• Most expensive baby photos

    Jessica Simpson has been paid $800,000 for the debut photos of her baby, but which celeb got paid the most for their family's first snaps?

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  • How safe is your change table?

    Here’s a scary statistic: of the 19 change tables recently tested by CHOICE, half didn’t pass the key safety criteria. Here's what to look for in a safe and secure change table.

    Change tables can make your life easier, but it's vital they'll also keep your child safe at change times.
  • It’s motherhood, not a sisterhood

    It doesn’t matter what the topic is – breastfeeding, sleep, how to extract baby from the body – our parenting views are our own political manifestos. So yes, we should feel passionate about them, and debate them (loudly, if necessary), writes Victoria Birch.

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  • New research: breastfeeding lowers SIDS risk

    A review of breastfeeding research has found babies breastfed up to one-year-old and exclusively to six months had their risk of sudden and unexpected infant death more than halved.

    Emily Soliman
  • Are you really there for your kids, or are you on your iPhone?

    I just read something that made me feel guilty. And not just a little guilty - this is heavy-grade, industrial strength mother guilt.

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Conception

Sperm donation dangers

Jacqueline Mroz An American couple was overjoyed when, after years of trying for a baby, they had success with donated sperm. But when their son was born with cystic ...

How your diet can improve your fertility

Stir fry

Paula Goodyer One study has found that one in three men and women are deficient in vitamin D, while one in eight can't properly absorb folate. Both are important in the baby-making process, so eating smarter can improve your chances of pregnancy.

Can you ever be ready for a baby?

Better results for frozen embryos

Fashion designer Leona Edmiston welcomes twins

Katherine Heigl adopts baby number two

Pregnancy

Morning sickness: the basics

Research indicates that up to 80 per cent of pregnant women get morning sickness in pregnancy. You might feel sick and vomit - and get a few other ...

Common (and not so common) pregnancy symptoms, brought to you by Libra

Confused woman

So you think you might be pregnant… or just suffering from a random ailment you’ve never noticed before. Here are some ways your body can be trying to tell you you’re creating a new life.

Hope for victims of killer pregnancy condition

Jessica Simpson's last minute pregnancy news

Spotting and cramping in pregnancy

How to get the best from your midwife or doctor

Birth

One mum's five-hour pregnancy

Amanda Prentice and her husband Bill had been trying to conceive for four years when they learnt that Amanda was pregnant - and just five hours later, ...

Baby

Tracey Spicer: 'We were incredibly lucky'

Tracey Spicer's son spent the first three weeks of his life in neonatal intensive care - but then had a lucky escape even when he got home. The CHOICE ...

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Your baby's changing sleep habits

The latest advice on starting solids

My secret witching hour weapon

Adverse reactions: Why some parents fear vaccines

Toddler

Moving from cot to bed

Elizabeth Pantley Your child's move from cot to bed is a major milestone in his life, as well as yours. The key to success is to be patient and to give your child time to ...

Have you ever visited the land of empty threats?

Nagging mum

Kylie Orr Empty threats are often blurted out by parents in the heat of the moment, when frustration with our children trumps all else. Kylie Orr revisits some of the pearlers she's come out with, and a few classics from years gone by.

Are you really there for your kids, or are you on your iPhone?

MIDA: boys clothing OFFER

Have you turned into your mother?

No more fussy eaters

Being Dad

Top 10 myths about baby making

Being Dad Given the average couple can take over 10 months to fall pregnant, we thought it fitting to present 10 myths about conceiving.

Sick of the bloody kids? You're doing it wrong

Sam de Brito - All men are liars

Sam de Brito You have to wonder if the ''bloody kids'' have replaced ''the missus'' as the perceived ball and chain of the modern man.

Dad's parenting statements a hit

Dads left out of parenting classes

TV's most dysfunctional dads

McVeigh tells: I'm so proud of baby Luella

Lifestyle

How common is your birthday?

A nifty piece of data visualisation reveals how common each day of the year is for giving birth in the US.

Two kids in two weeks for Jillian Michaels

Jillian Michaels

In two weeks, celebrity trainer Jillian Michaels has welcomed a two-year-old and a newborn into her family, with the ex-Biggest Loser trainer adopting a girl from Haiti two weeks after her partner delivered a son.

Mum in business: Sharon Chim

Gisele pregnant with baby number two

Keeping it all in the business: workplaces that offer child care

Jessica Simpson makes $800,000 from first baby photos