The nurses at The Children’s Doctor are here to help and equip you with the skills needed for your hardest role ever………. being a parent. No question is too big or too small.
What to see our nurses for:
0-6 months
Baby health checks, (including weight, height, and head circumference), feeding issues (breast or bottle), introduction to solids, sleeping and settling, milestones and Immunisations.
12-18 months
Walking, talking, diet, changing to cows milk, sleep, tantrums and behaviour
2 years
Toilet training, talking, sleeping, eating, behaviour
4 years
Speech, nutrition, behaviour, fine and gross motor skills, sleeping
12 years
School needles
Flu vaccines
All ages – (march to September)
Louise Donnelly
Practice Nurse
Louise is a registered nurse with a Masters in Paediatrics, a Diploma in Child Health and an Immunisation Certificate. She worked at The Children’s Hospital in Westmead for 10 years.
Louise has a special interest in infants and family welfare, concentrating on sleep and settling concerns in infants and toddlers. Louise has 3 children of her own and has been with The Children’s Doctor for 11 years.
Alison Midavaine
Practice Nurse
Alison is a registered nurse with a Masters in Paediatrics and an Immunisation Certificate. She also worked at The Children’s Hospital in Westmead for 10 years.
Alison volunteers as a playgroup leader and runs regular groups for those in the community. Alison has 3 children of her own and has been with The Children’s Doctor for 9 years.
Terri Rochester
Practice Nurse
Terri is a registered nurse and midwife. She has a postgraduate Diploma in Special Care Nursery. Terri has worked for many years in a high level nursery both in Queensland and NSW and has a special interest in premature babies and infants.
Terri is also a Lactation Consultant. She has 3 children of her own and is also a foster carer of newborns. Terri has been with The Children’s Doctor for 5 years.