lady_neon I am also hoping to birth through the CMWA, really need to finish my application and send it in! When did you find out that you were accepted, and when was your first appt?
I received the paperwork/info pack etc in the post at around 12/13 weeks, then the midwife called me to have the first visit which was at 16 weeks. I applied at about 9 or 10 weeks I think.

AFM: had our first m/w appt yesterday ahhh so nice to see a familiar face at the door and have loads of hugs and laughs again. i almost broke her teeth with my shortbread...i let it burn in the oven when i was going through a serious nesting moment hahaha. so stoked as well because she told me that our local clinic do collaborative care with her so now we get medicare rebate on all ante and post-natal appts...sooo different to a couple of years ago i tell ya what!
Yep that's what I love about homebirth, except my amazing midwife left CMWA however I've met my new midwife and we hit it off, she seems great