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Five ways to prepare for breastfeeding while you're still pregnant
Yes, breastfeeding can be challenging at first. But by preparing for it while you're still pregnant, you give yourself a much better chance of beating the ‘booby traps’ and getting through the early days more easily.
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The hunt for the perfect nappy bag
One of the things I've had a few friends bring up is the idea of investing in a decent nappy bag. But the question is: what's best?
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Endometriosis sufferers need more than a 'harden up pill'
From the time I hit puberty I was suffering severe, intolerable pain. I would vomit, faint, cry. It didn't matter what I took, nothing would get rid of this pain.
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Premmie babies: taking it one day at a time
This heartwarming video shows tiny Walker Pruett, born at just 26 weeks, making his mum and dad proud by growing stronger every day.
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Dita Von Teese creates lingerie range for new mums
Dita Von Teese has ventured into the world of maternity lingerie, creating a new line of bras and pants for new mums.
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Conception
Surrogacy baby abandoned by Australian parents
LINDSAY MURDOCH 11:25am Thailand's surrogacy industry has been thrown into the spotlight by the tragic case of six-month-old baby Gammy, whose Australian parents refused to take him after they discovered he had Down syndrome.
Meditation for fertility: one woman's story
Melody McCabe When a couple is desperate to become parents but are faced with disappointment month after month, anything which might help them is welcome. But can meditation really assist with fertility?
IVF costs slashed at new clinic
Photographer captures the beauty of adoption
Who will Australia's new adoption process really help?
A family's journey from heartbreak to sheer joy
Pregnancy
Pregnancy highs: should you ditch the heels when you're expecting?
JO HARTLEY For many women, no outfit is complete without a pair of high heels. Then pregnancy comes along, and they have to decide when - or if - they'll turn to flats.
Boy oh boy, it's a girl
This mum regrets sharing the news of her baby's gender so soon and enthusiastically.
The pros and cons of organising your own baby shower
Tips on what to pack in your hospital bag
Mum sacrifices an eye for her unborn baby
In your genes: who will your baby look like?
Birth
Special delivery: mum gives birth in Coles
Melanie Mahoney It hadn’t been on her shopping list, but one mum returned home from her trip to Coles with a very special item: a baby.
What you need to know about inductions
JODI GIBSON One in four women face being induced to bring on labour. There are many reasons for it, and a few ways to make it happen, but it's always best to ask your doctor lots of questions before going ahead with an induction.
Labour pain relief may reduce risk of postnatal depression: study
How to use birth pools safely
Woman crucified on Facebook for 'boasting' about natural birth
Doctor sings first Happy Birthday to newborns
Photo Galleries
Baby
Video: Tiny twins having a chat
Letitia Rowlands 1:43pm They will be spending lots of time together during their lifetime, so it's lucky these twin babies enjoy each other's company.
Comfortable baby footwear for the cold months
Babyology Choose from a wide selection of winter footwear from UGG Australia's collection.
Five ways to prepare for breastfeeding while you're still pregnant
The hunt for the perfect nappy bag
Shifting focus: seeing our babies from another perspective
Premmie babies: taking it one day at a time
Toddler
How a comforter or transitional object helps your toddler
JO HARTLEY At times of confusion or overwhelming feelings, special objects such as favourite blankets and cuddly toys can be a great help to young kids.
Sophie-May Dixon on why she spray tans her daughters Princess Bliss and Precious Bell
LETITIA ROWLANDS Forget trips to the park or play centre. This mum prefers to take her daughters, aged just two and four, to the beauty salon.
Facebook mums' group helps save toddler's life
Toddler causes a stink on plane
Toddler's adorable impersonation of pregnant mum
Fighting tooth decay in babies and toddlers
Lifestyle
'Let's celebrate the success of other mums': Rebecca Judd
Letitia Rowlands WAG, mum-of-two and television host Rebecca Judd has hit back at claims mums should stop talking about their drug-free births or breastfeeding success, saying all mums deserve to be celebrated.
Offspring finale: how will it end?
LOUISE RUGENDYKE Here are five predictions for what might - or should - happen next.
No Bubs Behind Bars: showing asylum seeking children we care
Woman 'embarrassed' by porcelain dolls scare
'Forgotten baby syndrome' can happen to any one of us
One in two mums, one in four dads experience discrimination at work
Wellbeing
Endometriosis sufferers need more than a 'harden up pill'
Kate Hegarty From the time I hit puberty I was suffering severe, intolerable pain. I would vomit, faint, cry. It didn't matter what I took, nothing would get rid of this pain.
Motherhood doesn't turn us into saints
Bryony Gordon Motherhood is hard because there is an assumption that it will instantly take away all your demons, and then it doesn't - and the guilt is endless
