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What I no longer do for my children…
It’s easy to get stuck in the day-to-day details of raising our children, and forget the big picture.
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My daughter's at daycare - and I'm at a loss
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Annoying parents on Facebook
There are lots of annoying people on Facebook. We parents are among them.
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Premature labour and birth: the facts
When a woman begins having real contractions where the cervix dilates, prior to 37 weeks gestation. Learn more about the risk factors, signs and treatment of premature labour and birth.
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Mum in profile: Cathy Freeman
From Olympic athlete to wife and mother, golden girl Cathy Freeman says raising toddler Ruby is the hardest thing she has ever done. But motherhood beats winning gold medals any day.
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Conception
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I'm sticking up for the boys here a little bit here, but throughout our IVF experiences we can sometimes overlook our partner's feelings. And that's not fair.
Evangelical overseas adoption
AMY GRAY Meet the Christian blogger who wants you to contribute to her adoption fund. And she's not alone.
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Our IVF journey: The waiting game
IVF: the great leveller
What not to say to a childless woman
Pregnancy
Blood test could predict post-natal depression
Staff writers Researchers have recognised two genes that could be used to identify and prevent the onset of post-natal depression.
Premature labour and birth: the facts
Staff writers When a woman begins having real contractions where the cervix dilates, prior to 37 weeks gestation. Learn more about the risk factors, signs and treatment of premature labour and birth.
PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome): the facts
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Baby names: how to walk the line
Thrush during pregnancy: the facts
Birth
What I DON'T miss about life before babies
Libby Hakim Lifestyle changes are part of the package when having a baby. It takes time to adjust - but instead of feeling guilty join Libby Hakim and focus on the things you won't miss about your pre-baby life.
Why we must stop judging c-section mums
Kiran Chug "For my first child's birth, the theatre was crowded with doctors. I couldn't stop shaking from the drugs. I was wired up and cut open. He was pulled out of my tummy. It wasn't how nature intended."
The truth about life with a newborn
Baby death sparks investigations
Meet the 'mummy messiah'
Stand and deliver - upright births best for mum and bub
Photo Galleries
Baby
Bed-sharing increases SIDS rate five-fold
Sharing a bed with an infant carries a five-fold increase in the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), a new study reveals.
Coalition refused to allow MP to return home to sick daughter
Jonathan Swan Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has been campaigning to improve his image among women, so why was a mother's request denied?
Immunisation, fever and pain relief
Twins home in time for special day
'I love sluts' baby clothing
Into the mouths of babes
Bargain buys for baby
Toddler
What I no longer do for my children…
JODIE BENVENISTE It’s easy to get stuck in the day-to-day details of raising our children, and forget the big picture.
My daughter's at daycare - and I'm at a loss
KASEY EDWARDS It wasn't my daughter who had trouble adjusting to childcare. It was me.
In praise of daycare staff
Vanishing act
Don't tell your toddler to share
Stuttering: the facts
Being Dad
Hate the toaster? It’s time for an affair
Staff Writers The founder of an infidelity website has warned that mothers who went unappreciated yesterday may seek an extramarital affair.
New dads are sexy and they know it
MELANIE MAHONEY While most women wouldn’t associate being a new parent with feeling more attractive, it seems men see it differently: they think they’re better looking than before they were dads.
Stop calling dads incompetent
The rise of the blogging dads
On The Way: Caution: construction zone
Life in an accidental nudist colony
Lifestyle
Kim Kardashian's baby shower invite has to be seen to be believed
She's hardly known for understatement, so it's no surprise that Kardashian's baby shower invitation is the most over-the-top we've ever seen.
Air travel
Jeremy Clarkson says 'Babies belong in the hold'
Jolyon Attwooll TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson has prompted a strong reaction after suggesting that children should be stashed in the luggage hold during flights.
