elsewhere 3 years earlier, and I can’t thank you enough for that. Although we took the difficult decision in the end not to homebirth as we live an hour from Dunedin and had an increased risk of cord prolapse in the later stages of pregnancy, Stanley’s birth was as magical as it could be in a hospital environment, with no drugs or medical intervention at all and the wee birthing team were left in peace for nature to take its incredible course. And the family was all together at home getting to know each other just a few hours later, which was really special and important to us. What great, strong, learned women you are. We are blessed to know you and your gorgeous families. Thank you from ours.

By: Anna Parker

Anna Parker — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:33:08 +0000

Tracy has been our midwife, guide and friend through the births of both our children. Tracy embodies what it means to be a midwife, she is able to communicate complex information and give whanau the tools to make informed decisions. We have had two peaceful home births with Tracy’s gentle and loving support, she has nurtured us in our role as new parents, and again helped us in weaving our family together with the birth of our 2nd child. We are tempted to try for a 3rd just so we can have the Tracy and Deb dream team once again!

By: Kjesten Nilsson

Kjesten Nilsson — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:08:24 +0000

I was lucky enough to have Tracy as my LMC midwife for all 3 of my children’s homebirths. Her gentle wisdom, practical advice and emotional support helped me hugely to get through some pretty challenging times before and after the births. During the labour and birth of all 3 children, she always seemed to know the right thing to say and do at exactly the right time, helping to create a safe and welcoming space for me to birth in at home. She made sure my partner and, later, children and extended family were included and made all 3 births magical experiences that none of us will ever forget. We will always be grateful to her and I would recommend her and her wonderful team of backup midwives to anyone!

By: Kelly Tikao

Kelly Tikao — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:34:00 +0000

Tracey – well what more can one say about such a beautiful wahine who enriched our birthing experience. Tracey has this calming wairua that arrives gently, guides and nurtures and then leves us feeling warm, fed, relaxed and happy. Thank you Tracey for being you and being part of the birth of our potiki. You and Deb make an incredible duo.