Essential Baby: Parenting Information For Mothers, Fathers, Parents & Parents to be

Every breastfeed is a success

However long you breastfeed or how much breast-milk you are able to give your baby, this magic potion made by mums is like medicine.
The 2013 budget for families

More money for education and disability care, but the scrapping of the baby bonus. Find out all about Wayne Swan's latest budget.
Angelina Jolie undergoes double mastectomy

Angelina Jolie has revealed that she recently underwent a preventative double mastectomy.
Our IVF journey: Taking care of each other

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.
The accidental attachment parent

"Attachment parenting has set me up for ... well, I'm not going to say failure, but for a very difficult time," says one mum.

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Our IVF journey: Taking care of each other

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: What does this mean?

Our IVF journey: The waiting game

What not to say to a childless woman

Varicose veins in pregnancy

Staff Writers Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of varicose veins in pregnancy.

Baby names: how to walk the line

PETER BRENNAN If you’re secretly trying to win the baby naming championship, just be careful.

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Thrush during pregnancy: the facts

Constipation and haemorrhoids: the facts

Designer defends Kardashian dress

The truth about life with a newborn

Kiran Chug "Life with a newborn was, ultimately, the most magically rewarding and satisfying period of my life. It was filled with joy, love and wonder. But, here's the truth about some of the of the other bits."

Stand and deliver - upright births best for mum and bub

Hannah Dahlen What began as a change in birth positions for the convenience of men has been shown scientifically to be an inconvenience for women and babies.

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The amazing story of twins born 87 days apart

Mum's shock at 7kg baby

Trauma pushes mothers to home births

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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?

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Immunisation, fever and pain relief

Find out the benefits and risks involved with protecting your child from harmful diseases.

Twins home in time for special day

'I love sluts' baby clothing

Into the mouths of babes

Bargain buys for baby

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In praise of daycare staff

Kiran Chug The drawn-out goodbyes, the bloodshot eyes when you return, their refusal to eat or sleep, the unstoppable tears, Kiran Chug has daycare on her mind.

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Vanishing act

KYLIE ORR You can be an incredibly attentive parent and still experience the stress of a child disappearing.

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Don't tell your toddler to share

Stuttering: the facts

When terrible twos become threenagers

DwellStudio at The Baby Closet

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.

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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.

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